Next time I'll poll them.
"Hey man, it's a great day, you just getting off work?"
"Hey man, it's a great day, you just getting off work?"
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Barflies - What is the deal?
- Thread starter Killed_by_Death
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Me too, spread over 4 decades. I have a friend who is currently on the way out from it now, it's hard to watch (again...)
I (and many others) tried to help all of them overcome it, but you can't do it for them.
Same applies to drugs too (although that tends to be over far quicker)
I have a friend who ascribes a conspiracy theory to every notable event. Hard way to live a life.
I'd agree, conspiracy theories are for the birds & a difficult way to live. However, I'm sure there was no conspiracy, except by the publicans to ply their customers with tipple.
It's a fair defence to make, honestly it's not usually one's place to judge a person's behaviours. Doubly so when one doesn't know anything about their circumstances. Plenty of people want a beer or wine or some whiskey after a hard day or week or on vacation, and I'm far from the guy to tell them not to. I'm definitely an unconventional guy myself, and tend not to care much when people turn their nose up at some things they regard as offbeat - from haircuts to books to beers, I'm here to do my own thing.
Conventions and norms exist for a reason, but not everybody adheres to the same conventions as everybody else all the time. I love my eggs sunny side up, almost black on the bottom with a runny yolk - plenty like them scrambled, and plenty still would rather have oatmeal with fruit and yogurt. As long as what you have going works for you, I don't see much reason to think about it. I've just also met many who genuinely needed help with regards to avoiding harm with some substances, and while there is obvious difference between people with obvious problems and "normal" folk, the line can definitely be blurry sometimes.
Some statistics about alcohol use/abuse:
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41 percent of the country's fatal traffic incidents are related to alcohol problems. Alcohol-related car crashes occur every 48 minutes in the United States, and there are about 30 deaths each day as a result. Of all of the traffic suicides and accidents in the United States, one half of resulting fatalities and one-third of resulting injuries are related to alcohol abuse. Teen drivers, along with motorcyclists and drivers who have prior convictions for driving while impaired, are the most at risk for being involved in an alcohol-related crash. In 2009, 10,839 people lost their lives in crashes caused by alcohol-impaired drivers; this accounts for approximately one-third of all traffic-related deaths that year in the United States. In addition, over 1.4 million drivers were arrested for DUIs in 2009, which is less than one percent of the whopping 147 million number of self-reported alcohol-impaired driving episodes in America each year. Each year, alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes cost the United States more than $51 billion.
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41 percent of the country's fatal traffic incidents are related to alcohol problems. Alcohol-related car crashes occur every 48 minutes in the United States, and there are about 30 deaths each day as a result. Of all of the traffic suicides and accidents in the United States, one half of resulting fatalities and one-third of resulting injuries are related to alcohol abuse. Teen drivers, along with motorcyclists and drivers who have prior convictions for driving while impaired, are the most at risk for being involved in an alcohol-related crash. In 2009, 10,839 people lost their lives in crashes caused by alcohol-impaired drivers; this accounts for approximately one-third of all traffic-related deaths that year in the United States. In addition, over 1.4 million drivers were arrested for DUIs in 2009, which is less than one percent of the whopping 147 million number of self-reported alcohol-impaired driving episodes in America each year. Each year, alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes cost the United States more than $51 billion.
An odd thread, with at least one predictable responder! 
The only way you can know that people hang out in bars during the day, is to be in a bar during the day. And then you are one of those people who hangs out in bars during the day.
The only way you can know that people hang out in bars during the day, is to be in a bar during the day. And then you are one of those people who hangs out in bars during the day.
i think the deal is:
- addicted to booze
- nothing better to do
- can afford to spend the money on it
- it might be that there are additional reasons such as unhappy, or lack of, home life - or just that's where their friends are.
In some English towns the pub has a kind of "living room of the village" feel to it. So people just read the paper, watch TV, or chat with whoever's around. It doesn't necessarily mean that everyone in there is a raging alky, although no doubt some are.
- addicted to booze
- nothing better to do
- can afford to spend the money on it
- it might be that there are additional reasons such as unhappy, or lack of, home life - or just that's where their friends are.
In some English towns the pub has a kind of "living room of the village" feel to it. So people just read the paper, watch TV, or chat with whoever's around. It doesn't necessarily mean that everyone in there is a raging alky, although no doubt some are.
On Sunday, I found myself in an Irish bar in NYC at 11:00 am. It was packed. World Cup, you know.
It's gotta be noon somewhere in the world!
Fishheadjoe
Fishheadjoe
An odd thread, with at least one predictable responder!
The only way you can know that people hang out in bars during the day, is to be in a bar during the day. And then you are one of those people who hangs out in bars during the day.
I worked the day bartender shift when I was younger. We had a good supply of regulars in our bar (Irish pub kind of place). Besides being drinkers, I looked at these folks as people who just needed to be with people in a place where they would be accepted, so to speak. Almost like a drop in center - with booze and food. Generally speaking. Of course, as a day bartender, I wasn't getting slammed like at night, so you had time to build a rapport with these regular barflies. One of these regulars was the local hotshot news anchor; I recall serving this guy until 5pm...he'd get up, walk a couple blocks back to the station and deliver the supper hour newscast!!
@Killed_by_Death - wasn't your bass idol a notable barfly?
I took a page from Lemmy when I chose my apartment in Bangkok. Nearest my preferred pubs. I even got the tip for the landlord from the pub.
We had a place like that here. It was set up with only booths along one wall & a long bar counter on the opposite side.
I only went in there a couple of times, but they served good food. It surprised me how folks were doing exactly that, reading the paper, watching TV.
It got shut down last Fall, however.
Maybe I subconsciously envy these folks. I do wish the nearest pub wasn't 3 miles away. Then I could walk there, get loaded, and stumble home.
We had a place like that here. It was set up with only booths along one wall & a long bar counter on the opposite side.
I only went in there a couple of times, but they served good food. It surprised me how folks were doing exactly that, reading the paper, watching TV.
It got shut down last Fall, however.
Maybe I subconsciously envy these folks. I do wish the nearest pub wasn't 3 miles away. Then I could walk there, get loaded, and stumble home.
I don't understand how people can waste their life away sitting in a bar and doing nothing.
Why, just yesterday some guy came into the bar and sat on the stool next to me for 8 hours and drank beer.
Why, just yesterday some guy came into the bar and sat on the stool next to me for 8 hours and drank beer.
Drinking in bars is way too expensive. Now I prefer drinking at home, or at some friends' place.
Conversational Narcissism - What's the deal?
TB's lifeblood!
One of my retirement goals is to be a barfly. I just don't have the time right now.
I'm in a sports bar now, buffalo wings Wednesday.
The folks in here know nothing about music & aren't very chatty.
One more pint & I'm off for home
The folks in here know nothing about music & aren't very chatty.
One more pint & I'm off for home
