On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:51:16 -0700 (PDT), Tommy Joe
> wrote:

>On Oct 25, 8:54*pm, Bryan > wrote:
>> Pricier than Sheldon's Crystal Palace, the stuff is called Boru, and
>> it was on sale for $8.97/750ml. *I'm certainly no conno-sewer of
>> vodka, but <$12 vodkas always have an off taste. *This was more along
>> the lines of Svedka, SKYY, Absolut, or 3 Olives, but at a far cheaper
>> price. *It's on sale for a few more days, so I'm going to get some
>> more. * *Eleven days until no more beer, and I'm using up odds and
>> ends right now, not planning on buying more, except for one box of
>> good beer to say goodbye to my favorite carby adult beverage.
>>
>> --Bryan
>
>
> I'm 64 and have been drinking beer since my late teens. About a
>year ago I started getting sick after only a few, a vague sort of
>nausea mixed with a vague feeling of needing to take a crap but not
>being able to do either. I experimented a bit by trying different
>brands and even trying different stores thinking it might be old
>beer. Nothing worked. My last effort resulted in the same vague
>disgusting feeling coming on after only one beer. So I switched to
>vodka for good. I don't get the same feeling from vodka as I do from
>beer. Maybe it's the volume. Maybe it's the carbonation. Maybe it's
>some ingredient I'm suddenly allergic to. Or maybe it's creeping
>cancer of the pancreas or liver or some other growth slowing the flow
>of the heady brew through my system.
>
> I drink only one or maybe two nights a week in a very anal
>fashion. I use the clock, trying to take a shot once every 45 minutes
>at the most, although I sometimes lose control and start slugging
>direct from the bottle. But I've been pretty good with the routine, I
>must say. Anyway, about vodka, I have tried some expensive types, and
>I too am no conno-sewer, but I go with this stuff called Burnett's. I
>get a fifth and throw a half pint down the drain so I'll be left with
>only 12 shots. It's worth it. Anyway, I've tried some of the more
>expensive stuff and I swear to God I don't think there's such a thing
>as good vodka. Maybe good in the sense that it's easier on one's
>body, but not in the sense of taste. It all makes me cringe, and in a
>way maybe that's good because it keeps me from slugging away as one
>might with mixed drinks. I bought one airplane bottle of some
>expensive stuff made from grapes and I thought it was actually harsher
>than the Burnetts. I'm so anal I've already got my drinking date on
>calendar for Tuesday or Wednesday of this upcoming week. Thanks for
>reading.
>
>TJ

Have you thought about being examined by a Psychiatrist... I'm
serious.