My Dryathalon: Day eight
Reporter Emily Winsor gives us the latest update on her Dryathalon...
I ALMOST failed at the first hurdle of my Dryathalon.
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Emily with her juice
It was Saturday evening, five days into the drought, and I was cooking carbonara for dinner. As I cooked , I absentmindedly went to the fridge and poured a glass of pinot grigio from the bottle, adding a little to the pasta sauce at the same time.
As I listened to the radio and continued to chop the mushrooms, I raised the glass to my mouth and then stopped.
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"No!" my mind screamed at me "Put down the glass!"
It had been a close call. Three seconds longer in my day dream and the Dryathalon would've been broken.
I'm taking it all very seriously, you see. I'm not having 'just a small one' or omitting a drink with friends from the tally – I'm going the whole hog and not having a drop until February 1st.
The carbonara incident showed me how easy it would've been to fail, so since then I have upped my game and removed all alcohol from the house. (It is safely stored at my parents who've been given direct orders not to pilfer it.)
I've also filled the fridge with lots of interesting fruit juices, such as lychee and pomegranate, and kiwi and melon. Hopefully their exotic flavours will entertain me until the grape can return.
I'm now eight days in to the no-alcohol zone and it is getting easier. As I said initially, I don't drink in the week so work days haven't proved too taxing.
The weekend holds a fresh dilemma however – a family meal out to celebrate a birthday. Extra resolve will be needed.
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Comments
by BLawrenson
Saturday, January 12 2013, 10:01AM
“On the face of it a very nasty comment indeed - But.. Roland you have chastised Vox and others, me included, for not realising that SlickSpoons posted with tongue in cheek. He had previously stated, under another article "I don't have grandchildren yet, I believe, quite rightly, I need to have children first, but when I do....." so Vox knows only too well that he doesn't have children and could be equally "tongue in cheek" however sick, or slick it may have been. I think it is now time for less of the slick one liners and more of the serious considered comments that we should all be capable of. There is a big difference between good and sick humour.”
by Son_of_Reddog
Thursday, January 10 2013, 1:09PM
“Agreed Roland and Copperjohn3, it's an astonishingly vile comment. I'm shocked it hasn't been removed but I've never been one to "grass" as it were.
Making a joke about liver and kidney failure is crass but it wasn't personally directed at anyone, which sadly can't be said about voxpopuli's despicable repost.
There are some seriously unpleasant people residing in our fair land.”
by copperjohn3
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 8:07PM
“"As someone whos brother-in-law has died from alcohol induced liver failure I find your comment, Slickspoons, about as humourous as cancer. Which, ironically, is what I hope your children get."
by voxpopuli
What an abhorrent comment to make voxpopuli. By your own statement you have the suffered the loss of a loved one due to illness, I would have expected an experience like that to enable you to show empathy and understanding but it seems to have had quite the opposite effect.
For the most part I enjoy reading your comments, but that enjoyment will now be tainted.”
by roland
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 4:10PM
“Red dog and I have crossed swords. But I'm behind him all the way on this. Vox is a sick little girl.”
by roland
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 4:10PM
“Red dog and I have crossed swords. But I'm behind him all the way on this. Vox is a sick little girl.”
by Son_of_Reddog
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 1:07PM
“"As someone whos brother-in-law has died from alcohol induced liver failure I find your comment, Slickspoons, about as humourous as cancer. Which, ironically, is what I hope your children get."
That is the most disgusting thing I've ever read on this site. You are an absolute disgrace.”
by SlickSpoons
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 10:24AM
“As someone whos brother-in-law has died from alcohol induced liver failure I find your comment, Slickspoons, about as humourous as cancer. Which, ironically, is what I hope your children get!
Last night I said a prayer for you. I urge all fellow posters to do likewise and together we may drive the devil from your soul.
Beelzebub WILL BE DEFEATED!!!”
by ZombeeWoof
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 6:47AM
“I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy”
by mof_gedling
Tuesday, January 08 2013, 10:55PM
“if you dont find happiness at the bottom of an empty wine bottle then try opening another one.”
by roland
Tuesday, January 08 2013, 7:23PM
“Old vox is a nasty piece of work. She needs to calm down and stop peeing her pants so much.”