[jambutty]

It never ceased to amaze me that men would judge another man’s manliness by how much he could drink and now women seem to be going down that silly road. Being able to drink umpteen pints per evening doesn’t maketh the MAN.

“Drink that lad. It will make a man of you” is a phrase that rang in my very young ears. Or “don’t be so soft, get it down.”

I’ve had my moments on the alcohol trail – well serving in the Royal Navy I would have - but more than 20 years ago I wised up and saw what a stupid waste of time and money it was.

I would just ask the question, was that super night out all that good or was it the alcohol that made it SEEM good when in fact it was nothing of the sort.