Iāve decided to have a dry January this year. But it is dragging on a bit!
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Good luck, Gordon. You have more will power than I.
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Good luck, I hear youāll feel amazing by the end of the month. I should try tooā¦but can we pretend the first 2 days donāt count as January? 
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Iām guessing it does mean no alcohol in your language right? ā¦ Great then Gordon 
, tough and you will succeed, especially if you share it like that.
But beware, I did it 3 and a half years ago for a few weeks, and then after 4 or 5 weeks I felt so much fitter that I still donāt drink alcoholā¦I had read a lot about it, but that it would be so good for your body, ā¦ and especially your headā¦
Greetings ,Rogier 
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Same here ā¦ two fine days but today the rain started falling once again.
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You could go for a double Gordon (no, not a pun) and do Veganuary also.
Healthy on the drink front and healthy on the food front.
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OMG Sounds like purgatory, ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE 
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Well guys, itās already time for a rethink. We had friends round for an end of holiday afternoon early evening use up all the food meal and the best part of a bottle of Cardhu gold reserve and several bottles of wine seem to have evaporated.
Perhaps Iāll go for a dry-er January.
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Thereās always next year 
or the one after that 
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Hi, thatās a pittyā¦it just goes to show how hard it is to resist the temptation of alcohol,ā¦and how common it is in our society unfortunatelyā¦but,every day is another chance to try it again for a longer period of time. And I soon found out after my previous post that itās also called dry january here.
Greetings Rogier
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Love your wit Gordon. Always enjoy your posts, and your playing.
As an Aussie, nearly always around this time of year still, Iāll inevitably be asked at a gathering, party etc, mostly by those who dont know me wellā¦
" Ya not drinkin mate? Here, Iāll get ya one.
"Whatās wrong with ya, itās Xmas, New Year etc. Here have a drink etc etc.
As Iāve been sober almost 26 years now, my usual comeback these days is
āMate, there wouldnāt be enough here if I got startedā
This is usually met with a bewildered stare , or an unknowing chuckle".
Makes me laugh too.
Cheers, Shane.
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Iām obviously late to the party and now see there is no point in wishing you good luck. You could always do your own thing and go for dry February and a bonus there is there are only 28 dayās.
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One drink is too many and six isnāt enough, forgot where I heard that.
Iām good, December was dry for me. Carry on or bottoms up.
Have I said how sloppy my guitar playing is when I drink ?
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Last 3 years Iāve gone teetotal from first week in January to my birthday at the end of March. Not quite started though this year but so far just a couple of 25cl beers this week. All good intentions 
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Nothing wrong with that! You a Speyside fan?
There is a reason scotch whisky is known as the āwater of lifeā.
Even water should be consumed in moderation. 
All in all a good idea, and Iāve had the same intentions many a January myself 
Iāve come to realize that the all-or-nothing goal isnāt very realistic (for me)ā¦ and perhaps also not necessary. There will always come a couple of āspecial occasionsā where itās just not practical for me. For example, this year my wife gifted me a stay at a gourmet hotel/restaurantā¦ of course with a wine menu. Weāre (hopefully) going there late January - I look forward to both the food and the wine And perhaps we, as Gordon, we will have friends over once or twiceā¦
But I can still have a ādryerā Januaryā¦ there can even be measurable goals that makes some sense. I would rather congratulate myself on cutting down than beating myself up over a few social occasions where a beer made sense to enjoy with friends.
(all that being said - Iām actually quite curious to see how my body would react to a long totally dry periodā¦ perhaps there will come a time where itās possible to try out )
I have been more or less off Alcohol for the past 4 years, my medications were incompatible. This year just before Christmas they were changed for something more compatible; Iāve had a couple of drinks over Christmas and the New year but in moderation. Anything more than a glass of wine, tin of beer or a shot in my tea, coffee or hot chocolate made me feel that Iād had enough. So now Iām happy just having a drink now and then instead of nearly every day.
I always feel like a weirdo when I say to people I mostly donāt drink and I donāt enjoy it really. Sure I can drink while meeting with people (which in my case is not happening too often) but to have an alcohol beverage every other evening just to sit back and relax? Not my kind of thing really.
You can start pointing fingers at me now