Booze Dilemma

Inept Speculator:

gulping down 250ml of vodka with orange juice before work.

I hope ur joking...

I kid you not 16rl. Maybe gulping down isn't the right word here but taking it all in (screwdriver) in a span of 10 minutes. Is that too much. It usually loosens up and often I might add helps put things in perspective.

I find that the better vodkas (and vodka has never really been my thing, so when I do drink it I stick to the good stuff) have little to no odor. I'm talking about Chopin, for instance.

Part of the problem, however, is that some of the odor comes from your liver. As the liver processes the toxins (vodka) it secretes some pretty foul smelling stuff, which then emanates from your pores. Obviously that takes awhile, so the liquor your clients are smelling might be from 10 days ago and is just now working its way out (if you're a daily drinker).

My advice would be what I said above, stick the better stuff. Especially with vodka, which is supposed to be one of the purest distilled spirits. I mean, the perfect vodka (according to distillers) has no odor or taste.

As eddy said, you will sweat out the stuff. Its not a breath problem. One of my roommates used to drink a lot and he literary ranked of alcohol days after big parties; its not very pleasant.

So yeah, even if you wash daily and eat stuff that will "hide" the smell, the crap is still in your system and needs to get out. Hydrating a shitload might help as it would clean your liver, but obviously the easiest way to get rid of the smell is to drink a bit less.

Just keep lots of Purell hand sanitizer around and say that's the cause if anyone asks.

This will provide cover for the smell, but won't do anything for your slurred speech and A+ attitude.

no offense man, but you feel like you do better business after you've drank a little? ya dont say?! I'm better on the phone after i put a xanax in my nose, but that doesn't mean its a proper way to handle things. Maybe the issue isnt finding a liquor that dusnt smell as much as finding another way to cope with things. Idk, just my $.02. You seem foreign, maybe shits different where you are

Isn't 250ml almost a fifth? lol

Haha you made me crack up. Love the post.

Although on a more serious note, I had a co-worker proper Scot; raging alcoholic. He would stink of stale booze every day. It was rancid.

I hired a guy once who had a huge drinking problem, and I was aware of it and hired him anyway. He was the highest functioning alcoholic I've ever met, and I'm including myself in that group (and for the sake of reference, I'm drunk this very minute).

He used to down a handle of Captain Morgan every morning before lunch mixed with Diet Coke in a Big Gulp cup. He was selling boats for me so his job wasn't exactly mission critical, but no one ever knew he was wasted when he dealt with them. He was a real pro, and when things would get too gnarly or detail oriented he would just call me in to close, which was fine.

Strangest thing: he basically lived on Snickers bars and the like, and I later found out that when you suffer from advanced cirrhosis your liver has weird insulin responses and your body craves concentrated sugar. So as long as Little Joe (he probably weighed 95 lbs) had rum and Snickers bars he was a happy, productive camper.

But he died a little over two years ago in his late 40s. Unfortunately, his 17-year old daughter found him dead in his bed. I can't say for certain that it was the booze that killed him, but I'm sure it was a contributing factor. He didn't go out like my old trading assistant anyway, who basically drowned himself in vodka Jim Morrison-style one night when he was 34.

But I always use the Snickers bars as a litmus test for my own drinking. I don't have a sweet tooth at all, but if I ever start craving that shit I'll know it's time to throttle back a bit. And I have Little Joe to thank for that.

It's funny, because I just Tweeted this out a few hours ago:

"There's no such thing as addiction, there's only things you enjoy doing more than life." - Doug Stanhope

— Edmundo Braverman (@EddieBraverman) May 13, 2012

I'll do airplane bottles in my coffee or in a soda at lunch but 250ml seems excessive.

Thanks guys. I really am considering quitting the damned bottle or quitting this damned job after I reach my security level. Much appreciated on the feedback. On another one, can we get rid of these commercial junkies talking about 'swagger' or what in gods world it means. These guys are turning this place into their own prima donna frat club. No wonder I cant stand my own age group.

just lodge a handle of georgi up your ass...no smell at all

I know I joke about my drinking a lot but this would have me concerned. I would seriously consider quitting the bottle first and taking up something active (like hitting the gym, doing Yoga or Pilates, biking, etc.) as a release. It'll help more than you think. If the job is that bad, I'd look at exploring other career paths too because going to work for another shop doing something similar may not help the problem.

Thanks Frieds. Actually one of the reasons I intend on eventually quitting this sector, especially in this country. I'd say give and take five yrs from now if all goes according to plan.

DeanPortman thank you.

had chopin for the first time last week. taste is much clearer but aftertaste lingers in your mouth longer goose is still my go to

250 ml of vodka? Or a shot of vodka mixed with orange juice to a mixed amount of 250 ml? You can see there's a big difference.

Like Bigtool05 said five 6 shots of vodka followed by or fifty percent mixed(screwdriver) in the morning before heading to my damned work. Come to think of it, I think as earlier a dude said I do need to quit it and will do so after reaching my eventual goal. Cheers fellas.

PS: Please do tell me there are some here who follow the Premier League. The noisy neighbors are back!!!

Guys had to tell you'll this decided to quit the bottle for good or at least till I am on vacation(min 2 weeks break) after last weekend's excessive boozing which led to brawl & I am using not the guys who intentionally pick a fight in a random place. Will update if I do fall ball. Cheers and pleasant weekend ahead all.

That's 8 shots n I'm calling bullshit on that

thats way too much alcohol to be drinking in the morning

i dont want to recommend self-medication with prescription drugs, as it's illegal and could lead to replacing one substance problem with another....

but perhaps you might benefit from a low dose prescription benzo? maybe you have some sort of anxiety problem. valium or another long-acting one might be ideal. acts similarly to alcohol without the tell-tale odor and many of the health complications.

Seriously (coming from someone who drank 15-20 drinks a night from 18-23), start taking milk thistle and liv.52 asap. It will heal your liver and repair the damage. Depending on your age it will prevent liver cancer especially the liv. 52 (most researched liver supplement on the market), and it really prevents hangovers. Likewise, never go off booze without a benzo or the withdrawals will kill you. Good luck.