ATTENTION JULY FILERS!

[Rob & Jin 0]

oh well...day 100 since NOA1 today.

Actually your 102 days from NOA-1 . 07/09 to now is 102 days

thats right...I used wrong date intially.......

*drinks a gulp of zinfandel!*

well I will be cracking open a cold one in about a hour and waiting for jin to come online. Good news in 30 odd days i'll be back in china with her, cant wait

[Jeraly 4]

I bet it isn't!!!

I'm no wine snob - I just like what I like

[weedebz 0]

well thats the friday night Vino opened...my regular californian zinfandel (who knows this may be cheaper once I'm over there!)

OK here's a question to the wine drinking americans...how much does a semi decent bottle of californian zinfandel cost over there (if it's red it it's not real zinfandel, should be a definate dark purple)

Oh, that can be such a matter of opinion! If I said $10-15, a real wine snob would probably laugh in my face. What I would do is look up the one you have at an American store's website and see if you can find it and what it costs. Try these:

http://astorwines.com/Default.aspx?c=1

http://www.worldmarket.com/Wine/lev/0/sect...00185/index.cat

Or try searching for the vineyard's own webpage and see if they have an online store.

I'm sure that was more info than you really wanted.

I think over here I'm counted as a semi wine snob. I never expect to pay less than a minimum of £6 ($12) for decent zinfandel. Thanks for the info. Greatfully received!!!!!! I like my friday night zinfandel, occasionally I'll have a shiraz! (or a bordeaux if my dad opening a bottle, he introduced me to friday night wine when I was 14 when he put a small splash into soda water for me) I got brought up from an early age to respect alcohol and I'm 26 and only actually been 'drunk' 3 times! (in scotland thats the usual count for a 15 year old). I only drink decent wine, single malt scottish whisky, ale (don't drink beer you can see through) and bison grass vodka.....tried tequilla once...makes me violently sneeze so never drank it again!!!

[Jeraly 4]

Haha! Well my mum just drinks what is cheap within reason!! I get bad habits from her :/ My OH loves ale as well but I can't say it has ever appealed to me all that much

And only three times drunk for a 15 year old?! Wow - you should come to Bristol

[weedebz 0]

Haha! Well my mum just drinks what is cheap within reason!! I get bad habits from her :/ My OH loves ale as well but I can't say it has ever appealed to me all that much

And only three times drunk for a 15 year old?! Wow - you should come to Bristol

passed through bristol once...got a great bottle of zinfandel from tesco around there!

when I compare myself to my friends who I go clubbing with...they get drunk and i usually drive. If it's a full evening thing with food I'll have a glass of red with grub or a pint of guinness as I'm eating and I know it will be at least 5 hours until I need to drive home. Thing is whilst I'm sober I still have a great night like my mates....thing is I remember all of it so I can remind them of the bits they don't! If I'm feeling nasty maybe even throw in the odd exaggeration!!!!

Oh and i think a year from now as many of us as possibly should arrange to meet up for a long weekend in vegas or something. All you UK-ers, I think we should try get a central point before we leave and meet up for some tipples! Would be so good if we got same interview dates!

Edited October 19, 2007 by weedebz

[Jeraly 4]

Yes definitely!!! We will have to arrange something for sure - maybe in the new year?

[weedebz 0]

Yes definitely!!! We will have to arrange something for sure - maybe in the new year?

count me in...I reckon newcastle - manchester! Newcastle quayside good!! I've had several good nights there and quite cheap hotels including a travel lodge!

[Jeraly 4]

How about Liverpool? I can find some of the annoying people in a car dealership there and moan at them!!

[weedebz 0]

How about Liverpool? I can find some of the annoying people in a car dealership there and moan at them!!

I can fly to liverpool from here!!!

[rae_and_scott 1]

You two make me want to go to the UK!

And you make me want to drink. LOL

[weedebz 0]

oooooooo I want to be known for things but I draw the line at driving people to drink.....lol

Nick doesn't drink! and for a while I struggled with the whole drinking alone idea, but he more or less insists I get my friday night wine as it's what I've done for years...my wee end of week treat!....I don't drink any other time and what ever I don't drink of the bottle on friday night, my dad finishes with his sunday dinner...and as said before...sometimes I don't even get a bottle...just steal a glass or 2 offr my dad! If I go out to glasgow I always drive as I prefer staying sober to getting public transport out to the back of beyond in scotland or paying £30 for a taxi!...the best way to describe where I live is.......arsendofnowhere or 'ere be dragons!

Edited October 19, 2007 by weedebz

[Jeraly 4]

Haha - I joke that you need to go through the back of a wardrobe to get to where I live

[weedebz 0]

I live in a scottish village where people are out populated by farm animals and we rely on local famers with their tractors every winter so we don't get cut of from the rest of civilisation! We have a pop. of 10,000, a post office, a dr., a pharmacy, a private dentist, a pro. church, a cath. chruch, a wiccan soc., a village store and well thats it...oh we have 4 inns! one of which is the best small brewery in scotland..."houston brewing company" (fox and hounds inn est. 1890's)" this is my fave local!!!! yes this is the original Houston....our laird's son named your city when he left scotland via glasgow shipyards to find his fortune in "the new world"!!!!! We've been here since 1500's!!!

[thejoz 0]

I just thought I'd throw it out there, if ya'll wanna get up sometime, somewhere, in the States at some point, I'm all for it.

My fiancee is from Southampton, ya know

[weedebz 0]

I just thought I'd throw it out there, if ya'll wanna get up sometime, somewhere, in the States at some point, I'm all for it.

My fiancee is from Southampton, ya know

your fiancee is more than definatly invited to the VJ/UK bash in the new year! and I really do think say june 2009 we should all get together for a "a year or there abouts" with our OH bash in central US!