Rude to not take drinks?

[Renaissance]

 

[JimmyM]

*bing-bong*
"Hello?"
"Yes, hello. I am the electrician you called. Can you direct me to the breaker that has been giving you trouble?"
"Yes, it is right over there. But I'm not sure if you saw the sign outside or not... this is a TAXIDERMY shop, so I expect you to be primarily concerned with TAXIDERMY SALES while you are here. Do you understand?? I am in the TAXIDERMY BUSINESS, so now you are also a TAXIDERMY SALESMAN while you rewire the shop."

Not even close to the same thing, bro.

 

[bolophonic]

Not even close to the same thing, bro.

You do you. I have been in business for myself long enough to know how to satisfy my clients.

 

[bolophonic]

Not at all. I just know that powers that be will not like the fact that I edited my OP and deleted the others, even though there is a function that allows you to do both. BUT only when others think it's appropriate apparently. I've undone everything they did and created a poll. I must be punished now. It would be cool if they could keep my tombstone avatar with the word banned across it. As if the dead care!

10-4 good buddy.

 

[JimmyM]

You do you. I have been in business for myself long enough to know how to satisfy my clients.

OK. Well get me a quote on a beaver umbrella stand next time you're at the taxidermist, would you?

 

[JimmyM]

Not at all. I just know that powers that be will not like the fact that I edited my OP and deleted the others, even though there is a function that allows you to do both. BUT only when others think it's appropriate apparently. I've undone everything they did and created a poll. I must be punished now. It would be cool if they could keep my tombstone avatar with the word banned across it. As if the dead care about being banned......they're dead! Bwaaahahahaaaaaa!

Not interesting enough for a ban. Sorry.

 

[5StringBlues]

I don't do polls where I can't vote for everything.

 

[bolophonic]

OK. Well get me a quote on a beaver umbrella stand next time you're at the taxidermist, would you?

I actually found part of a beaver skull recently... the teeth on this thing are horrifying.

 

[5StringBlues]

I actually found part of a beaver skull recently... the teeth on this thing are horrifying.

As I stated in this thread, My cat ate a squirrel's entire head... , I found a gopher face on our property when I was a kid in the 70's.

 

[bolophonic]

As I stated in this thread, My cat ate a squirrel's entire head... , I found a gopher face on our property when I was a kid in the 70's.

That’s awesome. We find the weirdest things out here, too. This winter, I came across the intact midsection of a vulture laying in a pasture. Just... huge wings, connected to a hollow, feathered rib cage, like a coffee can with both ends removed. Later on, I found it near the woods, chewed into a mangled mess.

 

[5StringBlues]

I'd like to vote for beaver umbrella now.





Also,posting Beaver Umbrella in the band names thread.

 

[JimmyM]

I'd like to vote for beaver umbrella now.

Also,posting Beaver Umbrella in the band names thread.

Just make sure you give proper credit to the guy who thought of it (hint: not the OP) in case there's any money to be made.

 

[5StringBlues]

Just make sure you give proper credit to the guy who thought of it (hint: not the OP) in case there's any money to be made.

Will go fix.

 

[5StringBlues]

 

[Spidey2112]

I know if a beaver bought me a drink, umbrella or not, I'd drink it...

... but it would be better with an umbrella.

 

[Wood and Wire]

So, saying “I don’t drink” could seem a bit hipocrical.

I love that you slurred your words there

 

[40Hz]

My question is is it really rude for us to decline drinks

No. Period.

For whatever reason. Or no reason at all. If you don’t want to drink that’s your call.

 

[juancaminos]

I'm the guy who posted the other thread about accepting drink offers and I would be the first to say that there certainly are exceptions! In my case everyone in the band drank but they each had their preferred drink. The guitar player was a vodka/Gin guy, if he drank a beer it would be a top shelf import beer. So when our number one fan (a guy who always puts good tips in the tip jar) brings a tray of Tequila shots I told him that he had better damn well take one. What he did with it didn't matter, just take it. Pour it out, give it to someone else what ever. If someone says "I'm buying the band a round" then order what you want, soda, coffe, Rye, dog poop, what ever the bar is selling that you can drink but order something...don't ever say no!

As far as recovering drinkers, druggies, smokers or whatever your vice...I would never ever expect you to imbibe for any reason under the sun. There are a lot of great suggestions here. We played with a guy who instructed the bar tender to put water in the band shots. I think that is down right wrong and as a BL would never approve of something like that but, once again if the drunk guy says he is buying, there is nothing wrong with saying "make mine a soda please". It's not that black and white. If you are handed a beer or shot you don't want set it down "for later" and give it away at break. The point is to let the bar make money with little white lies so to speak.

 

[rmayer]

If a patron at a bar wants to buy you a drink, and you're sober and you don't want to offend them, have a coke, club soda or a ginger ale. Or politely say, I'm recovering and I don't drink but thanks. If they are offended by that, that's their problem. I think it's rude for someone to think that a recovering alcoholic should have to have a drink so he doesn't hurt someone's feelings.

Edit: I understanding the bar making money selling drinks, if you need to take the drink and set it down as others have said. But I would expect the person buying would expect you to have the drink with them. Not always a simple situation.

 

[Renaissance]

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