Comments on: Real Responsible Drinking http://moxietoday.com/real-responsible-drinking/ The Digital Marketer Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:20:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: observer http://moxietoday.com/real-responsible-drinking/comment-page-1/#comment-169 observer Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:53:32 +0000 http://moxietoday.com/?p=1988#comment-169 Ok, I'm 56. My first speeding ticket was on the George Washington Bridge, going to pick up alcohol for NJ friends. We used to play our basketball games, then drive into the city for diner and beers. There are many memories of post party driving! this was a long time ago when penalties were much less than today. Penalties given for irresponsibility. I grew up, and realized the dangers of negligent drinking. I enjoy a drink or two, now and then, but have learned to avoid any excesses. Alchohol is a drug, and must be used in moderation. It's effect are well known, and these effects are brain altering. The laws were put into place to protect both the drinker and the victims of his/her altered state of mind. Those effects can kill! Three of my friends from my youth have died from these effects. Responsibility in ones decisions on how much, how often and how long one drinks becomes moot when the adictive actions of alcholol take there toll. You loose controll over your rational decision making abilities. It is also known that certain individuals are prone (genetic?) to alcohol addiction, and no one knows who or when the hook will take effect. So these facts are known. And college students, those under 21, are known to enjoy alcohol. the powers that be cannot stop it, but can, in effect, place limits. If the law gets you to think about it, gets you to occasionally question the amount and frequency of your drinking, gets you to a point of responsibility that will keep you alive, healthy, and a productive citizen...then keep it as is. The last place your mother and father want to visit is your grave site. And remember, till your 21....you can kill terrorists, vote for any president, marry any woman/man, purchase a gun....and die for his country...but can't do it drunk...legally. Ok, I’m 56.
My first speeding ticket was on the George Washington Bridge, going to pick up alcohol for NJ friends. We used to play our basketball games, then drive into the city for diner and beers. There are many memories of post party driving! this was a long time ago when penalties were much less than today. Penalties given for irresponsibility.
I grew up, and realized the dangers of negligent drinking. I enjoy a drink or two, now and then, but have learned to avoid any excesses.
Alchohol is a drug, and must be used in moderation. It’s effect are well known, and these effects are brain altering. The laws were put into place to protect both the drinker and the victims of his/her altered state of mind. Those effects can kill!
Three of my friends from my youth have died from these effects.
Responsibility in ones

decisions on how much, how often and how long one drinks becomes moot when the adictive actions of alcholol take there toll. You loose controll over your rational decision making abilities.
It is also known that certain individuals are prone (genetic?) to alcohol addiction, and no one knows who or when the hook will take effect.
So these facts are known. And college students, those under 21, are known to enjoy alcohol. the powers that be cannot stop it, but can, in effect, place limits.
If the law gets you to think about it, gets you to occasionally question the amount and frequency of your drinking, gets you to a point of responsibility that will keep you alive, healthy, and a productive citizen…then keep it as is.
The last place your mother and father want to visit is your grave site.

And remember, till your 21….you can kill terrorists, vote for any president, marry any woman/man, purchase a gun….and die for his country…but can’t do it drunk…legally.

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