Post #34819 by thejab on Mon, May 19, 2003 7:54 AM

thumper-

It's too late to do anything about the stranger you befriended and if you don't know their name or anything about them you can't find out how their doing. I would agree with tikifish that they're probably OK but still hungover.

If you are drinking to the point of getting kicked out of bars you should learn to enjoy drinking without getting to the wasted stage. I wouldn't go so far to say you're an alchoholic at this point but if you keep doing what you are doing you might become one, and maybe end up in jail or even die.

I know it's fun to get wasted once in a while but what's so fun about pukeing and having a terrible hangover? Learn to judge your limits. After practice you can feel yourself start to lose motor skills and that's when you should stop drinking or slow way down. The hard thing is the faster you drink the quicker you get to that point and once you're there your judgement goes out the window. Take it slow and lay off the shots especially the sweet ones. Learn to keep a steady buzz going by pacing your drinking. Drink water between drinks to dilute what's going in your stomach.

Don't hang out with people who want to "swap shots" endlessly if the result is passing out or getting thrown out of bars. What's wrong with saying "no thanks" when someone offers to buy you a shot? If they get offended than they're not worth knowing. Go to bars with friends who will look out for you instead of trying to get wasted.

Bartenders are usually pretty busy and shouldn't have to babysit their patrons. It's up to us drinkers to have a good time but not to the point of making a nuisance of ourselves.