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Every rural area I've ever worked in had a non trivial number of folks who would have 2-3 drinks at the bar/whatever on a Friday or a Saturday and drive home.
by Ntrails 7mo ago
Every rural area I've ever worked in had a non trivial number of folks who would have 2-3 drinks at the bar/whatever on a Friday or a Saturday and drive home. It was not alcoholism, it was "I'm totally fine to drive, the law doesn't know my limits" etc.
On some level that's just the price of wanting to go out and not wanting to drop a bunch of cash on a taxi (assuming you can get one to come).
- cwmoore 7mo agoAs long as bars still have parking lots and there are sin taxes, it’s another state-sponsored racket.
- fragmede 7mo agoHow is that not alcoholism?
- astura 7mo agoHaving 2-3 drinks on a Friday night is "alcoholism?"
- rkomorn 7mo ago2-3 drinks on a Friday night isn't. 2-3 drinks on a Friday night when you're supposed to drive home is different. I'd also say "I can drink because the law is wrong" is also not exactly a neutral take.
- astura 7mo agoOk, but it's not alcoholism, it's something else (disregard for others)
- Ntrails 7mo agoPrecisely! There are two key components: - I believe the law is overly proscriptive / strict / wrong. - I believe I won't get caught It's no different to someone speeding because "It's clear conditions and I consider myself to be perfectly safe at this speed". Or skipping a stop sign "I can clearly see nothing is coming".
- FireBeyond 7mo ago"intoxication", not "had a drink"