Ahh right. I think Helen was in Brighton at one point too, but she wasn't around any time I was there.

At least I got to drink cans on the beach with Crom, and talk about lasses.

Not a bad way to spend the day. He's loved up now too (she has a dinosaur tattoo - a fucking dinosaur tattoo!) so he's living the dream.

Brighton is dead expensive and full of homeless though.

It's like that South Park episode with hordes going in and out of the centre at dawn and dusk.

Lol, you're right. There's homeless people everywhere.

BEER MONEY

Better still, FREE BEER!

Tis true about Brighton. Lived here my whole life. More expensive than London. More of a student city now though. Lot's of student wankers. Is a pity no decent bands come down here either. Still, it's home.

Made the decision to quit drinking, for good. I'd slowly cut back from 5 nights a week to three, but that could creep up to four, I can drink a lot, and that's the problem really, the last few years have been hard and my mental health has taken a battering and alcohol doesn't help. I've never missed a days work, missed anything with the kids etc but I've known deep down I've been pretty much a fictional alcoholic for way too long.
11 days now, I have no desire to go back, I've made a conscious decision to not drink, not to avoid drinking.

Good luck with it, lad. Big change, that.

It is, and thanks mate, appreciated.

Well done! I knocked it on the head myself a while back. It's a pretty big sacrifice. Prepare to lose friends if you're serious.

I don't have any friends to lose.

Posting on here when I'm pissed!

Vintage Cheddar.

Coming up to six months since my not drinking announcement, and, bar a four pack over Christmas I haven't drank at all, I've lost about 3 stones thanks to that and eating better etc, started new treatment o pen my long standing stomach problem which seems to be working, and obviously got a job.

Not a bad six months in some ways.

Congrats man wish I had your tenacity. Since my ex left I’ve been having a few every night usually 3-5, I could learn to cut back myself

Well done with all that. It's the one thing that pissed me off when I stopped drinking- I didn't lose any weight. And while the free time of unemployment is fun for a bit a job makes ya feel more useful.

Cheers lads, yeah I'd d t lose any weight until I started eating better, saying that I drank a fair bit, 8 cans or equivalent at least 4 times a week, as a result ate garbage.

You're still going to die at some point.