How do you get that drunk?

[Upinflames]

I've been working in a Wetherspoons this morning, I've just been to the loo and there were 2 guys trying to have a conversation about (I think) one of their ex wives.

Drunk isn't in it, I couldn't get that drunk, I'd pass out I'm sure way before.

Is it just practice?

[PH5121]

They probably never get sober, just keep topped up.

[LRDefender]

Probably just topping up.

‘Spoons cheap prices appeal to those that need a drink, rather than those looking for a quality beverage in a quality establishment. The business model works well for all the parties involved to be fair.

Cheers!

[ferret50]

Upinflames said:

I've been working in a Wetherspoons this morning, I've just been to the loo and there were 2 guys trying to have a conversation about (I think) one of their ex wives.

Drunk isn't in it, I couldn't get that drunk, I'd pass out I'm sure way before.

Is it just practice?

I'm confused, does not take much, but were the two drunks both married to the same wife at the same time?
Or just one at a time?

[Streps]

There's a guy in my local 'spoons who has been the same since I moved to the area in 2011. Always sat alone with 5 empty pints around him. I guess it's cheap and has heating.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Perhaps she was a 10 pinter.

[Gigamoons]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Perhaps she was a 10 pinter.

Perhaps the chap sobered up enough to notice, and promptly headed straight back to Spoons to rectify this.

[CopperBolt]

ferret50 said:

I'm confused, does not take much, but were the two drunks both married to the same wife at the same time?
Or just one at a time?

Isn't that the "plot" to Paint your Wagon?

[Rich Boy Spanner]

Upinflames said:

I've been working in a Wetherspoons this morning, I've just been to the loo and there were 2 guys trying to have a conversation about (I think) one of their ex wives.

Drunk isn't in it, I couldn't get that drunk, I'd pass out I'm sure way before.

Is it just practice?

You must have had a sheltered life. PH is becoming a bit of a pearl clutching site of late.

[Last Visit]

When I enjoy a drink whilst not at home the 3 important things are

1) the company
2) the location
3) the drink itself

I'm guessing if you're sloshed in a Spoons pre lunchtime these may not be be all high on your list.

[soad]

Barmaids aren’t all that either. Student hotties put them to shame.

[anonymous-user]

[J4CKO]

Rich Boy Spanner said:

Upinflames said:

I've been working in a Wetherspoons this morning, I've just been to the loo and there were 2 guys trying to have a conversation about (I think) one of their ex wives.

Drunk isn't in it, I couldn't get that drunk, I'd pass out I'm sure way before.

Is it just practice?

You must have had a sheltered life. PH is becoming a bit of a pearl clutching site of late.

Sometimes I dont mind a Wetherspoons but it can be a depressing experience, but then any pub can be. I have, when younger worked behind a few bars and you see allsorts, and I didnt even work anywhere that edgy. I had someone piss up the bar, saw two of the regulars bumming each other, had a dog have the squirts on the carpet, had a knife pulled on me, had someone climb on my car roof, saw people who couldnt stand up, people driving home pissed.

[Last Visit]

What I do like aboit a Spoons is you know what you're getting. Few surprises, aside from the carpet pattern.

[motco]

Youtube shows how It's recycling!

[JimmyConwayNW]

J4CKO said:

saw two of the regulars bumming each other,

How long did you stay and watch that for

[The Wookie]

LRDefender said:

Probably just topping up.

‘Spoons cheap prices appeal to those that need a drink, rather than those looking for a quality beverage in a quality establishment. The business model works well for all the parties involved to be fair.

Cheers!

Tramps and students

[Alex_225]

It does amaze me how drunk some people manage to get without being an utter state. As a youngest I'd had my moments of drinking too much and being sick, once that happened I was done for the night. Yet know of people who'd then carry on.

I worked with a guy who was notorious for drinking 80-90 pints per week, essentially a functioning alcoholic. It used to amaze me how he'd have 15 pints in a night and be up and on a train at 7am and ran a large successful department. He'd go for a client lunch and drink a pint every 15 minutes or buy a round, order his first beer and drink that whilst they poured the rest, then take his second beer back to the table.

[rayny]

Last Visit said:

When I enjoy a drink whilst not at home the 3 important things are

1) the company
2) the location
3) the drink itself

I'm guessing if you're sloshed in a Spoons pre lunchtime these may not be be all high on your list.

1 - Meeting a small group of friends for an afterwork session
2 - Often a well known building in a town centre with a taxi rank outside, which makes it easy for everybody to have a drink and still get home safely.
3 - Usually a decent range of real ales, and an acceptable choice of single malts - Cheap enough to try the available options.

There are times when Wetherspoons can be the right choice.

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Streps said:

There's a guy in my local 'spoons who has been the same since I moved to the area in 2011. Always sat alone with 5 empty pints around him. I guess it's cheap and has heating.

I've met a few people who have a half decent pension but no family. Drink is a hobby and a friend.

I popped into a local wetherspoons this weekend whilst waiting for a taxi nearby (Chorlton) and walked straight out. Its beers now are 1980s type chain stuff. No Belgian, nothing American. Nothing. Nothing that I'd want to drink.


The place was almost empty (9ishpm).