Who here actually does NOT drink???

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Kenazo

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i don't drink, it's a hold over from my teen years wen i vowed I wouldn't, sometime after a friend of mine plowed over a woman while driving drunk.
 

mechBgon

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Oct 31, 1999
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Originally posted by: skyking
Me niether.... mechBgon, what town are you in? I am somewhere south of Aroma, Washington <inside joke for Puget Sound residents>
I am from the City Of The Unwashed Cretins, aka Spokane :D

 

Linflas

Lifer
Jan 30, 2001
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I DRINK ALONE
George Thorogood
I drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
I drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
You know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself

Every morning just before breakfast
I don't want no coffee or tea
Just me and good buddy Wiser
That's all I ever need
'Cause I drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself

The other night I laid sleeping
And I woke from a terrible dream
So I caught up my pal Jack Daniel's
And his partner Jimmy Beam
And we drank alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself

The other day I got invited to a party
But I stayed home instead
Just me and my pal Johnny Walker
And his brothers Black and Red
And we drank alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself

My whole family done give up on me
And it makes me feel oh so bad
The only one who will hang out with me
Is my dear old granddad
And we drink alone, yeah
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone
I prefer to be by myself
 

jagr10

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Jan 21, 2001
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Originally posted by: Derango
I don't drink. I have nothing against people who do, I just feel I have better things to spend my money/time on.

Same. I also like the fact that I have zero chance of DUI.
 

PanzerIV

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Dec 19, 2002
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Originally posted by: jagr10
Originally posted by: Derango
I don't drink. I have nothing against people who do, I just feel I have better things to spend my money/time on.

Same. I also like the fact that I have zero chance of DUI.

My sentiments too. I despise drunk drivers.
 

Gravity

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Mar 21, 2003
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I drank till I nearly killed myself and a friend in a car wreck. That's over 20 years ago and I don't drink anymore.
 

TuxDave

Lifer
Oct 8, 2002
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I drink very infrequently. Last Wednesday I had pizza and beer to celebrate someone passing their quals, and that was the first time this year I consumed alcohol.
 

SaltBoy

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Aug 13, 2001
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<-- Hasn't touched a drop of alcohol in his life. Probably never will, either.
 

MrColin

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May 21, 2003
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Originally posted by: dullard
I choose to drink an alcholic beverage about twice a year. Occassionally I'm forced to drink more often (such as when in a foreign country and there are no other reasonable options available), but I generally don't like to do that. My reasons:
1) Beer makes me throw up. Something about the combination of alcohol and bubbles doesn't sit well. I love the taste of beer in things like beer bread, but I don't like the taste of beer out of a can with all the acidic carbonation.
2) I cannot find a wine that I like. I love fruity tastes, so red wines should be good, but everyone I find is so dry. Dry wine is horrible. If anyone knows of a great red wine that is as far from dry as possible, I'd like to know.
3) Expense. As a poor college student, I'd much rather pay $.89 for a unlimited refill pop than $5 for a small drink that'll be gone before I'm half finished with my meal.

If you're into fruity you won't like reds much actually, try a reisling its kind of a sweet white that is usually fruity, you might also like a red or white port wine.

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Personally, I've at least tried almost everything out there and loved it all (except for the beer that comes in a can). Now that I'm kind of an adult I don't really have much alcohol. I bought a six-pack 2 months ago and I still have 4 left. I learned that steady 1-2 drinks a day was causing me to be depressed. I'm still fighting off the nicotine monster, and I won't quit drinking coffee if the world depended on it. Alcohol, I can take it or leave it.
 

Abrasive

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Aug 12, 2002
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I do not drink either.

Actually I have been clean from all minf altering substances for 8.5 years. Wooo for me.

Wife doesn't drink either and our kids (2 girls 3 & 5) will grow up without the drama that alcohol and drugs create in so many peoples lives.

I haven't had Cops come to my house and haven't been to jail in years now. LMAO
 

grrl

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Jun 21, 2001
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Originally posted by: PanzerIV
Originally posted by: grrl
PanzerIV, interesting name. Would that be a model F1? G? H? J?

I am in awe not only that you know what a Panzer IV is but some model numbers. :D I have no preference by the way, I love several varieties of German armor such as the Jagdpanzer, Stug III and King Tiger.


I like those as well, but prefer the Tiger I over the King.
 

LS20

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Jan 22, 2002
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Originally posted by: tennisflip
So do you drinkers drink for the taste, the buzz, or what? Just curious.
both reasons, along with being an escape and a social medium... all equally
 

Wolfsraider

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Originally posted by: PanzerIV
With all of the posts concerning drinking and references to drinking in threads, I have been wondering am I the only ATOT member who drinks very infrequently (as in years between times) or not at all?

nope

I used to drink a lot.

It's been around a year at least since my last one.