One thing I hate with a passion. People that see others drinking or trying to get in with a fake id and go oooh let the kid have fun.
that set me off. one because i know the social standing of the person that said that and they never suffered in their life or wanted for anything so of course that person knows nothing of loss.
two, i live in an area where there are five bars within walking distance, FIVE! I am not against drinking ever, but at least try to drink in moderation or walk home or a cab or someone drive you. SOMETHING.
And there is nothing I can do about the bars as the house I live in is literally on the other side of the city limits and this is a college town so dropping one or two bars is like asking the town to cut off a finger apparently.
three, every other night there is news about a wreck either due to drunk or reckless driving. The local news has the courtesy to not show the people involved but always of the wreckage and 90% of the damaged cars are totaled or worse look like a pile of unrecognizable scrap. Yeah...no.
And I realize I may be taking this a bit far in my reaction, but the final thing for me is that I lost one of my friends in high school to a drunk driver. I won't go into details on that but for me it was enough that my friend died, she didn't get to her dream college, graduate to be a nurse, or have that family she wanted, it ended before she graduated her senior year.
And what irks me is that the person that spoke to my friend mentioned above knowing she is a bartender was basically saying yes, let the person get by with a fake id and lose your job over it. And I say that knowing that there are laws now for bartenders or very harsh consequences for letting a minor in with a fake id OR serving them with a fake id or no proof of id.
that set me off. one because i know the social standing of the person that said that and they never suffered in their life or wanted for anything so of course that person knows nothing of loss.
two, i live in an area where there are five bars within walking distance, FIVE! I am not against drinking ever, but at least try to drink in moderation or walk home or a cab or someone drive you. SOMETHING.
And there is nothing I can do about the bars as the house I live in is literally on the other side of the city limits and this is a college town so dropping one or two bars is like asking the town to cut off a finger apparently.
three, every other night there is news about a wreck either due to drunk or reckless driving. The local news has the courtesy to not show the people involved but always of the wreckage and 90% of the damaged cars are totaled or worse look like a pile of unrecognizable scrap. Yeah...no.
And I realize I may be taking this a bit far in my reaction, but the final thing for me is that I lost one of my friends in high school to a drunk driver. I won't go into details on that but for me it was enough that my friend died, she didn't get to her dream college, graduate to be a nurse, or have that family she wanted, it ended before she graduated her senior year.
And what irks me is that the person that spoke to my friend mentioned above knowing she is a bartender was basically saying yes, let the person get by with a fake id and lose your job over it. And I say that knowing that there are laws now for bartenders or very harsh consequences for letting a minor in with a fake id OR serving them with a fake id or no proof of id.
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