So, who do we buy a beer?

normhead · 03-03-2016, 11:26 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Apparently an average American drinks around $1300 in alcohol per year - I could get a DA* 300 and the 1.4 RC...
Priorities... good thing I can forget about drinking for a while now

I here ya, my plan to get a K-1 involves not drinking for a year. I was raised as a Qualer (Religious Society of Friends) and they were big in the temperance movement, so I didn't start drinking until a read a study that said a beer a day will make you live two years longer in my late 50s. SO if I die in the next year, it's the K-1's fault.

But... if you drink two a day, you lose the advantage of the one. SO you have to drink one and stop. Easy for me, I'm not really a drinker, impossible for some people.

Racer X 69 · 03-03-2016, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Apparently an average American drinks around $1300 in alcohol per year . . . . . .

*sigh*

The high cost of living sucks . . . . . .

Yeah, well, I'll just need to work a few more hours of overtime to pay my bar tab.

wombat2go · 03-03-2016, 12:09 PM

Originally posted by normhead

I'm not sure you can even pass engineering at any university worth it's salt without being able to hold a least a 6 pack at a party.

It has always been like that.
I just got back from 4 days in a conference with 33 engineers, from 11 countries, in Taichung.

The first night they walked to a seafood restaurant and during dinner, put away 130 bottles of Taiwan Beer.

The second night was by bus at an outdoor beer place, they got stuck into it again, with 1.5 litre tankards of draught
and the ritual toasting. It ended with the young ladies sponsoring a cell phone photo shoot which in retrospect might have been a bit ragged
and is so far not posted on the proceedings.

This confererence has been going on for nearly 30 years, by now I am the oldest standing and I don't even try to keep up.

normhead · 03-03-2016, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

*sigh*

The high cost of living sucks . . . . . .

Yeah, well, I'll just need to work a few more hours of overtime to pay my bar tab.

If you're retired, unfortunately you don't get overtime for being retired on the weekends.

Racer X 69 · 03-03-2016, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by normhead

If you're retired, unfortunately you don't get overtime for being retired on the weekends.

And I thought Canada had a better pension plan.

jcdoss · 03-03-2016, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Favourite beers of the moment...

Here is my favorite beer of the moment, however all of the beers made by the good people at Boulevard are quite awesome.

UserAccessDenied · 03-03-2016, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

Apparently an average American drinks around $1300 in alcohol per year - I could get a DA* 300 and the 1.4 RC...
Priorities... good thing I can forget about drinking for a while now

Trust me, there is a lot of dumb stuff the "average American" spends money on... Myself included!

Luckily though, my Fiancee works at a local brewery so I get some amazing ales for free (most of the time)

normhead · 03-03-2016, 04:33 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by UserAccessDenied

Trust me, there is a lot of dumb stuff the "average American" spends money on... Myself included!

Luckily though, my Fiancee works at a local brewery so I get some amazing ales for free (most of the time)

I hate you.

Racer X 69 · 03-04-2016, 02:33 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Apparently an average American drinks around $1300 in alcohol per year -

I'm far from average.

tabl10s · 03-04-2016, 09:35 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

If you buy them a beer it needs to be one of these.

...or maybe this:

03-04-2016, 09:35 AM - 1 Like	#40
tabl10s Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento(formerly from B'Ham, England). Posts: 1,424	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn If you buy them a beer it needs to be one of these. ...or maybe this: Attached Images

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03-03-2016, 11:26 AM	#31
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by bertwert Apparently an average American drinks around $1300 in alcohol per year - I could get a DA* 300 and the 1.4 RC... Priorities... good thing I can forget about drinking for a while now I here ya, my plan to get a K-1 involves not drinking for a year. I was raised as a Qualer (Religious Society of Friends) and they were big in the temperance movement, so I didn't start drinking until a read a study that said a beer a day will make you live two years longer in my late 50s. SO if I die in the next year, it's the K-1's fault. But... if you drink two a day, you lose the advantage of the one. SO you have to drink one and stop. Easy for me, I'm not really a drinker, impossible for some people.

03-03-2016, 11:33 AM	#32
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,065	Originally posted by bertwert Apparently an average American drinks around $1300 in alcohol per year . . . . . . sigh The high cost of living sucks . . . . . . Yeah, well, I'll just need to work a few more hours of overtime to pay my bar tab.

03-03-2016, 12:09 PM	#33
wombat2go Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Michigan Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,207	Originally posted by normhead I'm not sure you can even pass engineering at any university worth it's salt without being able to hold a least a 6 pack at a party. It has always been like that. I just got back from 4 days in a conference with 33 engineers, from 11 countries, in Taichung. The first night they walked to a seafood restaurant and during dinner, put away 130 bottles of Taiwan Beer. The second night was by bus at an outdoor beer place, they got stuck into it again, with 1.5 litre tankards of draught and the ritual toasting. It ended with the young ladies sponsoring a cell phone photo shoot which in retrospect might have been a bit ragged and is so far not posted on the proceedings. This confererence has been going on for nearly 30 years, by now I am the oldest standing and I don't even try to keep up.

03-03-2016, 01:15 PM	#34
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by Racer X 69 sigh The high cost of living sucks . . . . . . Yeah, well, I'll just need to work a few more hours of overtime to pay my bar tab. If you're retired, unfortunately you don't get overtime for being retired on the weekends.

03-03-2016, 02:20 PM	#35
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,065	Originally posted by normhead If you're retired, unfortunately you don't get overtime for being retired on the weekends. And I thought Canada had a better pension plan.

03-03-2016, 02:50 PM	#36
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,765	Originally posted by normhead Favourite beers of the moment... Here is my favorite beer of the moment, however all of the beers made by the good people at Boulevard are quite awesome.

03-03-2016, 04:32 PM	#37
UserAccessDenied Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,677	Originally posted by bertwert Apparently an average American drinks around $1300 in alcohol per year - I could get a DA* 300 and the 1.4 RC... Priorities... good thing I can forget about drinking for a while now Trust me, there is a lot of dumb stuff the "average American" spends money on... Myself included! Luckily though, my Fiancee works at a local brewery so I get some amazing ales for free (most of the time)

03-03-2016, 04:33 PM - 2 Likes	#38
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by UserAccessDenied Trust me, there is a lot of dumb stuff the "average American" spends money on... Myself included! Luckily though, my Fiancee works at a local brewery so I get some amazing ales for free (most of the time) I hate you.

03-04-2016, 02:33 AM	#39
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,065	Originally posted by bertwert Apparently an average American drinks around $1300 in alcohol per year - I'm far from average.

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