No more Alcohol for me

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Profisher777

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I was thinking the other day, Why would I want to drink a beverage that would force me to leave my firearm in my vehicle locked up and unloaded when that could be the time when I would need it the most. In the past I have consumed a fair share of alcohol but now, I plan and will carry everywhere that is legal so from this point on, NO MORE ALCOHOL. Anybody else decide this?
 
this is why my girlfriend has her permit as well. shes a non drinker so if i want to drink she gets the firearm. so for me its really a no lose stiuation, plus my chick can shoot, so i feel confident that if the situation comes up she will know what to do. also i dont drink to excess. if were out i might have a beer or 2 at most with my meal, but most of the time when we go out i wont drink.
 
Alcohol has ravaged my extended family on bolth sides, 3 of 4 Grandparents were alcoholics, notice I said were...they are all dead now. Hastened to their grave by alcohol. I recently watched my 52yo aunt die a slow death from liver failure, and now 2 of my three brothers suffer from alcoholism, one has sought treatment, only after his wife threw him out. He has 5 children that he was not allowed to see. Treatment is a day by day struggle. I choose to not drink, because of these reasons. In my younger days I could have easily gone the other way. Thank GOD I didn't.
I am able to carry a firearm today, I believe because of my early choice to keep away from alcohol. I may have a beer or two at home with a friend over but that is it. My life is to important, and the ability to protect my family is worth more than anything to me. Way too much to loose. OK my rambling is over, alcohol and guns don't mix!!!
 
I don't like feeling buzzed or high. When I have a drink it's always been to be polite or social. I've been known to sip the same drink for an hour or two, just add more ice.

Now when my buds razz me to drink up I'll have a valid excuse.
 
I agree with you even if I don't drink often. I can't even finish a small bottle of Bud Lime. Drinking, driving and having a gun with you just doesn't mix. Here in Missou you can drink to your heart's content as long as you are in your own home and still have a gun. We have a good castle doctrine here.
 
It is my understanding that President George W Bush used to drink alot and gave it up for his family. I also understand he is still 'on the wagon'. No matter what you think of his policies you have to admire anybody who is 'on the wagon', especially a person in a high stress job as the presidency. I prefere being sober and ready than drunk or 'buzzed'. While I did have a drink of 50 year old scotch the day I turned 50, I prefere ice tea or diet Pepsi. Plus no risk of a DUI or hangover. By the way I used to drink alot in my younger years and one day a friend bet me I couldnt quit drinking for a year. I won the bet. Booze never really appealed to again and its been more than 30 years. As I said I have a drink once in awhile but its pretty rare. Guns plus booze equals STUPID! I may be dumb but Im not STUPID! Ill keep my guns and sobriety. You are boing the right thing. Congrats.
 
Reminded why i don't drink

I never did drink much, and did not make an effort to stop, but just haven't had anything to drink in a few years.
My family recently had a celebration where we had an open bar. I was not driving and was in a state with oppressive laws and could not carry. So I decided to have a beer. I got just enough of a buzz that I realized I lack full coordination. I did not like not being 100% in control of myself.
While I won't say I'll never drink again, I can't think of a time I might want to.
 
I have to agree that booze and guns don't mix. I had stopped drinking long before I got my carry permit. I'd rather be ready to protect myself or family than have a buzz on. Smart decision on your part.
 
I haven't gone 'on the wagon' totally, but I'm drinking a lot less. Note: I've made a couple of tongue-in-cheek posts on this site...but I'm being serious as can be here.

I could actually legally drink and carry in my state, provided it's in a restaurant (not bar), and that I don't get "intoxicated". But I choose not even to do that. I prefer to stay alert. What I'm about to say may sound a bit like mall-ninja talk, but bare in mind that I'm former LE:

When I started legally carrying again, I felt a bit of that situational-awareness that I'd learned in the military and LE come back. I prefer that heightened alertness to the numbing effect of booze. No, you won't find me looking for trouble or itching for a gunfight, and I don't play vigilante, or stick my nose where it doesn't belong. But I do keep my eyes open for threats, and am ready to use the weapon to defend myself or the innocent if the situation arises. I don't feel I'd be able to do as well after even a couple of drinks.

Before I carried, I played a lot of pool and drank too many boilermakers with my buddies. Now that I legally carry, it's coffee and pie at a little patio cafe near the pool hall. Many of my buddies from the bar have gotten their permits, and join me there on a regualar basis. CCW has been good for our health. I wonder what our waiter would think if he knew how much steel and lead comes in with "the regulars."
 
Tucker's Mom said:
I agree with you even if I don't drink often. I can't even finish a small bottle of Bud Lime. Drinking, driving and having a gun with you just doesn't mix. Here in Missou you can drink to your heart's content as long as you are in your own home and still have a gun. We have a good castle doctrine here.
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Your problem is you're drinking bud lime.
 
xmanhockey7 said:
Your problem is you're drinking bud lime.
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You are being funny...:yu: I am an Aussie and we are well known for our beer drinking prowess. Like EastOKHotRod, I have gone down the healthy way and drink just water and coconut water since I started carrying. Every now and then, the Aussie in me comes out of the woodworks. After not drinking for a good while, I find I can't finish even a small bottle of beer. I am not good with soft drinks, tea and anything that has caffeine either because of my acid reflux. Wine goes with cooking...always. Now if I can get rid of my other vice, I will be in heaven by now...:biggrin:...(oh, I don't know how to phrase this last sentence...:no:)
 
If I'm out to dinner and have a glass of wine, come get me..I'm not carrying! If I am carrying, not even one glass of wine or any "adult beverage"!
Good to see so many here with their head on straight when it comes to this subject.
 
Tucker's Mom said:
You are being funny...:yu: I am an Aussie and we are well known for our beer drinking prowess. Like EastOKHotRod, I have gone down the healthy way and drink just water and coconut water since I started carrying. Every now and then, the Aussie in me comes out of the woodworks. After not drinking for a good while, I find I can't finish even a small bottle of beer. I am not good with soft drinks, tea and anything that has caffeine either because of my acid reflux. Wine goes with cooking...always. Now if I can get rid of my other vice, I will be in heaven by now...:biggrin:...(oh, I don't know how to phrase this last sentence...:no:)
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I'm afraid to ask but what is coconut water? Does it go good w/ vegemite?
 
NavyLCDR said:
So, those of us who will have one or two beers with dinner AND carry our guns as normal don't have our heads on straight?
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Drinking depends on your metabolism. There are some who can carry 4 drinks and yet still can think straight. I am one of those who will probably drink a glass of wine and dance naked on top of the table. Have I done it? Heck, no! But I do not want to find out....:biggrin: I can wet my beak with a swig and that is all I can have ... :wacko:
 
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