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ProudLib72

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38. South of Dublin in Dalkey

Sat Jul 13, 2019, 09:46 PM

Jul 2019

I lived with a family in an old barn house. The husband and wife hated each other's guts, but the woman was very nice. The main source of heat was an Aga stove that ran on coal. Every morning someone had to go out to the coal bin and bring back a bucket.

You probably either drank Smithwicks (pronounced Smitticks, no "th&quot or Bass beer.

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Your Alcoholic Beverage of Choice? [View all] ProudLib72 Jul 2019 OP

Gin & tonic. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #1

Whiskey and water. Lochloosa Jul 2019 #2

What kind of whiskey? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #4

I prefer a blended canadian Lochloosa Jul 2019 #6

Surely not Yukon Jack! ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #13

Oh hell no. Lochloosa Jul 2019 #15

I think I tried that stuff one time ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #17

For everyday drinking...Wiser De Luxe. I can't stand Crown Lochloosa Jul 2019 #19

Where did you live in Ireland? smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #32

South of Dublin in Dalkey ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #38

I think it was Bass ale. smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #43

That one semester was part of my first master's degree ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #45

Wow, that sounds like a great opportunity! I love history and have read a lot on Irish History, smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #52

Wait a minute. Did you skip Donegal? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #63

We did not make a stop in Donegal, but we did make a brief stop in Kinvara which is in county smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #70

If I went back, I would head straight to Donegal and just stay there for the duration ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #71

I'm not sure. I think we must have because I remember going to an old, wild castle smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #74

I'm moving for a job, and the place I'm going to is on the plains ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #79

Where are you moving? smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #88

You missed out on Cork ! OnDoutside Jul 2019 #91

Who are you talking to? I've been to Cork! ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #108

Good ! It would have been a pity to miss the best county ! OnDoutside Jul 2019 #112

There are few remaining native forests but many (and growing in extent) forests in Ireland PufPuf23 Jul 2019 #103

"I did Irish whiskey and water for a while when I lived in Ireland" mitch96 Jul 2019 #50

Paddy and Black Bush were my favorites ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #66

Have you tried Redbreast ? It's the more reasonably priced OnDoutside Jul 2019 #92

"Someone told me once that Irish whiskey tasted like turf" mitch96 Jul 2019 #107

Real potcheen is nasty stuff ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #110

The South West is the place to get the better poitin but you need OnDoutside Jul 2019 #113

That stuff has to be, what, 160 proof plus? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #114

I wouldn't drink it neat anyway !!! I'd be confident I could still OnDoutside Jul 2019 #115

Ok, what is the deal with potcheen going bad if lightning strikes near the still? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #117

I'd never heard that, I suspect it was just badly distilled. If you get OnDoutside Jul 2019 #118

Yes, you'll go blind ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #119

Yeah, I'd say it was a touch of sales patter. OnDoutside Jul 2019 #121

Red wine most of the time although I really enjoy a good Margarita now and then nt yellowdogintexas Jul 2019 #3

my choices as well! chillfactor Jul 2019 #7

Red moscato Freddie Jul 2019 #20

and cue earworm in ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... sl8 Jul 2019 #21

Yes mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #5

Fermented horse piss? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #14

If all there is is Bud Lite, then I like Bud Lite well enough ... (nt) mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #18

Margherita mainstreetonce Jul 2019 #8

On a hot summer day, I love a lager and lime or a shandy Siwsan Jul 2019 #9

A Sauvignon Blanc MontanaMama Jul 2019 #10

My favorite wine. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #23

Me too. MontanaMama Jul 2019 #81

Good stuff. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #82

Cranberry and... True Dough Jul 2019 #11

You can say that you add a dash of vodka ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #16

Captain Morgan murielm99 Jul 2019 #12

Same. dewsgirl Jul 2019 #57

Beer. nt doc03 Jul 2019 #22

I liked Bailey's Irish Cream. Didn't have it often. Ale. I liked yellowtail shiraz before applegrove Jul 2019 #24

Basically, I'm a wino, less often beer. For the first time in about 20 years, I had some hard... NNadir Jul 2019 #25

Hazy IPA's lately Blue Owl Jul 2019 #26

Definitely beer. nocoincidences Jul 2019 #27

How about Bohemia or Negra Modelo? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #39

Until I found Corona Familiar nocoincidences Jul 2019 #101

If I order a beer in a Mexican restaurant ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #109

Are you old enough nocoincidences Jul 2019 #116

Yes beer is my preference too FakeNoose Jul 2019 #120

I love Oktoberfest beer! nocoincidences Jul 2019 #122

Thanks for the tip FakeNoose Jul 2019 #124

This message was self-deleted by its author nocoincidences Jul 2019 #123

most Mexican beers are German Kali Jul 2019 #139

Yes FakeNoose Jul 2019 #140

Anisette - all it needs is an ice cube. keithbvadu2 Jul 2019 #28

mudslide with extra rum Skittles Jul 2019 #29

IPAs and red wine Clash City Rocker Jul 2019 #30

I'm sorry, could you repeat the question? lordsummerisle Jul 2019 #31

Scotch- Johnny Walker Black. broiles Jul 2019 #33

I prefer GP6971 Jul 2019 #60

Mr. Moneybags trof Jul 2019 #127

That's Dr. Moneybags. broiles Jul 2019 #137

I Like Beer. I'm Supreme Court material. dem4decades Jul 2019 #34

IPA, red wine, or rum RainCaster Jul 2019 #35

IPA, red wine, MontanaFarmer Jul 2019 #36

Gin buck jmowreader Jul 2019 #37

I'm going to try that. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #106

It's a little embarrassing, but I have kind of developed a taste for rose lately. smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #40

You know what? I will drink white with ice ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #44

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Moscow Mule ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #41

There is something I really don't like about drinking out of the copper cup. smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #46

I don't know, SM. I think of them as more sterile than glass ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #48

I'm sure they are. I think it is the way they feel on my teeth. smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #53

Copper and copper alloys are well known for their antimicrobial properties. sl8 Jul 2019 #54

Don't know ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #64

A candle or lighter would reveal a lacquer or polyurethane type coating. sl8 Jul 2019 #69

I prefer a Dark and Stormy DBoon Jul 2019 #85

Two dark beers: Warsteiner Dunkel and Modelo Negra Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #42

Back when I drank it was cuba libre - rum & coke with a dash of lime. csziggy Jul 2019 #47

To a person of obvious good taste, por vous: sl8 Jul 2019 #49

Thanks for that! csziggy Jul 2019 #58

Ballad of Buster Scruggs keithbvadu2 Jul 2019 #94

I LOVED that movie! Adsos Letter Jul 2019 #131

Captain Morgan and Diet Coke with a section of lemon and lime. democratisphere Jul 2019 #51

Mojito made with Don Q Submariner Jul 2019 #55

Bacardi and Coke is my first. Delmette2.0 Jul 2019 #56

Anything with alcohol. Aristus Jul 2019 #59

A nice medium dry Red Wine.... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2019 #61

Kahlua n/t Stargleamer Jul 2019 #62

Oh man, that was the thing in the 80s ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #65

In the summer a Pimm's Cup. AJT Jul 2019 #67

Beer. JoeOtterbein Jul 2019 #68

If Kav were not so despicable, his "I like beer" would be a great beer commercial. Hoyt Jul 2019 #73

Choose? I'm supposed to choose one? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #72

Dry Tanqueray martini, up, with olives, very cold. Mme. Defarge Jul 2019 #75

Frontenac sagesnow Jul 2019 #76

I just finished a Paulaner Salvator Double Bock. House of Roberts Jul 2019 #77

Patron Flaleftist Jul 2019 #78

Dubonnet with a few drops of Tia Maria. Enoki33 Jul 2019 #80

Guinness happybird Jul 2019 #83

Bombay Sapphire Martini - 3 Olives n/t JustFiveMoreMinutes Jul 2019 #84

Craft beer customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #86

Basil Hayden straight up sellitman Jul 2019 #87

I like a Clamdigger. Like a bloody mary but with clamato juice. n/t brewens Jul 2019 #89

Blue Moon sakabatou Jul 2019 #90

That is the only beer that my wife likes. Adsos Letter Jul 2019 #130

There's also Corona and maybe another that I like that I can't remember sakabatou Jul 2019 #134

Legendario and Diet 7up or Vodka diet coke. OnDoutside Jul 2019 #93

Captain Morgans spiced rum and pepsi. Doreen Jul 2019 #95

whiskey pink pussycat, but i will take bourbon. pansypoo53219 Jul 2019 #96

Aussie oat soda Thyla Jul 2019 #97

Port blogslut Jul 2019 #98

Free Ferryboat Jul 2019 #99

If I still drank TEB Jul 2019 #100

Margaritas or a nice white wine--usually Rhine. nt tblue37 Jul 2019 #102

Double scotch and water. (nt) Paladin Jul 2019 #104

Margarita MaryMagdaline Jul 2019 #105

yes! Kali Jul 2019 #111

Drambuie hay rick Jul 2019 #125

Cheap Scotch (Winn-Dixie) on the rocks. trof Jul 2019 #126

Wild Turkey .. stonecutter357 Jul 2019 #128

Chilled V. Sattui Moscato Adsos Letter Jul 2019 #129

Sterno jberryhill Jul 2019 #132

Two of my uncles ran CDF trustee camps. Adsos Letter Jul 2019 #136

WPLJ...white port and lemon juice. OregonBlue Jul 2019 #133

Can't beat a good Scotch Loge23 Jul 2019 #135

Armagnac, these days deLords 25 year old bas-armagnac. Similar to cognac but distilled in mulsh Jul 2019 #138

Cosmopolitan mithnanthy Jul 2019 #141