Culling "Friends"

[John Eberly]

Here's my solution -

Pick out who you want for friends.

Give them a swing top bottle, a bomber, or a growler of beer.

Tell them there are free refills if they bring the container back.

End of problem. I make more beer than I can drink anyway.

 

[Griffin495]

As a kid, I was given some advice. Never lend any money you won't mind not seeing again. Figure it goes the same way with beer bottles.

Another piece of advice along the same lines, never lend money to a friend, if you can afford it, give it as a gift. That way, if you never see it again, you won't be mad about it.

 

[Turkeyshot]

I make more beer than I can drink anyway.

Then you are just not trying hard enough.

 

[Owly055]

The bottle thing isn't about bottles at all ........... It's just a "character test".

I loved the comment about friends one would call to help bury as dead hooker ;-) ......... That was cute... I, for better or for worse do not have those kinds of friends, but I don't make a habit of killing people, though there are some who need killing, one should be very very sure that it's worth the possible consequences, and never involve anybody else, especially someone who likes to drink.

H.W.

 

[Zekk]

Shoot first, get bottles later?

 

[John Eberly]

Then you are just not trying hard enough.

Nah, I just need more friends -

 

[Bigfoot65]

Its seems beer bottles are like egg cartons . We have chickens and I give eggs away to family mostly . But some off them won't return the cartons . My mother in laws comes down the other day and announces they are out of eggs I replied were out of cartons and I'll be damned if I'm gonna give away eggs AND buy egg cartons . She got the message and returned with a sack full.

As far as giving away beer - to me its like loaning money - better not do it if you need it back cause you just may not get it .!

 

[slym2none]

The bottle thing isn't about bottles at all ........... It's just a "character test".

I loved the comment about friends one would call to help bury as dead hooker ;-) ......... That was cute... I, for better or for worse do not have those kinds of friends, but I don't make a habit of killing people, though there are some who need killing, one should be very very sure that it's worth the possible consequences, and never involve anybody else, especially someone who likes to drink.

H.W.

Judge. Jury. Executioner.

Owly.

:rockin:

 

[shelly_belly]

Please do not return the bottles. I have too many.

 

[drainbamage]

Judge. Jury. Executioner.

Owly.

:rockin:

 

[cattmoble]

Only thing missing from this awesome thread is some goats!!

 

[Owly055]

Only thing missing from this awesome thread is some goats!!

There is a popular saying..... I'll try anything once, twice if I like it. DO NOT EAT BILLY GOAT........ Take my word for it!!

Years ago the brother of my best friend, exasperated with a billy goat that would jump out of the pen onto the roof of the sheep shed, after having driven it down twice by shooting at his horns, put a 22 round between his eyes. I was a their place the evening they cooked and served leg of billy goat. The taste was not up front offensive, but I could taste it for many hours afterward, and the flatulance! Oh My God!!! Never again. I've milked goats, delivered goat kids, and fought with recalcitrant nannies trying get them to raise a lamb. I've tried to contain them..... the worst fence crawlers / climbers alive! Friendly, congenial creatures, they are absolutely exasperating nuisances. Unless you have bum lambs to raise, or get paid for weed control......stay away from them.
They are too athletic even to make tender meat.............

H.W.

 

[MaryB]

Baby goat is tasty on the smoker! I make it once a year for some friends from TX who come up here to do ag work for the summer(yes they are legal immigrants, all hard workers)

 

[bobeer]

What a weird thread... It has it all!

My method is easy as I try to not over complicate things... No bottle return no more beer. I give everyone a cheap 32oz growler jug bottle I reuse from a commercial release. I think it's a Saranac bottle from their pumpkin ale. They're $4 in the Fall. I usually buy 3 or 4 or them and keep the little jug just for this reason. If I give it out and if someone doesn't bring it back then they can supply their own bottle next time.
Or
Just make whomever supply their own bottle from the get go. That way you don't have to worry about it at all. Tell them it needs to be a clean bottle at that, too. If they want free fresh homebrew at least they can supply a clean bottle.

 

[Lefou]

Please do not return the bottles. I have too many.

Beer bottles make great target practice.

Just sayin' ....
But keep your crosshairs off'n mine. I aim to keep 'em.

 

[Sparge]

I gave my neighbor's dog beer, now it won't go away. Maybe I should offer it a bottle!




/jk

 

[bajaedition]

I gave my neighbor's dog beer, now it won't go away. Maybe I should offer it a bottle!




/jk

or a goat

 

[seatazzz]

laughing too much at work, earning strange looks from co-workers....

I've given away a few bottles since I started kegging. I've had more people ask me if I want them to save empty bottles for me than some that forget to bring them back. Lately I just tell people to keep 'em or throw them away, their choice. I've got 7 cases of 22's and 2+ cases of 12's that will probably never see use again (except for the kid's wedding this summer as I am not allowed to bring one of my kegs, has to be bottled, venue rules, poop).

 

[Homercidal]

I sometimes give out beer and rarely ask for bottles back. Since I keg and have plenty of bottles, it's just easier to tell them not to worry about it if they want.

I can get fresh, empty Bells bottles for a dime apiece at the party stores around here. Way too easy to grab a dozen or so to inconvenience the beer takers with having to bring the bottles back.

Of course, if they get bottles all the time, or get a BUNCH of them, then I might ask them to bring them back.

 

[PlexVector]

"Why waste ammo when an axe will do"

I don't know, the thought just popped into my head after reading this thread...

 

[Owly055]

Baby goat is tasty on the smoker! I make it once a year for some friends from TX who come up here to do ag work for the summer(yes they are legal immigrants, all hard workers)

I've long wanted to try decent goat. I tend to like more mature meat. Male animals are normally castrated very young when raised for meat. If not they are difficult to deal with, and tend to develop strong flavors. Billy goats (adult non castrated males) such as the one I'm speaking of also have the rather disgusting habit of pissing in their beard, and smell so rank one doesn't even want to be around them much less eat them.

BMC drinkers if drunk enough are said to be inclined to do the same thing ;-)


H.W.