Enjoying a nice frosty Tom Collins tonight.

[Aristus]

Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda stirred together in a tall ice-filled glass. Yummy!

Very much a ‘summer on the verandah’ kind of cocktail, I’m having one at the ass-end of February because I always enjoy one, no matter the time of year.

I’m really liking my bottle of Hendricks gin. I thought nothing could be as good as Botanist. But it’s a terrific gin. It has the usual aromatics, but it’s also a little sweet. Haven’t encountered a gin with that quality before.

I woke up crying this morning. History repeats. And the repetition sucks. Times like these call for alcohol.

[surfered]

1. Celebrating good blood test results? I've done the same.

To your health 🍷

[Aristus]

4. And yours.

When the buzz hits, I can pretend for a short time that I’m not trapped on this miserable planet.

[surfered]

10. I feel the same. I'm usually in a humorous mood. Today, not so much

Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq. I’ve learned that my government will lie to me and there are human consequences and 99% of Americans don’t really appreciate the sacrifice of the 1% who serve. I knew a 101st Airborne guy (since deceased) who lost both legs in Grenada from friendly fire. Grenada?!?!?

I think I’ll have another 🍷

[Aristus]

12. Whatever it takes to dull the pain.

Don’t be a hero. Get through it the best way you know how.

[Tetrachloride]

2. i got a call earlier today asking about me

can’t drink alcohol as i am on call which is fine

i will make sure my pillow is ok

[Aristus]

5. Call can be stressful.

Hang in there.

[Tetrachloride]

9. i am usually more worried on the status of the callers

but it was nice to have the reverse for once

cheers to us

[Aristus]

13. Someday, we'll be able to party and celebrate.

Let it be soon…

[yellow dahlia]

3. Very refreshing! Enjoy!

Liquor stores must be making a good profit in these times.

[Aristus]

7. As they do in all difficult times.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. The Only Time Ny Dad Drank Too Much, Was...

...on the night when his medical buddy was shipping out from Naples to go home.
They were drinking Tom Collins and he had too many. For a very light drinker, it didn't take many to get him hungover.
Never drank another TC after that.

[biophile]

8. It is indeed a good time for a drink

If there ever is one, it’s now.
My family and I are in a literal fantasy world- Walt Disney World. We may never have this chance again. Our (when I say our, I mean the entire population of the US and probably the world) entire life has changed in ways we cannot foresee or comprehend.

[True Dough]

11. No drinks for me tonight

So instead of a Tom Collins, I'll just have to settle for Phil Collins and the gang. You know, this song still seems as fitting today as it was when it was released decades ago...

[Figarosmom]

14. I love a Tom Collins on a hot day

It's so cooling. Actually anything with Gin is cooling.