Alcohol - anyone else here just lose the taste for it?

July 22, 2018, 12:30 PM

I don't drink anymore; I carry 24/7, 7 days a week, and in addition, I just don't have any interest whatsoever anymore.

The last time I was drunk was in the summer of 2005, I haven't had a single drink for about 7 years at a buddies going away party at my house.

The really funny thing is at my last background investigation, I disclosed that I do not drink and felt like I was given an Inquisition level questioning over it. Like I was the one with the problem for not having a problem.

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July 22, 2018, 12:33 PM

RHINOWSO

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
The really funny thing is at my last background investigation, I disclosed that I do not drink and felt like I was given an Inquisition level questioning over it. Like I was the one with the problem for not having a problem.

Not surprised. There is a benefit to having drink once a year because you can say you drink 'socially'.

July 22, 2018, 12:48 PM

egregore

I haven't lost the taste for beer at all, but I have cut way back on consumption from previous levels. Under circumstances I don't want to talk about, I went for an 8-month period and a 6-month period a few years later with none at all and was able to get through it.

July 22, 2018, 12:48 PM

Prefontaine

Just don’t have time for it anymore. Weekdays I’m busy with a career, lifting at the gym, and eating right. I train every week night and have to train my k9 every night as well. Weekends hit and I always have stuff to do inside or outside the house, vehicle work, it’s always something. Spent 7 hours landscaping yesterday in 107 degree heat, 4 more to do today, then I get to take apart the clothes washer and try to fix it with some parts that just came in yesterday. After that prep for the work week. Typical weekend as a homeowner. Alcohol just doesn’t fit in with my workouts, my diet, or my free time any longer. It’s actually extremely counterproductive to everything else I do.

What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone

July 22, 2018, 01:12 PM

flashguy

Never had a taste for it. I actually don't like the taste of alcohol (yes, it does have a taste, even without the added flavors of usual beverages). And I'm silly enough without drinking that I've never seen the need to imbibe. Over the years I have identified a few beverages that I can tolerate if I really want to show a group I'm willing to "fit in", but the circumstances are very rare. Most folks just accept me the way I am--a non-drinker.

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July 22, 2018, 01:34 PM

Woodman

My joints and metabolism already complain enough in the morning. Add in a couple of beers, that's energy better put towards safely negotiating the steps.

In August of 2016 I pulled down a ceiling to get to a broken pipe and breathed in some nasty old dust. A lung infection quickly followed. Casual beer-and-a-smoke days were numbered, as the casual smoke was hammering my lungs. It was easier to avoid the smoking trigger by ditching the beer.

I buy a 12-pack for the fridge every six months, rotating it out to a buddy, and replacing it.

There's scotch in the cupboard this past decade now. For snake bites, see.

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July 22, 2018, 01:41 PM

YooperSigs

Drank quite a bit in my teens, then increased in the USAF. Acquired a fondness for Southern Comfort. Once I started in police work, I began to see alcohol in a new light. I may now have a beer with a meal on an infrequent basis.
No regrets about quitting, especially given the cost of drinking if you like drinking in bars or the good stuff at home.

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July 22, 2018, 02:18 PM

GT-40DOC

Nope...still have a taste for good bourbon. I don't drink during the day, with meals, or after meals. I have a couple of light cocktails in the evening before I fix supper. It is my "quiet time".

July 22, 2018, 02:24 PM

Southflorida-law

Yes. High School, College, and for about 10 years after college I drank quite abundantly. But was I entered my late 30's I drank less and less. Now, at 57, I may have a drink/beer/wine once a month or less. I will sometimes go months without having any alcohol.

Just sort of moved on, don't miss it, but when I do have a drink, I enjoy it, but that is about it, one.

July 22, 2018, 02:32 PM

Bytes

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
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Originally posted by Bytes:
No more dancing on the end table wearing the lamp shade for a hat

You sound like some of my old Navy friends!

Difference between me and you and your Navy friends is I could never (even on my best day) put an aircraft like a FA-18 onto a carrier and not kill myself and a boat load of people on deck. You and your buddies rock my friend.

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July 22, 2018, 02:54 PM

ShneaSIG

I never had much love for alcohol. I enjoy a nice burbon or whiskey, and with some dishes I enjoy a glass of wine, but I rarely imbibe, and on the occasion that I do, I typically have only 1 or 2 drinks. I may go for months between times that I consume alcohol.

I'm not sure I have even hit a level of impairment approaching "drunk" for several years now.

Sure, I have had some stupid, booze-fueled evenings, but most all of those are now ten years or more in the past. I don't see myself reliving any of those times.

I don't like the awful feeling of a hangover, nor do I particularly enjoy the feeling of being buzzed or worse. I don't ever want my daughter to see me drunk - never, ever.

So, I don't really drink, and never really have. If I do drink, I tend towards good stuff that can be a pleasure, and I'm never drinking for the buzz.

-ShneaSIG

Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?"

July 22, 2018, 03:05 PM

JohnCourage

I come from a long line of heavy drinkers. I grew up around it. When I was younger I often ended up drinking too much. Once I had a few they just kept flowing. As I have gotten older I have a better understanding of my limitations and I am more focused on staying in shape. I rarely drink anymore, maybe a few times a year. When I do its just a one or two.

July 22, 2018, 03:05 PM

jigray3

Your palate changes as you age. Things you liked previously now don't hold much appeal, and the opposite it true as well. I was a beer guy, and now, I'll open one occasionally, and maybe drink half. Bourbon, on the other hand, I didn't like and now I enjoy, though that may be partly due to the quality o bourbon I drink now.

Same for foods, though. I like beets, avacados, now, didn't before. Really don't like chicken anymore, though.

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July 22, 2018, 03:31 PM

smschulz

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
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Originally posted by gearhounds:
I don't drink anymore; I carry 24/7, 7 days a week...

What does that have to do with it?

NOT a thing.

July 22, 2018, 03:38 PM

ftttu

I drank a lot in the military, and after getting married not too long after I got out, I slowed down.

I absolutely love the taste of my favorite beers, but I just don't have any desire for the alcohol that goes with it.

I stopped completely almost a year ago now since I've been diagnosed with kidney disease. I got back to the 70% function range so I want to keep it there. However, if they came up with a great tasting NA beer/stout, I'd be all over it.