Anyone else do "Happy Hour" here?
 

Some days, when it comes 5 o'cloak, and I've had a full day and feel entitled to a drink (or two), I come here to "chat" so that I don't have to drink alone. Anyone else out there with me?

Hi, are you sure you haven't imbibed something? "5 o'cloak"? :)
I'm with you.

Sure, but why wait until five?
((H))

What's your poison ce soir?

Not any more.

i never get on Fodor's after i've had my wine... i get in enough trouble here sober lately!

Gee, who gets to quit at 5 o'clock? I should be so lucky. I'm ensconced here at home (7:50 pm) with my glass of red wine, looking for an excuse to avoid opening my briefcase.

But in spirit, I'm with you: Here's to wine, Fodor's and (my habit of) avoidance.

I am sitting here sneaking a peek at my computer in the calm before the Thanksgiving storm... we moved into a new house Thursday last, and are having 50 people for lunch tomorrow. I should have my head examined. Or not, there couldn't possibly be anything in there to look at, obviously!

francophile03...so, now you know--the truth is out...that explains my typos! (Among other things....)

Yes, I and everyone else knows! :) But no matter!

maitatom--good question...

lawchick--depends...somedays Spanish reds, some Italians, some Californians, some local--Washington and sometime even Volka! In Europe, always the house...they've never failed me there (or maybe it's because I'm already high without them)

tedgale--cheers!

Artlover, I had to go pour myself a jelly-glass of California's finest "Chianti" jug wine before replying.

I think you're fairly safe here on Fodor's to have a cozy glass of wine or two. What's problematic is when you mix reading the local newspaper and your after-work cocktail, with access to a computer handy. I did that once and received a horrifying call from the newspaper editorial staff the next morning, wanting to publish my impassioned letter to the editor, which, had it been on paper instead of in cyberspace, would have been badly stained by spilled wine. Thank heavens they had called to ask permission before publishing!

I've never posted an apology for PUI, but there were times when I was extremely grateful a thread I'd replied to intemperately had sinked mercifully out of sight quickly.

Hi Art,

I'm with you. Five o'clock is Happy Hour for me also, time for a break and a look at what's happening on this board.

Ginny

Cheers Art,

My husband and I always have a glass of wine (or two) around 5:00. If he's late from work and I'm cooking I just start without him. We call it Toddy Time.

Just to prove what bad parents we are, we often call our teens, tell them it's toddy time, and they come with their Dr. Peppers and we just hang out and chat.

Five o'clock's early for me. I'm lucky if I'm finished with work and getting dinner on the table by 8 pm.

But yes, I usually have a glass of Pécharmant or Bergerac while I check out Fodor's in the evening.

No, I don't just sit around drinking wine. I drink wine when I'm eating a meal. I don't eat a meal in the room where I have the computer. So no, it just won't happen that I'm on Fodors when drinking wine.

I'm having a kir royale as I respond to this thread. I don't ususally have champagne and almost never drink during the work week, but hey, it's the start of a long holiday weekend, and I figured, why not celebrate!

On weekends, when I'm on Fodor's, I almost always have a glass of wine in hand. Same when I'm watching travel shows on TV about Europe! Just seems to make sense.

Cheers,
Diane

I'm on a Aussie Cab roll, lately.
Presently sipping a 2001 Craneford Barossa Valley Cab. Still young , tannic and acidic. Some semblance of ripe black fruit lurks.

I started with this at dinner - around 8 here on the East Coast. Hence, I was with you and still going.

Cheers.

Wherever we are in the world and even if we are at home 5pm is definately Happy Hour. Great to hear someone enjoying a Barossa red,I live about 1 hour from there. Some fantastic wines come from there,large wineries and small.

well, i'm back...had my dinner in the dining room with DH...a non-breakable run for me is no food with the computer...now wine is a different story (though I have white carpet in my office and should be more careful...maybe that's why I like vodka?) ...well, except for a piece of chocolate now and then...

yes, this feels like a friday 'cause of Thanksgiving tomorrow...

Well, Fodors is one of the things I'm truly thankful for...

am doing a comparasion test with DD tomorrow (my "Italian" daughter?) between an Italian red and local (Mt. Baker) red...will post results... anyone wagering on this?

cioa!

Are you sure you haven't already started with your taste test?

"cioa!"(?)

Anyway, looking forward to the results.

oopps, i got caught!

I see more vino has been imbibed, artlover? :)

Cioa! ?

Usually a bourbon manhattan up for me (two cherries). Sometimes the big chicken red wine.

Happy Thanksgiving, Artlover. Enjoy the day with your Italian daughter! Happy wine tasting.

We have daily happy hour at our house, as well. It's just a part of life in the islands.

Artlover (and anyone else), you are always welcome to join us on the Friday night "poison" thread on the US forum. :)

Drink no wine before it's time.
It's time!

Check out Kal's Wine-O's thread on the other topics forum. You'll find a few drinkers there.

Mary_Fran : OMG I can relate to that !

I thought the funniest bit in 'Sideways' was where one of the guys accused the other of 'drinking and dialling :-)

I;m not too late, am I? Or, perhaps just a bit too early.
It's almost 1 pm Thanksgiving Day and I just cracked open into a decanter a 1983 Leoville Las Cases.
A '97 Harlan Estate is lined up next.

Eagerly awaiting your Italian tasting notes.

Hours are always happy when in love or traveling.

artlover - I'll join you with a large glass of Excelsior Merlot at 5pm! Only thing is when it's MY 5pm what time is it at your house?! I'm in South Africa.

Tod et al - who cares? It's 5 o'clock somewhere! Cheers!

Well, I know it's past happy hour here (it's 7 in Seattle), but wanted to wish everyone a good weekend and thanks for the invite to join the "what's your poison thread on the U.S. board--will do that after I finish reporting back on the wine tasting. Well, I made a mistake. I brought out what I thought was a great local bottle and we compared with the $9 Vitiano Rosso Umbira 2003 from Costco and it didn't surprise me that the local won. But today, DH pointed out that the "local" was actually an Austrakia--Paringa Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 that someone had brought over (and turns out it too is under $10). And I have no idea what happened to that "great local bottle", but we did finish off Italian daughter's desert wine from Scicily that was yummy with pumpkin pie--Vini Liquorosi Contrassegno di Stato. She wouldn't let me open the other bottle she brought yet--saying it for Xmas, but will let anyone who's interested know about it. We're not connoisseurs--pallet and pocketbook don't allow (not to mention memory...what the heck did I do with that bottle...probably drank it!), but it's fun to have a drink and chat with friends here...

Artlover: curious, what does "pallet" mean where you are ? Here it's one of those wooden platforms on which boxes of goods are stored in warehouses & moved around by fork lift truck.

I think s/he may have meant to type "palate."

P.S. The portion of a wine label posted above is not the wine variety.

Silly me - should have thought of that - I thought it was some kind of wine storage system !

I'm not positive that that's what s/he meant, but it seems to make sense. However s/he never came back to confirm.

5pm is a bit early for me, i am up to elbows in Dinners at that time, but i do love coming on here on my lunch break ( with only tea)! then if i havent had time at lunch time, i like to log on about 8pm in the evening with a glass of white wine ( purely for medicinal purposes of couse):)

Yes, cmt is right, I meant "palate." Guess I don't know how to read a wine bottle label either and would recheck it but it's already gone if recycling.

Also, still can't figure out how to do "smileys" even thought I have the legend, but I'm going to try here and wish everyone a good day. If it doesn't show up, could someone please help me! Thanks!

Hi Artlover,

Just type a smiley like you would on e-mail and it automatically converts.

So, first type : and then - and then ) all together. Try it.

Also could type : and then )

:) Just typed it both ways and these are the results. :-)

If you hit the Preview My Reply before you post, you can see what it looks like.