I was away camping with friends not long back and got into a shout out of the esky with one of the blokes.

Well he was one of these blokes who cant sit still and he'd get the beer have a swig, put it down wander around doing things then come back have a yarn have a swig and off he'd go again, took him about 50 minutes for a stubby. Meanwhile I'm left hangin'.

Now etiquette says you stay in the shout and not have a tweeny, but boy I was hanging out.

I worked out I was about a 25 to 30 minute stubby,tinny,schooner consumer, so we were sort of out of synch.

When he took on the bbq cooking duties, I took the iniative and went my own way.

We always had the rule that if you are in a round and its your turn you have to provide the next round before the first person finished. Its great when you are at a busy bar on a sunny sunday arvo. Its a nightmare if you are hungover, strugglying and drinking with someone who is quick!

I hate getting involved with people who drink significantly slower than I do. I have a couple of mates who drink at a very similar pace so we normally stick together if we can. Otherwise I am tempted to go it alone. Also when those that love to have a few then dissappear before their round should be avoided at all costs!!

And yes 50 mins is far too slow. Thats when you are required to have a "wedge" and slide one whilst waiting for them to finish. I often do this when out with the GF and think I can get away with it.

Stuk, I just tried and I reckon an average rate sees me downing a lager in 8mins.

Back to my breakfast now.....

Dunno if I can be bothered going to work today now I've had a brew

Seperate, but related story...

A friend that I sometimes go hiking with was talking about 'the pyramid race', a running race up and down a mountain in North Queensland. We were talking about how fit some of the racers were.
He made the statement that the fastest racer could finish the race in the time it takes to drink 6 beers (there is pub near the start/finish). He then added, "I have tried to beat that record but could only ever match it". I told him that was pretty impressive stuff and I didn't realise he was so capable. He shrugged and said, "yep, no matter how fast I drink, I still can't finish the seventh beer before the racers are back"

Stuthepirate said...

Stuk, this guys seems to be able to drink at a reasonable pace.

Burp!

^^ how many did you have before that post Busta?

Just finished work , first one (600mls home brew dark ale )took 5 minutes
Now if she hurries the f--- up , I'll have another

not long

I'd be looking for a more match fit mate

adolf said...

Bone43 said...

But don't take my advice I think I've turned into an alcho sinse I stopped smoking 5 weeks ago today

Yeah, watch yourself. I think that happened to me last year when I gave up. The worst part was I turned into an angry drunk and would black out and then would spend the next few days reading all my posts on Seabreeze trying to piece the night together.

Fix it for You

stuk said...

I was away camping with friends not long back and got into a shout out of the esky with one of the blokes.

Well he was one of these blokes who cant sit still and he'd get the beer have a swig, put it down wander around doing things then come back have a yarn have a swig and off he'd go again, took him about 50 minutes for a stubby. Meanwhile I'm left hangin'.

Now etiquette says you stay in the shout and not have a tweeny, but boy I was hanging out.

I worked out I was about a 25 to 30 minute stubby,tinny,schooner consumer, so we were sort of out of synch.

Under 25:
1 beer every 10 minutes until you feel like chucking.

Over 25:
1 beer per 1 small packet of chips
or
2-3 beers per 1 large packet of chips or 1 packet of nuts.

Over 55:
1 beer with food (30-120mins)
1 beer after food (30-120mins)