Broken down motorists and no booze

[Justwanttosayplease]

Cut to the chase. Live remotely on a hill and the drive runs down to the main road, which is starting to clog up due to an awesome snow storm and we are a long way either direction to neighboring towns. The fires are lit (we have two, not a stealth boast just frickin cold) and the house looks warm and inviting from the road. Have had stranded motorists before and put them up for the night. Big problem - no booze.

What can we do?

How selfish of you to not have alcohol prepared for the stranded motorists! Honestly some people!

@Justwanttosayplease

DH went to get emergency supplies for me earlier. The shop has sold out of wine, I'm having to make do with cider. There was no bread either but that's fine because I have several packs of breadmix in the cupboard

If I send you my postcode (we are the only house) you are all welcome, so long as you bring booze, are not allergic to cats and do not mind sharing beds. No Blue Nun or that coconut rum stuff in that white opaque bottle though.

Hmmmm. Does milk n more include milk n merlot?

Our Turkish take away delivers booze with your order, I've been known to order cheesey chips, 12 beers and two bottles of wine.

Tesco/ocado/Asda delivery?

I'm amazed alcohol is a priority for anyone given that people are dying as a result of the weather.

It’s called a sense of humour or as many call it ‘that fighting spirit’. You would have had a fecking meltdown if you’d ever visited NI during the troubles, if you think that PPs here are bad! 🤣

at the people thinking this thread is serious and getting their knickers in a twist.

OP, I totally get you , no booze is indeed a dampner, however, unless you start picking and choosing the stranded motorists, you'll never know whether the ones you end up rescuing are Cromwellians or up for a 'Dunkirk spirit' of an eve .

Fuck me gingergenius you reminded my and I went to a cupboard in the dining room and found two bottles of Tia Maria - one small and one large.

Bastard you sound like our kind of people! Only one place delivers to where we live (in the boonies) and it is an unlicenced Indian

It’s called a sense of humour or as many call it ‘that fighting spirit’. You would have had a fecking meltdown if you’d ever visited NI during the troubles,

Oh. I just take things at face value.

Sorry you feel the need to put me down and even more sorry you need use NI and it's history as a method to do so.

🙄

Its times like this, when we want some alcohol-fuelled-broken-down-motorist-swinging-sex that Mumsnet comes into its own.

Centreparcs! Pah, you ain't got nothing on this house.

Ooh! not sure how far two boutelles of Tia Maria will go.....

If you’ve got milk, you can make White Russians 😀

ones you end up rescuing are Cromwellians or up for a 'Dunkirk spirit' of an eve smile.

Ohhhh! 😮 Good point. You need to make up some sarnies and flasks. Go round the cars helping people, while sussing out if they’re going to have a party or pray all night. Aim for the cars with children and very frazzled looking mothers. You’ve a better chance of finding the mum with a hip flask, or is that just me? 😬

Play strip monopoly, with shots of Tia Maria downing as random rules like landing on Chance, Community Chest, Jail, Free Parking, rolling three doubles, winning the Free Parking kitty etc.

Actually I wanna play that now!!

No bread, milk, cheese, ham etc left in the shops here. But by fuck did i get the last three bottles of my favourite wine

To be honest, I didn't replace the wine as it would no longer keep in the house after we converted the spare bedrooms to hydrotropic cannabis growing plants.

No one picking up on this?

All this talk of booze on a Friday night is reminding me a little of the Drunk Thread back in the day...

I am teetotalling tonight as I appear to be suffering with bastard flu. I'm stuck between being in pain and being bored I watched out the window earlier as DD and DP went tobogganing on the golf course opposite. DS is just getting over some bug and stayed in with me but I still felt sad.

Water the white with something and cross your fingers that the first person through the door has made the mistake of getting stranded whilst out on a booze run.

Sorry you feel the need to put me down and even more sorry you need use NI and it's history as a method to do so.

Yes. I’m hanging my head in shame, what with me having grown up here through the troubles and seen things you’ve only experienced from the tv. Do you think we all sat in our houses, hugging our knees, while lamenting our lot? We have a wicked sense of humour here and that’s what has helped us survive.

But omg all you need is vodka and coke and you've got yourself a Black Russian!!!!!! I have no idea where you are but I get you and your impromptu guests will have a hoot!!!

I didn't post for an argument. Your assumptions are astounding though.

I would never allow a stranded motorist to stay in my home in a snow storm.

You people aren't serious when you say you would are you?

Bingo, some useful ideas here.

Off to get the monopoly set up and then out to look for some stranded Irish drivers. They always carry a bit for medicinal purposes and they surely know how to party.

@Pomegranatemolasses nooooooooo that didn't go under the radar!!!