lol Thanks Epidemic!
mdot, I guess I'm a "fucking loser". The only reason I went is because one of the grads was an ex-coworker of mine, and a couple of the other guys who were going are still coworkers and friends.
Yeah, whatever. I wouldn't have gone, except that another friend/coworker who was invited (but didn't go) was told that he would be allowed to have a few drinks and drive home.
Here, it's unheard of for a party host to be sued or held partially responsible for a legal-aged person driving from a party getting in an accident. I'm not even sure the courts here would look at it; they'd probably simply dismiss it as stupid.
Yes, I'll agree the hosts do have the right to say not to drink on their property. But the hostess told me that she coudn't care less if I went off the property and had a beer, so then it majorly pissed me off that the one guy followed me off the property to make sure I wouldn't drink.
Black Flame, I was not going to get drunk. If I want to get drunk, I'll drink three or four beer in an hour. I took four beer to a three or four hour party, expecting to only have a couple.
Sure, there's the difference between what will affect me, and what will put me over the legal limit, but I was aiming to stay under the legal limit. I've previously had four beer over two hours, and then stupidly drove off, got caught, and blew under .08. I wasn't going to get close to that; maybe half that or less at two or three beer over three or four hours.
Oh and Black Flame, I am in no way an "ignorant motherfucker ... with no regard for those around" me. If I was, I'd be the fucking idiot cruising around town on his crotchrocket at 50 to 60 miles an hour. A small town, the whole of which has a speed limit of 40 kilometers an hour (approximately 25 mph).
Maybe I don't party completely responsibly all the time, but I try to come as close as I possibly can. If there's any chance of getting drunk, or even over the legal limit, I make sure I don't have to drive. Period. End of story.