Is alcohol going out of fashion?

Not in my house.

Our village shop would close down

Nor here!

Nor here

Alcohol out of fashion, there goes another pig across the sky!

We have still got some bottles that DS left with us when he moved out well over 20 years ago! He bought them to try and clearly didn't like them which is why I suppose they are still there and also because we aren't keen either. DH says he won't drink paint stripper! I suppose I should just dispose of it in some way but I don't think I could drink it either so I suppose it will be down the drain then.
We don't drink much alcohol at all and neither do friends and family although I do enjoy an occasional g&t. We are tea jennies.

Just trying out this present from DS

I can't imagine life without alcohol.I certainly don't want to live to ninety, well that's my excuse. So pleased to have a real excuse this week as H has a significant birthday on Wed and I will have to start early and carry on for a day or two. Once again that's my excuse.?

Currently can't afford both cigarettes and wine, so have given up cigarettes! I really enjoy a glass of wine, doesn't have to be a whole bottle, but that sun over the yard arm, marking the end of the working day etc. Late supper tonight, as stayed longer with DS, DIL & DGC than intended, so enjoying a glass whilst cooking.

OK OK you may mock, but in Scotand the legal drink/driving is zero which means the designated driver has to be on soft drinks and it seems here at any rate that we don't or can't pack it away like our parents. Perhaps the health messages are filtering through.

as long as you don't swig down the antibiotics with the wine .....
Dr said it is OK as long as there is a couple of hours in between and that they do stop the antibiotics working so well - but as it was 'a special occasion do have a glass of wine'

My ambition is to live to ninety (+) and slide peacefully off my chair as I sit with a in my hand gazing at the sea.
I doubt it will happen but one can live in hope

I haven't noticed any health messages filtering down to the younger generation

Don't drink alcohol and never have. Very annoying that I can't ever feel good for giving it up for some reason or some good cause.

I've just kind of gone off alcohol. A glass of wine at weekends but sometimes I can't finish it. No special reason maybe my tasted have changed?

Bottles of wine and beer last forever in our house. My OH doesn't drink, and the rest of us including the SIL and DIL are occasional tipplers. I've had whisky, brandy and port in the cupboard for years!

Meant to add, there are so many brilliant non-alcoholic drinks on the market now, e.g. the Fentimans range etc that people like us are spoilt for choice.

I wonder why you don't want to live to 90. I will be 90 in a couple of months still enjoy a glass of good red wine and life is still good especially on this lovely sunny day. ??

Good for you greatgrandma!
Cheers
(although a bit early in the day for me and it's hailing and raining here)

Oh I have my reasons greatgrandma my own mother lived to 101 with all her marbles firmly in place until the last three weeks.
Lovely day here and I will resist alcohol until this evening when we start celebrating H's birthday with the "outlaws" who won't be here tomorrow.
How I hate fragmented families?

Where are all you people who have got ?

My mother has made it to 95 on G & T and is still going strong. Nowadays she doesn't drink when she's on her own, but when my sister and/or I are there, we always have a tipple.

Having said that, there does seem to be a drastic reduction in the consumption of alcohol generally. We tend to go for quality rather than quantity, as wines and spirits improve, shops stock better quality stuff and people are becoming more savvy about drinks. E.g. I will have a 3/4 finger of Bombay dry in my G & T rather than a couple of shots of Gordon's.

Same with meat - I prefer to do a good quality steak once a week rather than any old meat dish for the sake of meat every weekday.

Good for you greatgrandma - I hope to follow in your footsteps.
And ann happy birthday to your H.

I agree with Alea - many young people seem to not drink very much if at all, despite reports to the contrary. We are often the recipients of disapproving glances when we stay with the DCs and import our own beverages of choice.
Sadly IMHO many of the soft drinks that are offered as alternatives to wine and beer contain large amounts of sugar and possibly do as much damage to the liver as alcohol does.
Apart from a very small glass of orange juice for breakfast, besides alcohol I only drink tea, coffee and water.

i still drink when i can but, having to pick my guy up from work 5 evenings out of 7, i can't risk drinking and driving. although i must admit that i have had a couple of glasses of wine and driven in the past - still would if i was out socially in the evening.

jalima - i've got sunshine - i live in dorset and the sun's been shining brightly all morning.

There were 9 of us out for lunch on Sunday and only 2 had a glass of wine. Even those who weren't driving had soft drinks or water. Dds tend to drink wine at home at the weekend, but ds/dil don't drink at all now. I think the new drink/drive limit in Scotland has had definite impact on drinking when out.