Old people drinking

[thesheriff443]

Do you think there is a time when old people should stop getting drunk?

[Beso]

Last time I saw my mum I wet myself so much as she tried to swim her hedge..


So no..she was 72 a year ago.

[Niamh.]

Why?

[Beso]

Oops. ..just checked...she was 73..should have known that as we share the same birthday...



Imagine that eh, having to squeeze me out on your birthday...

[Tony Montana]

Why?

X2

[caprimint]

I sort of find it entertaining when old drunk people are in the street

[Beso]

I sort of find it entertaining when old drunk people are in the street

Much funnier at home surrounded by objects.:dance:

[Vicky.]

Erm no. If its what they enjoy then :shrug:

Obviously if it stops being safe for them to drink then its slightly different, but even then, still their choice. I know I wouldn't give up my vices once I hit a certain age just because they are deemed more dangerous for whatever reason :laugh:

My mother in law has actually just given up drinking entirely, not touched a drop in 5 months now. From being a raving alcoholic for like 40 years. Just quit overnight. Because shes been put 'on tablets' and has convinced herself that its really really dangerous and many die from drinking when on meds. Obviously its not ideal, but, shes gone way too paranoid. However, its a great thing for her, docs have been saying to stop for years now so I am not going to tell her her 'fears' are over the top when its resulted in this.

I was actually concerned about withdrawal from the alcohol her body was dependant on, but she got nothing worse than a few days of headaches and a bit of a sore stomach. Luckily. I hear alcohol withdrawal can be a bitch..

[Ramsay]

Nevrrrrr the sesh never ends rup the boys in the joy

[thesheriff443]

Why?

I just think it’s far more dangerous for old people who drink and fall over that they will end up in hospital.

Also what’s the point drinking to the point that you are falling over.

[thesheriff443]

Erm no. If its what they enjoy then :shrug:

Obviously if it stops being safe for them to drink then its slightly different, but even then, still their choice. I know I wouldn't give up my vices once I hit a certain age just because they are deemed more dangerous for whatever reason :laugh:

My mother in law has actually just given up drinking entirely, not touched a drop in 5 months now. From being a raving alcoholic for like 40 years. Just quit overnight. Because shes been put 'on tablets' and has convinced herself that its really really dangerous and many die from drinking when on meds. Obviously its not ideal, but, shes gone way too paranoid. However, its a great thing for her, docs have been saying to stop for years now so I am not going to tell her her 'fears' are over the top when its resulted in this.

I was actually concerned about withdrawal from the alcohol her body was dependant on, but she got nothing worse than a few days of headaches and a bit of a sore stomach. Luckily. I hear alcohol withdrawal can be a bitch..

She is right to stop drinking on top of medication, drinking on top of some meds makes one drink the equivalent of three.

[Beso]

I just think it’s far more dangerous for old people who drink and fall over that they will end up in hospital.

Also what’s the point drinking to the point that you are falling over.

So do you mean they can get drunk, but not drunk drunk?

[Vicky.]

She is right to stop drinking on top of medication, drinking on top of some meds makes one drink the equivalent of three.

Well yes on some meds. She has been put on 8/500 cocodamols though, the ones you can just buy OTC. So..something thats not really dangerous, especially not to the extent she thinks! Been a good thing overall though, so happy with the result :)

[Kate!]

How old are you classifying as old? Ha. I am 50 this year and currently teetotal.

[Mokka]

Is this an anti LT and Alf thread :fist:

[Mokka]

My grandma used to walk around the old folks home holding a pill bottle full of wine. She wasn't fooling anyone but herself... the staff all knew. She grew up in Italy and never went a day of her life without some wine that I know of... and she wasn't hurting anyone so why not??

[bots]

not everyone who drinks chooses to go out and get legless regardless of age. I would suggest that anyone that does that is being irresponsible no matter what age they are.

[thesheriff443]

Is this an anti LT and Alf thread :fist:

You could scrub those two with bleach for a week and not get any results.

Lt’s blood group is bells whiskey.

[thesheriff443]

How old are you classifying as old? Ha. I am 50 this year and currently teetotal.

I would say grand parents age, basically someone that should knowbetter Or know their limits.

[thesheriff443]

not everyone who drinks chooses to go out and get legless regardless of age. I would suggest that anyone that does that is being irresponsible no matter what age they are.

Yes that is my train of thought, but with age comes experience, so those that do it regularly need to get a grip.

[thesheriff443]

Our local paper gives a brief list of local court cases, like drink driving offences, gives the persons name and age.

Too many older people still getting banned for being well over the limit.

[The Slim Reaper]

Finally someone's asking the important questions.

[arista]

My grandma used to walk around the old folks home holding a pill bottle full of wine. She wasn't fooling anyone but herself... the staff all knew. She grew up in Italy and never went a day of her life without some wine that I know of... and she wasn't hurting anyone so why not??


How Clever

[arista]

Our local paper gives a brief list of local court cases, like drink driving offences, gives the persons name and age.

Too many older people still getting banned for being well over the limit.



Yes its a Worldwide problem.

[Crimson Dynamo]

:oh:

[Marsh.]

Nowt worse than an old drunk.

[Jessica.]

I don't think anyone should drink so much alcohol that they get "drunk".

[Crimson Dynamo]

I don't think anyone should drink so much alcohol that they get "drunk".

what would you consider as drunk?

[Twosugars]

Nowt worse than an old drunk.

this

[Crimson Dynamo]

Pretty much every person i have seen recently who was drunk was young, im pretty sure every town in the UK will be awash with young drunks every weekend and every Holiday resort in the Med

:shrug:

[Beso]

Nowt worse than an old drunk.

Young ones are worse, they tend to become violent due to thier immature brains not being up to the job.

[Twosugars]

Young ones are worse, they tend to become violent due to thier immature brains not being up to the job.

at least they have an excuse they're immature

no such comfort for the old ones :laugh:

[Beso]

at least they have an excuse they're immature

no such comfort for the old ones :laugh:

Old folk don't need no dam excuse to get drunk, we have lived, loved and given enough to earn our right to let out hair down (or what's left of it) whenever we wish...we won't be borrowing money of mummy on a monday cause we pished it all up a wall during the latest saturday night bore fest surrounded by clones of oneself..

[Twosugars]

Old folk don't need no dam excuse to get drunk, we have lived, loved and given enough to earn our right to let out hair down (or what's left of it) whenever we wish...we won't be borrowing money of mummy on a monday cause we pished it all up a wall during the latest saturday night bore fest surrounded by clones of oneself..

don't take it so personally, I'm sure you make a lovely drunk :hee:

I'm talking about bitter old drunks, smelling of stale urine and ranting at the world bc they can't take responsibility for their own failures in life
that type of drunk :shrug:

[Beso]

don't take it so personally, I'm sure you make a lovely drunk :hee:

I'm talking about bitter old drunks, smelling of stale urine and ranting at the world bc they can't take responsibility for their own failures in life
that type of drunk :shrug:

Oh...and that's worse than a violent young drunk hooligan playing football with someone's head on a public street on a friday night.....strange, very very strange.

[Marsh.]

Young ones are worse, they tend to become violent due to thier immature brains not being up to the job.

The oldies are rapidly losing control of their faculties as it is. It doesn't need to be helped along.

They're also amongst the most angry drunks. They just don't have the physical strength to do anything about it.

[Jessica.]

what would you consider as drunk?

adjective
1.
affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behaviour.

[Twosugars]

Oh...and that's worse than a violent young drunk hooligan playing football with someone's head on a public street on a friday night.....strange, very very strange.

the old ones would be the same if 1/they could muster the strength 2/were not crapping themselves someone would kick the crap out of them and break their brittle bones

[Beso]

Ok..so people who don't kick people's heads around cobbled strets when drunk because they know better are worse than people who do because they don't. ...



Strange, very very strange.