tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post8357194106465813674..comments2024-03-01T08:21:14.112+00:00Comments on The Gravel Farm: Drink It InThe Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-90108842833999582752010-06-10T05:31:31.057+01:002010-06-10T05:31:31.057+01:00I couldn't be happier to have just stumbled ac...I couldn't be happier to have just stumbled across your blog, you big hootenanny, you. What you have going on with beer is exactly what I have going on with both wine AND beer, except I'm a bit more unwilling to turn my booze cabinet back into a fridge just yet.<br /><br />Maybe I'll develop a liver problem that pushes for the change. But 'til then, you just do the work for both of us, eh?Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-76987087822386209092010-06-04T17:22:09.753+01:002010-06-04T17:22:09.753+01:00Beta Dad - Better than dying young and looking old...Beta Dad - Better than dying young and looking old. You don't want people nodding sagely at news of your demise and saying "Well, it was a release, really wasn't it?"<br /><br />Tempo - Go back to step one, repeat another 12 times then go and look in the mirror.<br /><br />Judearoo - I can hadnle a single G&T before dinner on a summers day, but after that I start to get twitchy on the quinine.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-2365015606930886232010-06-03T15:48:43.561+01:002010-06-03T15:48:43.561+01:00Apparently a G&T has the least calories and ra...Apparently a G&T has the least calories and rather nice in the summer. Might be worth a whirl?Judearoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429496211777821512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-59660919886452156532010-06-03T08:07:11.687+01:002010-06-03T08:07:11.687+01:001.Check, 2.check, 3....er!1.Check, 2.check, 3....er!Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-82087635187138272692010-06-02T23:35:10.018+01:002010-06-02T23:35:10.018+01:00I lost a lot of weight when I tried this stuff cal...I lost a lot of weight when I tried this stuff called "wine." It's a little pricey though, and not very thirst-quenching. <br /><br />I have a lot of uncles and grandparents who did the whiskey diet. All of them were quite thin and young-looking (well, young anyway) when they died. Maybe I'll give it a shot.Beta Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848551175803773006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-83363905989954450852010-06-02T10:03:55.911+01:002010-06-02T10:03:55.911+01:00GTChristie - Ha. And there too, methinks.
Girl I ...GTChristie - Ha. And there too, methinks.<br /><br />Girl I - Nettles actually burn off calories because of all the dancing aruond looking for dock leaves you do, so I presume the beer does the same. Might be useful, because my head is hard and my walls are soft.<br /><br />Jon - She sounds like a keeper! Dysentry's all right, but you wouldn't want it to run on.<br /><br />Robynn - Good point. I shall down it quickly before I step on the scales.<br /><br />Tempo - I'll write out all the steps in the programme for you, and you can post the fee to The Gravel Farm, c/o The Internet: Step 1) Buy whisky. Step 2) Drink whisky. Step 3) Look like a slightly slurring Adonis.The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-57357016828071945852010-06-02T09:09:52.820+01:002010-06-02T09:09:52.820+01:00The whiskey seems to agree with your writing...top...The whiskey seems to agree with your writing...top post. Im off to buy some whiskey ....for weight loss purposes of course!Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-41624621723178048242010-06-02T07:17:56.240+01:002010-06-02T07:17:56.240+01:00You shouldn't weigh while holding the beer. T...You shouldn't weigh while holding the beer. That should help.Robynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-14211527141827954892010-06-02T06:58:23.497+01:002010-06-02T06:58:23.497+01:00There's always the Dysentry Diet. I used to ha...There's always the Dysentry Diet. I used to have a girlfried who looked upon bouts of food poisoning with a glad eye.<br /><br />We didn't marry in the end.Jonhttp://www.vendeeblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-12081784088951292262010-06-02T04:46:12.144+01:002010-06-02T04:46:12.144+01:00With this in mind I poured myself a lager, sat dow...<i>With this in mind I poured myself a lager, sat down and had a think about what to give up.</i><br /><br />A bit of dry humour there, eh?GTChristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390368105725901371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-8860191780041523002010-06-01T22:18:56.514+01:002010-06-01T22:18:56.514+01:00What about that nettle beer the River Cottage folk...What about that nettle beer the River Cottage folk gave you on your survival weekend? Is that full of calories too? (That could also explain the liver tremors)<br /><br />Just remember, banging your head against a wall for an hour burns off 150 calories. <br /><br />Maybe you could even do one of those DVD's? (I'd get in quick though, before Kerry Katona finds out about it)Girl Interruptedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657295474281110293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-88061717112014487002010-06-01T20:34:44.707+01:002010-06-01T20:34:44.707+01:00Eric - It's a tragedy and no mistake. Not sure...Eric - It's a tragedy and no mistake. Not sure I could go down the cocktail route though.<br /><br />Soda and Candy - Squishy and happy? Sounds like a winning combination to me.<br /><br />Urbane Warrior - Was totally going to do exactly what you said there, until I read "long wait". <br /><br />Pearl - How do you make calling someone a wierdo seem like a compliment? Glad you lolled!The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-18121618042080387242010-06-01T19:42:47.702+01:002010-06-01T19:42:47.702+01:00Jabba the Dip. :-) You weirdo.
I laughed out lo...Jabba the Dip. :-) You weirdo.<br /><br />I laughed out loud when you reasoned that it couldn't possibly be the bestiality making you heavier, as it has so few calories...<br /><br />You amuse me no end, Gravel Man.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-5879020635626131432010-06-01T18:24:31.878+01:002010-06-01T18:24:31.878+01:00Why not make your own! this would involve walking/...Why not make your own! this would involve walking/cycling/running to Kent for your hops and barley malt then lugging it back.<br /><br />Then you have to generate the heat to mash the wort, (I envisage a bike rigged up to a generator).<br /><br />Then there's the bottle washing, filling and capping and then crate stacking then the long wait for it to mature sufficiently.<br /><br />Hope that helps to reduce your calorific footprint!Urbane Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150921103368337494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-80948029484085848382010-06-01T17:31:35.866+01:002010-06-01T17:31:35.866+01:00Hahaha, very nice.
"Do I want to be organise...Hahaha, very nice. <br />"Do I want to be organised about it? No, because that would involve being organised about it." <br />hehehehehe<br /><br />I have a similar relationship with soft drinks. I really eat pretty healthily except for the insane amounts of fizzy sugar water that I drink, but I just can't seem to kick it. Oh well. I'd rather be squishy and happy than lean & miserable, I guess.Soda and Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935596856894830824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-90185716960756401552010-06-01T16:46:32.460+01:002010-06-01T16:46:32.460+01:00Sorry to hear about your beernundrum...
Whenever ...Sorry to hear about your beernundrum...<br /><br />Whenever I want to lose about 30 lbs, I just switch to Absolut Raspberry and Coke Zero.<br /><br />Luckily, I don't need to lose 30 lbs all that often.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174000870387556118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-53533806998020381692010-06-01T16:34:59.266+01:002010-06-01T16:34:59.266+01:00Savvy - Loving that poem. Heartily concur. And wel...Savvy - Loving that poem. Heartily concur. And well done on giving up lunchtime wine, although it's a slippery slope to cutting down in the evening as well, and before you know it you're a teetotaller! I've seen it happen. On telly.<br /><br />SkylersDad - I think my priorities need a tune up. As long as I've got at least a couple of fingers and a thumb to grip the glass, I could stand to lose a few as well!The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-69214268924560252372010-06-01T15:59:59.522+01:002010-06-01T15:59:59.522+01:00Beer would be the last thing I would give up. I i...Beer would be the last thing I would give up. I imagine I could get a bit of weight loss from having a digit or two removed, or perhaps that pesky liver that seems to whine at me when I drink my beer.SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-56937328341173993822010-06-01T13:11:34.103+01:002010-06-01T13:11:34.103+01:00*sigh* i meant from, not for...
anyway, there y&#...*sigh* i meant <i>from</i>, not for...<br /><br />anyway, there y'all have it. btw, we decided we'd stop having wine with lunch, unless we were out, to help count calories. xoxoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917676458656665193.post-51580705500488165422010-06-01T13:09:38.967+01:002010-06-01T13:09:38.967+01:00(nicked for the talisker site)...
Robert Louis Ste...(nicked for the talisker site)...<br />Robert Louis Stevenson mentioned it in a poem, 'The Scotsman's Return from Abroad' in 1880,<br /><br /><i>The king o' drinks, as I conceive it,<br />Talisker, Islay or Glenlivit.</i><br /><br />it could be worse, sugar! good luck. xoxoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.com