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asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

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Anyone doing this? I have agreed with my wife that I will do it, so day one off the sauce!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:00

My house mate is, so I am tempted not too to wind him up

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

Don't really see the point to be honest. Just give cash if you want to give cash, or stop drinking if you want to stop drinking, or do both. It's not like it is this extreme thing that you are doing to raise money for charity, it's no different to changing your brand of toothpaste for a month...

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

I find it a bit weird that this has appeared to 'challenge' Dryathlon, Macmillan and Cancer Research somewhat fighting over the same pot of potential sponsorship there, I feel. Also the morons didn't even check that it was Cottage month.

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

I'm just not drinking, not doing any fund raising etc

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:26

I won't have an alcoholic drink for October.... Or November... Or December for that matter.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:43

Cras wrote:

I find it a bit weird that this has appeared to 'challenge' Dryathlon, Macmillan and Cancer Research somewhat fighting over the same pot of potential sponsorship there, I feel. Also the morons didn't even check that it was Cottage month.

More of the money for Macmillan does to helping folks I believe.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Well, they certainly do a lot more palliative care etc, but I don't think you can look at either Cancer Research UK or Macmillan and say one is a better cause than the other. My point was rather that they're running identical campaigns - stop drinking for a month - for similar causes. Surely they'd be better off differentiating?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:51

Cras wrote:

Well, they certainly do a lot more palliative care etc, but I don't think you can look at either Cancer Research UK or Macmillan and say one is a better cause than the other. My point was rather that they're running identical campaigns - stop drinking for a month - for similar causes. Surely they'd be better off differentiating?

I was not saying one was better and I agree it deems the same fundraising.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:52

Don't ask MsKov how cancer research buggered up the running track at her club

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:07

I would do it, but too many cool things happen in October.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

They should never organise this kind of thing in Cottage month. :belm:

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:50

I did "Dry for July" and didn't see the big deal. I think if you find this sort of thing massively hard you probably have an alcohol problem.

(Admittedly I celebrated on the 1st August by drinking a shit ton of Smirnoff Ice...)

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:51

Also, several breweries who give a lot of money to these charities are annoyed that they are doing this.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

KovacsC wrote:

Don't ask MsKov how cancer research buggered up the running track at her club

OK.

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

Jem wrote:

I did "Dry for July" and didn't see the big deal. I think if you find this sort of thing massively hard you probably have an alcohol problem.

(Admittedly I celebrated on the 1st August by drinking a shit ton of Smirnoff Ice...)

That's why I'm doing it, I drink far to regularly mostly on weekends, having woke up this morning after not drinking last night I feel great and full of energy.

I got up at 6.30am so I reckon my wife will be making me cocktails tonight :DD

Did miss a drink last night, no DT's or anything like that, just felt I should be having one as it was Friday.

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