Cutting back on drinking means cutting forward on wrenching

Kinja'd!!! "gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy)
07/26/2019 at 17:18 • Filed to: None

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I’ve been having a few too many six packs of beer during the week that isn’t a light beer by any standard, so I’ll cutting back and not drinking this weekend and hopefully a bit longer. This does give me the opportunity to wrench more on my car and I really enjoy that. It may not be the euphoria of getting blitzed, but I have a lot more good to show for it come morning. I have three items to be completed this weekend and I’m hoping I can get through them.


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Kinja'd!!! E90M3 > gettingoldercarguy
07/26/2019 at 17:33

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Half the reason I drink is because I'm bored.


Kinja'd!!! gettingoldercarguy > E90M3
07/26/2019 at 17:39

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Yeah, well after having three children in two years I'm no longer bored.  I used to be bored and would drink, but no longer.  


Kinja'd!!! CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > gettingoldercarguy
07/26/2019 at 17:42

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I work from home and it is so fuckin hot in the valley right now.

I take the dog out during the work day, come home, open the fridge and the first thing I see is a honey ale.  SO TEMPTING.


Kinja'd!!! i86hotdogs > gettingoldercarguy
07/26/2019 at 17:46

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I usually drink while wrenching. Probably why my jobs take longer than normal.


Kinja'd!!! gettingoldercarguy > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
07/26/2019 at 17:50

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Yeah, it’s pretty f’ing warm here too.  29 currently.  No thanks! 


Kinja'd!!! JeepJeremy > E90M3
07/26/2019 at 17:56

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Me too. I’ve cut way back . Since the end of June I’ve maybe had 6 beers. I was just crushing beers. At least 4 a night after work. Countless on the weekends. Just way too many. And not because I’m an alcoholic. I’m just bored. It’s my recreation time. So I have decided to be more productive with my time. I’ve been dieting and exercising and laying off the suds. I’ve switched to seltzer waters for my go to fizzy drink. It helps. 


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > gettingoldercarguy
07/26/2019 at 18:47

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I haven’t had a beer since last April.

Though I still have the odd glass of wine.


Kinja'd!!! gettingoldercarguy > JeepJeremy
07/26/2019 at 19:10

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I do a lot of the sparkling water along with decaf coffee at night.


Kinja'd!!! gettingoldercarguy > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
07/26/2019 at 19:11

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Good on ya!


Kinja'd!!! JeepJeremy > gettingoldercarguy
07/26/2019 at 20:08

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The seltzer water really helps! It’s an ice cold can of fizzy goodness. And I’m just in the habit of drinking canned beers all night. So the canned seltzer water takes place of the beer.

And it’s such a healthier choice! I gotta stay healthy. I have two little girls that will need their daddy to be around and healthy and helpful when they are older.

How’s the decaf coffee? That sounds pretty good too. I do coffee black. 


Kinja'd!!! gettingoldercarguy > JeepJeremy
07/26/2019 at 20:26

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Exactly! The black coffee is good when I’m trying to wind down. It’s just as soothing as it is in the am but without the jolt  of caffeine.