Tag: drunk driving

Why I don’t sip the sweet nectar that is excreted from the arse-end of bacteria. 5 Reasons.

I am often asked why I don’t drink alcohol, so I thought I would answer the question here.  I have in fact quite a number of reasons.  It first came about when I became a christian in 1996.  I just thought that was one of the rules so I made the decision easily.

Prior to that I would get wasted maybe once every week or two, but I never really enjoyed the taste.  I’d have to hold my nose to drink beer and spirits, much to the amusement of my friends.

After being a christian for a while I realised that it wasn’t so much the consuming of alcohol that was frowned upon, so much as getting blind drunk and having the respect for your body not to kill off brain cells that way.  I didn’t see any point in drinking without getting drunk so that didn’t change my decision.

5 reasons why I don’t drink now:

1. I enjoy being in control

And when I was at uni I was around drunk people a lot.  So I saw all the stupid decisions and mistakes that drunk people make all the time.

The most stupid of all stupid decisions, that really pisses me off, is drunk driving.

Many individual’s become completely oblivious to how drunk they are.  The rational, objective part of their brain completely turns off, and think that they are capable of driving.

“Killed needlessly by a drunk driver” – Do you want that on the gravestone of your loved ones?

(I’m all for zero tolerance for drink driving. Please, sign the petition. Yes, yes, it’s a petition for Botswana, but I couldn’t find a New Zealand one, so it will have to do.)

2. Because I don’t need to be drunk to have fun

I don’t have any inhibitions about how I dance.  I like to be the crazy guy breakdancing and thrashing around, that point to and think “oh, I wish I was as brave as him!”.

At a party once, I was jumping around to the music pulling all these phreaky moves with a mate and  people were coming up to my brother and saying “dude, your brother is so trashed!!” and he would say “actually, he hasn’t drunk in about 6 years!!”

I seem to be missing the gene: “can only loosen up and have fun when drunk”.

3. Because I like to drive

I can take my own car anywhere, leave whenever I want to, and not have to shell out $20 for a taxi or bum a ride off somebody else (or get stranded in town with no money and no way to get home).

4. Because it still tastes bad

Although it is a distinct possibility I could swallow a sickly sweet alco-pop without holding my nose, I find beer, spirits and wine abhorrent.

I seem to be missing the gene: “alcohol tastes pleasant”.

5. Because its an expensive hobby

I didn’t have a lot of money when I was at uni but I loved to go into town for a thrash, and a few hours out often costs me nothing.

I am often asked why I don’t drink alcohol, so I thought I would answer the question here.  I have infact quite a number of reasons.  It first came about when I became a christian in 1996.  I just thought that was one of the rules so I made the decision easily.Prior to that I would get toasted maybe once every week or two, but I never really enjoyed the taste.  I’d have to hold my nose to drink beer and spirits, much to the amusement of my friends.

After being a christian for a while I realised that it wasn’t so much the consuming of alcohol that was frowned upon, so much as getting blind drunk and having the respect for your body not to kill off brain cells that way.  I didn’t see any point in drinking without getting drunk so that didn’t change my decision.

I don’t drink now, because:

	I enjoy being in control. And being sober around drunk people a lot, I see what stupid decisions and mistakes that drunk people make all the time.  The one that really gets to me is drunk driving where often the individual is completely oblivious to how drunk they are and think that they are capable of driving.
	Because I don’t need to be drunk to have fun. I don’t have any inhibitions about how I dance, I like people to notice the crazy dude breakdancing and thrashing around.  At a party once, I was jumping around to the music pulling all these phreaky moves with just one other dude and  people were coming up to my brother and saying “dude, your brother is so trashed!!” and Tim would say “actually, he hasn’t drunk in about 6 years!!”
	Because I like to drive. I can take my own car anywhere, leave whenever I want to, and not have to shell out $10 or so for a taxi or bum a ride off somebody else.
	Because it still tastes bad. Although I’m sure I could find something to my liking, the traditional beer and spirits are not.
	Because its expensive. I don’t have a lot of money right now but I do like to go into town for a thrash, and a few hours out often costs me nothing.