[Gyrene]

Human beings supposedly learn from the experiences of others, but I have my doubts that some learn that way, and especially college and high school kids.

I personally have experienced seeing people who were drunk and stupid, drunk and disorderly, dead from drinking, having had an accident where others died because of them, and saw 6 high school friends die from being drunk and running a stop sign.

I saw 11 high school friends die when they were drinking in their cars (while racing), and both cars were hit by a drunk who didn't know where he was (he cut across two oncoming traffic lanes to get to a bar to buy more beer)! He had a small cut on his arm, but otherwise he was uninjured. The 12th kid had his legs stuffed under the front seat by the back seat cushion, and will never walk again.

Do I drink? Yes, but I stop when the alcohol starts to taste bad, like with the second drink, or during the second drink. On a hot summer day a cold beer or two tastes very good. Over the course of a day, I may consume three or four beers if it is really hot out! With dinner, maybe a glass of wine or two, or a beer or two.

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[troy2000]

Quote:       Originally Posted by heilung

You're right, Troy. Do you want your kids to do the same things so they can learn "First hand"?

And I have no doubt they'll do some first-hand learning regardless of what I say to them. With a little luck though, some of what I've taught them will stick and they won't have to learn it the hard way.

I guarantee they know drinking 21 shooters can be fatal, and that it only takes a few to make you stop counting. Didn't that poor girl's parents ever tell her that? Or did they just tell her, "good girls don't drink," and let it go at that?

I know you meant well in your original post, and you were making a valid point. I just thought you were coming down a little hard and heavy.

[Troy]

Quote:       Originally Posted by heilung

You're right, Troy. Do you want your kids to do the same things so they can learn "First hand"?

what exactly is wrong with learning, living, experiencing, and perhaps even regretting a little of life? when i am out for a coffee with some old friends we have a good time laughing about some of the old times. some good, some not so good. heck, that is how i learned how much i hate hangovers. on that note i got this email a short while ago that might lighten things up and give some of us a laugh or two.


Five Levels of Hangovers

One Star Hangover (*)

No pain. No real feeling of illness. You're able to function
relatively well. However, you are still parched. You can drink 5
cokes and still feel this way. For some reason, you are craving a
steak & fries.


Two Star Hangover (**)

No pain, but something is definitely amiss. You may look okay, but
you have the mental capacity of a staple gun. The coffee you are
chugging is only increasing your rumbling gut, which is still
tossing around the fruity pancake from the 3:00 AM Waffle House
excursion. There is some definite havoc being wreaked upon your
bowels.


Three Star Hangover (***)

Slight headache. Stomach feels crappy. You are definitely not
productive. Anytime a girl walks by you gag because her perfume
reminds you of the flavored schnapps shots your alcoholic friends
dared you to drink. Life would be better right now if you were home in your
bed watching Lucy reruns. You've had 4 cups of coffee, a gallon of
water, 3 iced teas and a diet Coke--yet you haven't peed once.


Four Star Hangover (****)

Life sucks. Your head is throbbing. You can't speak too quickly or
else you might puke. Your boss has already lambasted you for being
late and has given you a lecture for reeking of booze. You wore nice
clothes, but that can't hide the fact that you only shaved one side
of your face. For the ladies, it looks like you put your make-up on
while riding the bumper cars. Your eyes look like one big red vein,
and even your hair hurts. Your !!! is in perpetual spasm, and
the first of about five shits you take during the day brings water
to the eyes of everyone who enters the bathroom.

Five Star Hangover (*****)

You have a second heartbeat in your head, which is actually annoying the employee who sits in the next cube. Vodka vapor is seeping out of every pore and making you dizzy. You still have toothpaste crust in the corners of your mouth from brushing your teeth in an attempt to get the remnants of the poop fairy out. Your body has lost the ability to generate spit so your tongue is suffocating you. You don't have the foggiest idea who the !!!! the stranger was passed out in your bed this morning. Any attempt to take a dump results in a fire hose like discharge of alcohol-scented fluid with a rare 'Floater' thrown in. The sole purpose of this 'Floater' seems to be to splash the toilet water all over your !!!. Death sounds pretty good about right now...
*****

[Gio]

It was a one star

[kagome]

My college is not really a party school, all the parties happen outside the school and ussually get busted since we are in a small town that only has like 4,000 people, most are college kids