Mr. Flood is an alcoholic. Alcohol is used in a sense of being heavily relied on and that it has been used for a long time. "And you and I have said it here before. Drink to the bird" creates a sense of alcohol being under long term use (1). It has been done before and I would assume that it has been more than once. I felt that the drinking seemed routine. It felt like he was familiar with the process and environment. There was mention of him setting down the jug with care, and to me that showed that he knew it was fragile.
However, it has been a long time since he last had a drink. Basically I just think that Mr. Flood has had lots of experience with alcohol. Here he is, in what seems to be some of his final moments, and he is turning to alcohol. He is using it to calm down. Mr. Flood is an alcoholic and has some degree of experience.
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