Foxy, if you listen to the health professionals, a soak should not achieve “Old Age”.
That is an Oxymoron 
If you think that is bad, try walking the distance on a pier to get to a cruise ship. Look up on youtube “pier runners”.
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That’s an inefficient use of time and money. When I flew to and from the UK I would drink until Dubai then sleep it off for the second half of the journey.
Alas those days are over, a couple of drinks on a flight is about my limit these days.
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What? Are you dissing the UK sub-culture that is the glorious 'Spoons?
Actually, I was not describing my own approach to air travel. I always stop after 4 pints.
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I’m most disappointed Lincs!
I was under the impression that you limited yourself to two strong quality IPA’S.
Less being more 
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That is not the motto when in the 'Spoons. The motto is more is less.
I don’t think I’ve ever been in the Spoons! 
Happy memories of Firkin pubs though.
Less was certainly more!
I was in London in the late 80’s and through the 90’s when the Firkin pubs started to appear. They were great but some of their beer - not so sure. Funnily enough the 'Spoons started appearing about the same time…
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Can you tell the nervous flyers by the queue for the loo? to offload the excess fluid
My rule is to never use the toilets near the 'Spoons, for good reason, so I’ve never noticed. In the past it was not unusual for me to be flying every week on the same route. I think it was about 2005 when I last did any serious drinking before or during a flight - always using an early morning flight or driving / working at the other end. Even now it holds no appeal.
I’ve never had a Stiff One, before a stressful event
I think it would make the situation worse.
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I’m not familiar with ‘Spoons’ or any other drinking establishment at an airport. My pre-flight routine is a full English in the nearest restaurant, preferably in the departure lounge…
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Booze at any airport is ridiculously priced whereas it is free on the plane.
I take sandwiches if I am going to eat before a flight - Well, except in Asia because their ridiculous prices are cheap ones for us
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Mind you Bruce, gone are the days when duty free’s filled as many bags as was possible.
Fags and booze… 
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Only 2B Told. @ 6.45Am.
“Sorry Sunshine. No can do. Your Braham’s & Liszt.”
“Try again 3.45Am. Tomorrow”.
“As Felicks Mend-el-Son Esq”. 
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There will be plenty of travellers around Europe that will be surprised by that claim! It is many years since British Airways fell in line to charge for drinks on short haul flights, along with all the budget airlines. Myself, I’m happy to only pay 40-50 euros for a flight and ignore the cabin crew with their bank card reader. Better that than BA’s business class tickets at 300+ euros and only time in the air for a couple of G&T’s.
I think every shop in UK airports has a high street price and an airport price. So Pret moves from expensive to very expensive. And sandwiches on the plane are very poor. However Boots keeps all its prices the same in the airport as in their high street shops. Thus the evening flight back from Gatwick always involves me buying a meal deal.
I saw a study a few years back that showed the average passenger makes 12 individual purchases each time they are in an airport waiting for a plane. That might be three or four things in one shop, and three of four drinks in a bar, etc. This is why they like you to turn up early - so that you do shopping. The owners of the shops spend hundreds of thousands each year to get the concession for an airport store. They need you to be shopping.
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No Rush.
You can always rely on Yorkshire Coming up wiff a Solution.
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I have only been on international flights. Not entirely true, I flew from Sydney to Canberra in 1967.
There are no short haul flights here, Sydney to Bali is over 6 hours, 5 hours of which is flying over Australia.