Do you drink alcohol?

B-rad · Posted: May 22, 2003 12:14 pm Post subject: Do you drink alcohol?

Do you drink alcoholic beverages? At what age do you think it is acceptable for people to start drinking. I started drinking when I was 15 or so and I know there are some people that started younger. I also have friends whose parents let them drink. They are 19 and 17, buthave been drinking for awhile.
At what age do you think it's ok to buy beer for someone, or should you always abide by the legal age?

Dees · Posted: May 22, 2003 12:18 pm Post subject:

I started drink when I was 17 on the weekends during parties. But I didn't drink every day. I still drink usually on the weekand and on the boat ever once and a while.

Rocko · Posted: May 22, 2003 12:26 pm Post subject:

I DRINK ALOT. Twisted Evil

franknbeans · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 272 City: Ft. Worth

"beer, the cause of and the solution to all of life's problems" Homer J. Simpson

franknbeans · Soul Rider Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 272 City: Ft. Worth

i started when I was 18

lebaron · Soul Rider Joined: 20 May 2003 Posts: 490 City: Langley

my parents were cool with it when i was 17. aslong as you're not stupid about it i'd say 16/17 is a good age.

vance · Guest

i started drinking when i was 17 but havnt since last summer im 19 now it sucks theres no one to get me the hook up

DCovington · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 48 City: Richmond, VA

I started drinking pretty early in life (I'll leave that up to the imagination). Personally I think young adults should be allowed to drink at 18. Here is the reason --> When I got to college I had already been exposed to alcohol for some time. The people who had never really been around it were the ones that were ending up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning and eventually getting kicked out of school because it took over their lives. I don't condone parents "letting" their kids drink under 21 though. That only leads to unnecessary criminal charges that could be avoided if they were never involved. The parents of a good friend of mine used to let us drink every once in a while in their home, but those were different times (even though I'm only 26, times are much different now).

Just be smart kids. Don't be stupid and you'll be fine. Wink

jbelson · Guest

I started pretty young.

There's nothing wrong with it, thats why I let my kids drink Why just a couple of weeks ago I got a couple of kegs for my kids. They had this powder-puff football game in the park and were gonna initiate some younger girls into the senior class, so I thought it'd be a lot more fun if all the kids were drunk. I know SOME of them had a great time...probably too great a time Rolling Eyes

lebaron · Soul Rider Joined: 20 May 2003 Posts: 490 City: Langley

hey vance if you're ever close i'll hook you up.

Jester · Posted: May 22, 2003 1:03 pm Post subject:

Jbelson, I bought some 12-ers for 'em too! From what I hear it was really fun. Confused

I can't drink anymore, I found out I'm allergic to alcohol. But I did it when I was younger. I would make my kids wait 'til they were 21 'cuz there's just too much that can happen if I let 'em drink & they get into trouble. Case in point, the parents who bought beer for those girls in Illinois are probably gonna get some jail time & a minimum $1000 fine.

DCovington, the reason people who drink their first time at college end up in emergency rooms isn't 'cuz they have low tolerance for alcohol. It's 'cuz they're hopping from party to party getting more & more alcohol at each one. Even if they stay at just one party, there's TONS more drinks at a college party than any high school party. Plus there's way less risk of getting busted by an authority figure so kids go wild with it.

"Beer. Now there's a temporary solution." ---Homer Simpson

bigmikesh2o · Criminal Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 50 City: Toledo, OH

I just thought I'd screw up the poll. I don't drink cause I'm alergic. One sip and my face looks like this Embarassed

I would still drink occasionally but never more than 1 or 2. Then one day I had dinner with my girlfriend and had some wine. After about 2 sips I broke out in hives. Haven't touch the stuff since.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

I started drinking in 8th grade - at bars. I live in Germany and that's what we did on the weekends...go to downtown Wiesbaden to a bar called Big Ben and get hammered...there was also a roller rink/bar (Germans are weird) we used to drink at. By 10th grade I was drinking every weekend at Die Radler (The Wheel) in Stuttgart....we all were - it was like college light. Amazing what conservative (military) parents will let their kids do when they think they are safe.

Problem came when I moved back to the states in Jan of my Junior year....no more bars Sad

I couldn't believe it! "What do you mean we MIGHT be able to get some beer this weekend?" Culture shock.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

As long as my Dad was around I could drink whenever. I got drunk for the first time when I was 17. Lately I drink more beer than I drink water. That's all going to stop because I'm going to start working in the mornings and late night drinking just doesn't mix well with work.

Josh R · Posted: May 22, 2003 1:40 pm Post subject:

I started drinking at parties around 14/15. Been drinking a lot more recently...

Dragonlady8 · Guest

Buergday · Guest

I drink now, but I never touched the stuff till I was 20. I played football in high school and my first year of college, and nobody on either of the teams drank. We all kept eachother away from the stuff. Once I stopped playing, it was ON! (for better or worse)

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

Allergic to alcohol. What a sad condition.

Buergday, that's really rare. On all the teams I've been on college and HS we drank a lot after games. It was a celebration thing. In season we didn't drink very much just due to being tired and all that.

DCovington · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 48 City: Richmond, VA

Jester, that wasn't my point. It wasn't that their tolerance was lower (which is probably a fact also), but that they didn't know their limits. Also, the sudden abundancy of alcohol, curiosity, and peer pressure drove a lot of my college friends to alcoholism. Those of us that were used to it took it in stride and came out fine.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

DCovington, I dunno about alcoholism but definate abuse and lack of control. You always see 'that guy' who ends up throwing up all over someones house.

DCovington · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 48 City: Richmond, VA

Yeah Nor*Cal, that may have been a stretch. I just remember the guys (and gals) freshman year that ended up in the hospital. Almost always it was someone who had never really been exposed to alcohol. Actually, now that I think about it, there was at least one guy who did eventaully fall into the alcoholic category.

Sean_Brinston · Posted: May 22, 2003 3:18 pm Post subject:

Im 16 and i just drink beer. Have been for about 6 months. My parents dont drink, and dont really like there children doing it, so i do it when im left at the cottage with friends , or at weekend parties

LostCause · Newbie Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 24 City: W$R

Started when i was 15, I am 18 now so yeah, been drinking pretty heavily for 3 years

Jester · Posted: May 22, 2003 3:36 pm Post subject:

bigmikesh2o · Criminal Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 50 City: Toledo, OH

Jester · Posted: May 22, 2003 4:08 pm Post subject:

Chales · Guest

Didn't even have to check to know this would be the most lopsided poll ever.

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 22, 2003 5:03 pm Post subject:

Just about every weekend for me. Graduation for our school is tomorrow night!! HAHAHA, it's gonna be awesome... even though I'm not a senior this year. I'll be drunk off my arse. Laughing

Brian B. · Posted: May 22, 2003 6:36 pm Post subject:

drank when i was in 7th grade and now its every weekend and some school nights, im in 9th grade now

Dragonlady8 · Guest

Chales · Guest

I've never done that. But I could understand how the crappy feeling would be worth the lack of recollection of the previous night's events.

Rocko knows.

baywatcher · Newbie Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 37 City: East Texas

i dont understand the point in it...im 16 and half of my class drinks.....why?....what is so cool about acting a complete idiot and then pukin your head off the next morning...and if you dont get drunk why spend the money....its just stupid to me...i dont drink at all...i have took a sip when my dad was around when i was like 12 and i spit it out and said it was nasty.....id rather wakeboard Smile

Josh R · Posted: May 22, 2003 7:47 pm Post subject:

I'd rather do both... Twisted Evil

Jester · Posted: May 22, 2003 8:50 pm Post subject:

Dragonlady8 · Guest

Funny you should ask.....I've consummed ETOH in minimal amounts and never had a reaction. But then the rest of my family does in various degrees.

I've never aquired the taste for the stuff, beer, wine,spirits..... Once in a Mauve moon I'll have a rum with coke or OJ