Thursday. This is the first day that it is pretty acceptable to go on a boozy lunch. Everyone loves to have a boozy lunch. As soon as the boss buys a pint then you know it is on. The chances of going back to the office are very slim, and the chances of getting pissed right up are very high. You are getting paid to drink!!!! Need I say more?
There is something about going to the pub and ordering a couple of beers at lunchtime. You see all the other people in their suits running around to get themselves are far too expensive sandwich or salad, whilst you kick back, a cold one in front of you checking out which burger you are going to order. The feeling is one, I reckon, of smugness. Yes the chances are that you will not actually eat and therefore just booze on through, thus very much increasing the chances of making a tit of yourself, but hey who cares, you are not in the office.
The main reason for a boozy lunch is obviously entertaining clients. This can be a mine field though. As clients don’t have to worry about the bill, or going back to the office to deal with anyone else, you can feel pressured into really giving it horns with them. I have seen many a person stagger their way into the office declaring that they only had a couple of beers and they got away lightly, only to fall asleep at their desk and start to dribble a bit. That is the thing that people forget. Yes I know I stated that the chances of going back to the office are slim but there is still a chance. If you do go back to the office, you still need to be able to perform on you’re A game. This can be hard. No lunch and 4 pints in an hour or 8 in 2, are not conducive to impressing other clients.
I used to be definitely from the school of, ‘my god I am brilliant when I am drunk.’ This illusion was horribly shattered when I heard a voicemail I left with a mate and also saw a note I wrote to a DJ at the pub I worked in. Wow is the only word that can describe it. There is no way that if I do get myself in a state of inebriation that I will be good for anyone at all. I am also one of those people that if they have 2 and then have a wee then that is it. Every 3-4 minutes I am making another trip to the gents so that everyone in the pub think I have a rather unhealthy coke habit. Put this in the office. Knowing my luck, as I get the important call that will last an hour, the need will hit. This will lead to much leg shaking, teeth gritting and bladder holding and therefore the concentration would not be what it should be.
Listen to me. I sound like a business owner trying not promote the boozy lunch!! I am disgusted with myself. Thursdays are a great time to go for a boozy lunch. Let’s get back on track. Thursday nights, if you work in town, are great nights. There are loads of people out and about, looking to have a good time. On a Friday after work you will get a lot of people staying around for a couple of drinks then they tend to slink off home. I would therefore recommend the Thursday long lunch. That is the thought for today, tune in tomorrow for something else. Laters
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