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Aylee -> Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:18:51 AM)
Interesting correlation that I had not really considered. As consumer confidence plummets, home alcohol consumption rises. quote: And there's another, perhaps somewhat unsettling, trend pushing up Beam's bottom line: In the wake of the Great Recession, Americans are increasingly drinking at home. According to Commerce Department data compiled by Bloomberg, U.S. spending on alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, adjusted for inflation, has gained nearly 13 percent since June 2009, and hit a record in August 2011. Now this is just disgusting: quote: Which brings up another aspect of Beam's product line that may have suitors, possibly including Diageo and Pernod, seeing dollar signs: Red Stag, a black cherry-flavored Jim Beam that's been a smash hit. Full article is here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-24/is-i-drink-alone-this-recession-s-theme-song-the-ticker.html

mnottertail -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:22:06 AM)
Sort of like sloe gin? Swallow it ten times to keep it down once? Or Southern Comfort? YE GODS!!!!

Aylee -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:27:15 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mnottertail Sort of like sloe gin? Swallow it ten times to keep it down once? Or Southern Comfort? YE GODS!!!! Ron, I have found that the high-proof Southern Comfort (that is the orange-flavored stuff, right?) is not too bad in hot tea. The really high proof stuff with liquors is not so sickeningly sweet. The same holds true for putting peppermint schnapps in hot cocoa.

mnottertail -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:29:53 AM)
I had once forgotten, in my yoot, to swallow the tenth time on some southern comfort, providing me an opportunity to hone my skillset in the all night technicolor yawn and hug. I will pass on that fuckin scrap in any formulation.

tazzygirl -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:30:56 AM)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013091350.htm Love this part... Binge drinking is more common as the educational level and income of individuals increase

LaTigresse -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:32:09 AM)
ACTually my at home consumption has rather steadily decreased and it wasn't much to begin with. Generic Dude rarely drinks at home. An occasional glass of vino or port. Most of the time I am drinking good old H2O. Both here at work and at home. I figure that an awful lot of people are feeling depressed and powerless, allowing shit to drag them down. Looking for escape and self medication in a bottle. Too bad weed is still illegal in most places. No hangovers or added depression. Alcohol is a depressant.

Aylee -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:33:06 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: tazzygirl http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013091350.htm Love this part... Binge drinking is more common as the educational level and income of individuals increase Holdover from college days? Or an effect of having children at a later age? I suppose that I could actually read the article.

thompsonx -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:34:24 AM)
fr: I wonder if there is a corresponding increase in pot consumption[8\|] and if binging is more common among the more affluent?

tazzygirl -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:34:46 AM)
Its self-medicating...

tazzygirl -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:36:46 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thompsonx fr: I wonder if there is a corresponding increase in pot consumption[8\|] and if binging is more common among the more affluent? You asked [:D] WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government survey says more Americans are smoking marijuana, but other notorious illegal drugs have fallen off. Nearly 7 percent of Americans aged 12 or older were illicit pot smokers in 2010, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released Thursday. That is 3 million more users than earlier in the decade. At the same time, meth use has plunged by about half and cocaine use — including crack — is down sharply in the last few years. The annual survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also found declines from 2009 in tobacco use and binge drinking among teens http://news.yahoo.com/govt-survey-illicit-pot-smoking-rise-133934858.html

LillyBoPeep -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:38:48 AM)
it doesn't necessarily mean that people are drinking at home alone. maybe they're having dinners and parties at home rather than going out -- doing things at home tends to be cheaper.

Aylee -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 8:58:39 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thompsonx fr: I wonder if there is a corresponding increase in pot consumption[8\|] and if binging is more common among the more affluent? Can you binge on pot? I do not know much about it, but I recall it being discussed on an episode of Penn & Teller, and it was stated that it was not possible to over-dose on it. This makes me think that pot binging is not something that can be done.

thompsonx -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 9:41:23 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aylee quote: ORIGINAL: thompsonx fr: I wonder if there is a corresponding increase in pot consumption[8\|] and if binging is more common among the more affluent? Can you binge on pot? I do not know much about it, but I recall it being discussed on an episode of Penn & Teller, and it was stated that it was not possible to over-dose on it. This makes me think that pot binging is not something that can be done. Binging and overdosing are not the same thing. According to george calin one "should not smoke dope when you are loaded as you will not get more loaded you will just get less dope."

tazzygirl -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 10:46:50 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep it doesn't necessarily mean that people are drinking at home alone. maybe they're having dinners and parties at home rather than going out -- doing things at home tends to be cheaper. Binge drinking and social drinking arent necessarily the same. You can binge drink at a social gathering... but its rather frowned upon and eventually you are home alone.

popeye1250 -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 10:56:10 AM)
quote: quote: Which brings up another aspect of Beam's product line that may have suitors, possibly including Diageo and Pernod, seeing dollar signs: Red Stag, a black cherry-flavored Jim Beam that's been a smash hit. quote: Which brings up another aspect of Beam's product line that may have suitors, possibly including Diageo and Pernod, seeing dollar signs: Red Stag, a black cherry-flavored Jim Beam that's been a smash hit. Goes down like velvet comes up like gravel! At least those people aren't drinking and driving. (hopefully.)

SternSkipper -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 10:58:19 AM)
quote: quote: Which brings up another aspect of Beam's product line that may have suitors, possibly including Diageo and Pernod, seeing dollar signs: Red Stag, a black cherry-flavored Jim Beam that's been a smash hit. Every time the GOP thinks they're doing well in the polls sales of what others call "pussy cordials" goes up. They also get extra friendly around rest rooms. Good time for going out to local bars... less assholes there / more hot chicks.[:D]

SternSkipper -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 10:59:41 AM)
quote: Red Stag, a black cherry-flavored Jim Beam that's been a smash hit. Goes down like velvet comes up like gravel! At least those people aren't drinking and driving. (hopefully.) aka - bourbon for pussies ... enjoy[:D]

OsideGirl -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 11:01:08 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aylee quote: ORIGINAL: tazzygirl http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013091350.htm Love this part... Binge drinking is more common as the educational level and income of individuals increase Holdover from college days? Or an effect of having children at a later age? I suppose that I could actually read the article. Actually, I believe it's stress levels. I recently quit my job and started my own firm. While at my job, I was one of the top producers. My reward for being a top producer was that I had more work heaped upon me. I'd come home and my neck and back would be like a rock. First thing I did was grab a bottle of wine. It wasn't uncommon to kill that bottle before I went to bed. Now, that I'm out on my own and my work level has become human, my alcohol consumption has decreased dramatically. quote: ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep it doesn't necessarily mean that people are drinking at home alone. maybe they're having dinners and parties at home rather than going out -- doing things at home tends to be cheaper. Also this. My favorite Martini is $15 a pop, a bottle of Grey Goose Vodka is $30. It's much cheaper to have friends over for dinner and make our own cocktails.

SternSkipper -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 11:03:59 AM)
Want something smooth.. have a Gosling's Black Seal Rum.. one of the oldest and best recipes in the world. And THAT popeye, goes down like velvet. And it doesn't have the crap flavorings and impurities of a Beam product. I rarely drink but I never drink crap.

slvemike4u -> RE: Drinking at home (10/26/2011 11:07:59 AM)
None of this is my fault....my drinking has been at a steady level for years.....and years,and years...hiccup.[:D]

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