ot; wow. the country really doesnt drink much

[njtosd]

[quote=sdsurfer]I guess I’m lucky that I sleep right through the night after a beer or two in the evening, but if it kept me from being able to sleep it would not be worth it at all. Maybe I’ll just stick to surfing as a stress reliever with no side effects![/quote]

I’ll bet you’re young. I used to be able to drink coffee after dinner . . . until I turned about 40. Come to think of it, not long after that I started needing reading glasses. Ageing stinks.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=njtosd][quote=scaredyclassic][quote=njtosd]Can’t believe the difference between the top 10% and the remaining 90%. 75 drinks/wk – and they’re not dead? Makes you scared to drive.[/quote]

75 drinks a week is kind of high but really, just 2 bottles of wine a night which isn’t really all that much.[/quote]

Deleted. Was thinking workweek. Still , two bottles a night 7 days a week is a lot.[/quote]

i agree. it’s just, well, i can easily see doing that.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=kev374]
Drinking is fun, it relaxes stress and loosens you up. Stress is a killer as well so it’s got to wash out somehow.[/quote]

I’m really interested in the loosening up part and how that works.

I just got my genome from 23andme. I’ve downloaded but not look at it yet. I just not have the addiction gene, whatever it is.

I think it’s a blessing for me because I stay fit, but I don’t get much pleasure from food and drink. Sure I appreciate good food, but 90% of it is OK. An invite to a restaurant doesn’t get me excited. I never feel that anything is “sooooo gooood” or “to die for.”[/quote]

here’s how it works. you start drinking. the world seems a much better place. you feel looser. you stop giving a shit.

[CA renter]

[quote=sdsurfer]I wonder about the stress vs drinking aspect. Of course I do think that people should find other outlets too, but I’m referring to the person that comes home from work and has a beer or two to loosen up from the day.

Say you had two people that were very similar. One of them has a beer or two every day when they get home on the porch as a little stress reliever and the other one does not.

Who would live longer if everything else stays the same?

I really think that as long as it does not lead to Jack Daniels the one that has a beer or two might have a bit more longevity. Let me know if you know of anyone like the second guy. I’ll be test subject #1.[/quote]

Your intuition is probably right.

Researchers found that moderate alcohol drinkers are more likely to live longer over a 20-year follow-up than heavy drinkers and abstainers. Moderate drinking means consuming about one or two drinks per day. A report published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research stressed that the health benefits of drinking alcohol among older individuals are “intrinsically linked to moderation”.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/199398.php

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After living most of my life as a teetotaler, I started drinking moderate amounts of alcohol after seeing this research. Before that, I was a stress case. I still stress out, but the odd drink definitely seems to help with that. And you can’t beat having a glass of wine or a beer in a social setting. All of my neighbors (and my husband) have said that they like me a lot more when I’m drinking.

[FlyerInHi]

No wonder people think that I’m an arrogant jackass. I need to drink to loosen up!

[CA renter]

Yes, you do. 🙂

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=CA renter]Yes, you do. :)[/quote]

I cannot imagine living a life without alcohol.

[CA renter]

[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=CA renter]Yes, you do. :)[/quote]

I cannot imagine living a life without alcohol.[/quote]

It definitely helps to smooth out the rough edges, I’m afraid.

[kev374]

drank 4 beers and a little shot of whiskey yesterday… yikes! That is way too much for me but it’s occasional. Usually drink around 2 beers, that’s it. I don’t consider it excessive.

[scaredyclassic]

I think 5 drinks when required is fine.

However I’m going to insist zero driving after any alcohol

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/20/murrieta-mayor-resigns/17644039/

Murrieta fire chief/mayor resigned after a bad crash at .07. 3 days ago. Couple drinks at dinner can real llly end badly.

I must insist on a very strict no alcohol and driving policy for all of ypu.

If you cannot comply you may not post anymore.

[CA renter]

[quote=scaredyclassic]I think 5 drinks when required is fine.

However I’m going to insist zero driving after any alcohol

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/20/murrieta-mayor-resigns/17644039/

Murrieta fire chief/mayor resigned after a bad crash at .07. 3 days ago. Couple drinks at dinner can real llly end badly.

I must insist on a very strict no alcohol and driving policy for all of ypu.

If you cannot comply you may not post anymore.[/quote]

Very bad luck. 🙁

[FlyerInHi]

Why bad luck, CAr?
I thought you had zero tolerance for any kind of safety issue and were all about the victims. Lucky he was caught before an even worse alcohol induced accident.

He’d better have good insurance to compensate the victims.

[CA renter]

[quote=FlyerInHi]Why bad luck, CAr?
I thought you had zero tolerance for any kind of safety issue and were all about the victims. Lucky he was caught before an even worse alcohol induced accident.

He’d better have good insurance to compensate the victims.[/quote]

He was under the legal limit. It’s entirely possible that this accident would have happened even if he had not been drinking at all. Bad luck because that’s not how it happened.

And bad luck for the kids in the car, too. Wrong time, wrong place.

I’d guess that he does have insurance as someone in his position (politically and professionally) should be smart enough to have those bases covered.

[FlyerInHi]

The legal limit is arbitrary.

Would you say that, decades ago, when the legal limit was higher, all those alcohol related auto accidents were all bad luck?

[CA renter]

[quote=FlyerInHi]The legal limit is arbitrary.

Would you say that, decades ago, when the legal limit was higher, all those alcohol related auto accidents were all bad luck?[/quote]

Some probably were. There is always the element of luck, both good and bad.

[Author]

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