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I have a neighbor who works for a large brewer and distributor who told me to stock up on beer because there's a shortage of EVERYTHING - aluminum, grains, hops, barley, glass, paper and plastic. He told me there was a company wide meeting on Monday and the managers said the shortages are getting worse and the prices for raw materials in ALL industries are skyrocketing.

He said to expect beer prices to go up another 10-15% this spring and some domestic brands will be hard to find.

My neighbor doesn't think it's from the Ukraine war, but from all the workers nationwide who were laid off or fired for refusing the vaccines, and that the war is just a cover up for the economic collapse.

I have a neighbor who works for a large brewer and distributor who told me to stock up on beer because there's a shortage of EVERYTHING - aluminum, grains, hops, barley, glass, paper and plastic. He told me there was a company wide meeting on Monday and the managers said the shortages are getting worse and the prices for raw materials in ALL industries are skyrocketing. He said to expect beer prices to go up another 10-15% this spring and some domestic brands will be hard to find. My neighbor doesn't think it's from the Ukraine war, but from all the workers nationwide who were laid off or fired for refusing the vaccines, and that the war is just a cover up for the economic collapse.

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[–] • 1 pt

Okay so let's just say that I don't drink until September and then drink a few horns of mead a few Sundays this fall.

What does that mean? Will I automatically fall into a pit of despair?

As it stands now, I want to get rid of my extra weight and get more energy to get back to the gum.

I dont think I'll have any physical withdrawal effects, haven't so far. I have previously been drinking exactly every other night. Sometimes a lot, sometimes a little, but too much definitely. I want to break that cycle and get back on track with my health.

I know what you say is very common to say but I enjoy the rennfest more than almost anything else in the world and it's a time for drink and revelry.

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People who can't control themselves will project that onto others. You do you. I stop once or twice a year for a month or so. I'm thinking on taking another hiatus soon. This may be a reason to.

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Are you truly incapable of enjoying a "rennfest" without being drunk? If this is the case, you truly have a problem, and giving yourself a "cheat day" is probably going to lead to a downward spiral. I've seen it dozens of times.

You're not on a diet, where you get a few "cheat days" to eat some nasty (but very tasty) food after dieting and exercising hard for months and months. Eating a donut per month while maintaining an otherwise stellar diet isn't going to fuck you up. But donuts don't fuck up your ability to make decisions, donuts don't remove your inhibitions. What does? The very thing you're trying to kick. That one drink hits, your "cheat", and your body remembers the feeling- and it misses it. And it demands more, every fiber of your being. While clear-headed, you might be able to resist this. But with a little booze in ya? Hmm maybe a second drink isn't so bad, the first one didn't ruin my life again... 8 drinks later, and you're back to square 1.

I'll never understand drinkers. I tried to, really- but all I see is a destructive force that ruins peoples' lives and makes them retarded.

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Yeah I come from a drinking culture. I'm a professional making over a quarter mil a year, in good standing, successful.

I only drink at home after work or at the rennfest. Sometimes I get too drunk. Sometimes it stops me from working out. I'm going to dry my ass out now. But I'll be damned if I'm not filling me mighty horn next festival season.

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A culture defined by being intoxicated... truly horrific. Even worse, you're some millionaire hotshot yeah? Meaning you're probably responsible for a lot of things. All while nursing the monkey on your back. Truly worrying.

The "upper tiers" of the business world are stuffed to the brim with closet addicts- alcoholics, coke heads, and pill poppers of all varieties. And these people have a direct impact on all of our lives. The idiots who drink themselves into a coma, covered in their own piss and vomit- they're in charge. Nancy Pelosi is a great example that comes to mind, although the booze is only one piece of what's wrong with that mess...

It's okay, just have some Soma, calm down, Watson.