So I've had to give up the alcohol for much the same reasons as Smack.
I went into the local Indian the other day and ordered a takeaway. I was well polite & perhaps this, in comparison to the drunken idiots eating in, was what promted the fucking manager to lead me to a comfortable seat, provide an ashtray and then shove a snifter of Brandy under my nose!
"Complementary drink, sir?" he opened with.
I could fucking smell it, people! I could have lashed it down my throat faster than Bill Gates makes money!
"Er, no thanx." I replied, but he was 'avin none of it.
"It's alright, I won't charge you for it." he continued, still holding it right in front of my face. I mean, seriously, I was having a hard time not shoving him out of the way and running off, but I'd already paid for the nosh, naatamean?
He finally fucked off with it when I told him I no longer drink alcohol, but asked for water instead. They added a load of extra food free to my order as well. Now this is all good stuff but what gets me is:
WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T ANYONE EVER DO THAT WHEN I WAS WELL ENOUGH TO DRINK THE BASTARD???