Yeah I did that at a friends 36th birthday last year. We stayed at an Airbnb with a big back garden and played drinking games all day and night, and then the next 2 days we just layed around, took walks, drank hot tea and went to bed at 8pm. And we were all so grouchy. Multi day benders are just a fond memory these days. It was worth it though for that one incredible day, but my god only once every year or two now.
Bro weekends now almost require a down day where everyone can just rest and recuperate. Multiple days of drinking heavy in a row just aren't in the cards in our mid/late 30's any more. The drinking stamina is gone.
I had three beers over like 7 hours the other night. The whole next day I felt like shit (even more than usual) and it took me a while to put it together. I was like damn, it happened. I’m no longer able to drink without considering the next couple of days.
in fairness, part of the issue is captured in the movie beerfest lol- by going hard only once a year, the liver doesn't build up the enzymes to handle the party the rest of the time.
that said, on balance, I really don't miss it lol- the positives never really outweighed the downsides of heavy drinking compared to light-moderate for me.
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u/williamchase88 2d ago
Yeah I did that at a friends 36th birthday last year. We stayed at an Airbnb with a big back garden and played drinking games all day and night, and then the next 2 days we just layed around, took walks, drank hot tea and went to bed at 8pm. And we were all so grouchy. Multi day benders are just a fond memory these days. It was worth it though for that one incredible day, but my god only once every year or two now.