Anyone Ever Use a Flask? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Ethos23 · 07-13-2012, 01:02 PM

I needed a new computer bag so went to the mall and went to a specialty luggage retailer. Really nice store with high end luggage, computer bags, briefcases and that sort of thing. As I was mulling around I noticed that they also had a nice stash of Flasks. Really . . . in this day and age. Personally I never used a flask (or thought of using of one) in my active drinking days. I never gave it any thought. I did notice that they are expensive and quite fancy. Looking back, I guess the reason I never gave it any thought is because it would have been habitually empty and not of much use.

I guess my question is who uses them? Has anyone here? No judgment, just wondering.

Weasel1966 · 07-13-2012, 01:06 PM

Yes... I had two... One was leather bound.

I used to fill them and take them with me to bars in NYC. I would drink at the bar AND go to the bathroom for more out of the flask.

I did this regularly.... But you need tube socks!

Ken

bumble · 07-13-2012, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Weasel1966

I did this regularly.... But you need tube socks!

Oh my land! That makes me giggle - glad I didn't know that earlier! Would've gotten into even more trouble!

I have looked at flasks - they do make nice ones. They make nice shoes for women with small feet (mine are man-sized), too, and I guess I won't have THAT fun either! Oh well.

Live2Run25 · 07-13-2012, 01:18 PM

I didn't have a flask, but I had a purse. One of the last times I went out, I had those little mini bottles of wine in my purse and I kept sneaking off to drink in the bathroom.. IN A BAR! Ugh... pathetic..

MrsKing · 07-13-2012, 01:21 PM

Nope, not for me. My husband and dad love them, though. Not that they ever use them!

suki44883 · 07-13-2012, 01:24 PM

Nope. I was a beer drinker and it had to be cold beer. Not at all conducive to a flask.

hypochondriac · 07-13-2012, 01:46 PM

I was always too ashamed of my drinking to have something pretty and flashy like a hip flask...smoking on the other hand, I had a silver antique cigarette case which took me years to find (one that fitted roll-ups) and various engraved zippos. I'd imagine for some people a flask would be part of the ritual, but for me it would have just identified me as an alcoholic! Something I was careful to avoid.

DisplacedGRITS · 07-13-2012, 01:51 PM

flasks are for fancy alcoholics. i just snuck my vodka around in water bottles. gotta keep hydrated! it's so nice not to worry about that now. i used to have a funnel in my kitchen supplies just for pouring vodka from the big bottle into the smaller ones.

bloss · 07-13-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Live2Run25

I didn't have a flask, but I had a purse. One of the last times I went out, I had those little mini bottles of wine in my purse and I kept sneaking off to drink in the bathroom.. IN A BAR! Ugh... pathetic..

I did that too, found some little bottles of wine like 5 or 6 ounces, mine were made of glass, though. I wondered who else bought them, besides me. I pretended (in my mind) that I could keep track of how much I drank. Also, carried a nice large purse. I would go off to bathroom to drink mine and discreetly throw away the bottle! Double Ugh!

***PaperDolls*** · 07-13-2012, 01:59 PM

Nah, I just put my vodka in a water bottle. It was much more practical.

Speaking of purses, my favorite purse was the one that could hold a six-pack of beer.

penny74 · 07-13-2012, 05:35 PM

A flask would be about 2 very large sips ??
Not enough...
l did see tha W.C.Fields had a walking ( hollow) cane filled with whiskey,, made me think..

**Dee74** · 07-13-2012, 05:39 PM

To be honest, I tried... but in all sincerity I can't quite figure out what this has to do either 'Sober' or 'Recovery'...

so I'm calling it a day on this one.
Thanks

D

07-13-2012, 01:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ethos23 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 189	Anyone Ever Use a Flask? I needed a new computer bag so went to the mall and went to a specialty luggage retailer. Really nice store with high end luggage, computer bags, briefcases and that sort of thing. As I was mulling around I noticed that they also had a nice stash of Flasks. Really . . . in this day and age. Personally I never used a flask (or thought of using of one) in my active drinking days. I never gave it any thought. I did notice that they are expensive and quite fancy. Looking back, I guess the reason I never gave it any thought is because it would have been habitually empty and not of much use. I guess my question is who uses them? Has anyone here? No judgment, just wondering.

07-13-2012, 01:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Live2Run25 Run to live... live to run Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 936 Blog Entries: 5	I didn't have a flask, but I had a purse. One of the last times I went out, I had those little mini bottles of wine in my purse and I kept sneaking off to drink in the bathroom.. IN A BAR! Ugh... pathetic.. __________________ -Britt Sober Since 6/3/2012. "And the day came for the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom" 9 Half Marathons completed in 1yr 5 months. Getting Married on 9/6/2013!!

07-13-2012, 01:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
suki44883 Just livin' the dream Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somewhere Out There Posts: 11,555	Nope. I was a beer drinker and it had to be cold beer. Not at all conducive to a flask. __________________ "The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is the character of the person walking the path." - Travis Alexander "So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key." - The Eagles

07-13-2012, 01:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
hypochondriac Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 4,261	I was always too ashamed of my drinking to have something pretty and flashy like a hip flask...smoking on the other hand, I had a silver antique cigarette case which took me years to find (one that fitted roll-ups) and various engraved zippos. I'd imagine for some people a flask would be part of the ritual, but for me it would have just identified me as an alcoholic! Something I was careful to avoid. __________________ “The future you have tomorrow, won't be the same future you had yesterday.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Rant

07-13-2012, 01:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
DisplacedGRITS Crazy Cat Lady Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,915 Blog Entries: 3	flasks are for fancy alcoholics. i just snuck my vodka around in water bottles. gotta keep hydrated! it's so nice not to worry about that now. i used to have a funnel in my kitchen supplies just for pouring vodka from the big bottle into the smaller ones. __________________ Sobriety Date: May 3, 2013 If I can do it, you can do it. Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. -The Big Book of AA, Chapter 5 Page 58

07-13-2012, 01:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Weasel1966 A simple guy making his way Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Long Island New York Posts: 2,188 Blog Entries: 36	Yes... I had two... One was leather bound. I used to fill them and take them with me to bars in NYC. I would drink at the bar AND go to the bathroom for more out of the flask. I did this regularly.... But you need tube socks! Ken

07-13-2012, 01:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
MrsKing Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,142	Nope, not for me. My husband and dad love them, though. Not that they ever use them!

07-13-2012, 01:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
*PaperDolls* Community Greeter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Midwest Posts: 7,744 Blog Entries: 10	Nah, I just put my vodka in a water bottle. It was much more practical. Speaking of purses, my favorite purse was the one that could hold a six-pack of beer. __________________ Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. --Samuel T. Coleridg

07-13-2012, 05:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
penny74 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 638	A flask would be about 2 very large sips ?? Not enough... l did see tha W.C.Fields had a walking ( hollow) cane filled with whiskey,, made me think..

07-13-2012, 05:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 65,367	To be honest, I tried... but in all sincerity I can't quite figure out what this has to do either 'Sober' or 'Recovery'... so I'm calling it a day on this one. Thanks D __________________

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