[quote author=NWDave link=board=10;threadid=18930;start=75#msg178276 date=1062169147]
Hoss, back atcha. ;D

~Dave
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Ditto.

 

NWDave. that was an awsome post. I was thinking pretty much the same thing but there is no way I woul have been able to make it sound half as good/smart as yours Im 21 I drink on friday night and saturday night some weekends. Never touch a drink during the week. I have to much stuff to pay for to risk losing my job. I dont drink every weekend if I know Im going riding on saturday I wont drink friday same thing with sunday. During the week I figure I would rather spend 5 dollars in gas on my sportbike and rip it up on that all night then spend 30 bucks on beer in the bar.

Great topic Great replies

 

[quote author=Lary Ellis (Top) link=board=10;threadid=18930;start=75#msg178288 date=1062170054]
Geez, you guys are driving me to drink! :P
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Same here, now where's that 5.9 stash?

 

[quote author=butchera link=board=10;threadid=18930;start=75#msg178205 date=1062161835]
Yes, I have fallen out of a "perfectly good airplane". Just over 100 times and for the fun of it. Actually, there is no such thing as a "perfectly good airplane". They are man made, thus not perfect.[/quote]

I was talkin' to a buddy last weekend about his "career" in the military.
He said when he was offered "Airborne" told his C.O.
"Nope,... only two things fall from the sky, bird poop & fools"

 

I have not gone back and read all the past post. I'm too lazy :- I will say that I drink a few at parties get a little buzzed and dance with a few girls. get up the next morning feeling fine. Knock on wood i have never had a hangover and living on a farm you don't get a chance to sleep it off saturday morning when pops kicks the door open and says coffee's ready if you hurry you can beat the sun up :'( will I do it this weekend you bet you Cummins I will will I drink well heck no never have never will. I love my GF my parents and my truck too much ;D Those of you who don't like it then don't do it. problem solved. I'm not a mean drunk or a loud drunk. most of the time I sit and talk about trucks and girls. I have only been to two bars and both times I was the DD. I have not had a drink in a week. and before that I had not had a drink in a month. I will drink tonight and tomarrow maybe but it might be until christmas before I do it again.
I will make sure I raise my glass to DTR for the fine site we have now that the Ford and chevy stuff are over on another page 8)
God bless gents.
DM01

 

[quote author=Dieseldude4x4 link=board=10;threadid=18930;start=90#msg178314 date=1062172607]
[quote author=Lary Ellis (Top) link=board=10;threadid=18930;start=75#msg178288 date=1062170054]
Geez, you guys are driving me to drink! :P
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Same here, now where's that 5.9 stash?
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Sorry, drank them all while you where working. ;D

But I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

IIss aannyyoonnee eellssee sseeeeiinngg 22 ccoommppuutteerrss?? ??? ???

DDBB

 

2-3 beers starting to feel something

5-6 beers getting a heck of a buzz

8-9 beers starting to get a bit unsteady

12-14 beers finally reaching the goal of getting the courage to shoot yourself in the head because prison is better than working for the next 30 years.

-SFB

 

Hey Ryan, nice to see (in writing at least) you back. Missed ya. We got some things cookin' in the NW you might like to check out.

~Dave

 

The original thread was about drinking but the subject of smoking came up a few times. Just came across the following Reuters news report that may be of interest to some, so submit it for what it is worth:

America counts the cost of nicotine addiction

September 05 2003 at 12:33AM


By Paul Simao

Atlanta - At least 8,6 million Americans are living with chronic bronchitis, emphysema and other serious smoking-related illnesses, according to a new study that paints a dark picture of the health risks posed by tobacco.

The study, the first to estimate the number of people in the United States who have serious lung disorders or other diseases caused by cigarettes, was published by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Thursday.

Researchers said the findings underscored a need to expand anti-tobacco programmes and increase surveillance of smoking habits in the nation. There are about 46,5 million smokers in the United States.

'Many smokers are in some degree of denial'
The CDC considers cigarette smoking to be the leading preventable cause of death in the nation. About 440 000 people die each year from lung cancer and other diseases related to tobacco use.

The new study found that more than 4,5 million smokers and non-smokers reported having chronic bronchitis in 2000, making it the most prevalent disease in these groups. Bronchitis is often marked by a steady, recurrent cough.

More than three million people said they had emphysema; symptoms of which include chronic shortness of breath.

But Terry Pechacek, the CDC's associate director of science, said those estimates were conservative because they relied to a large degree on self-reporting by respondents who participated in various surveys.

"Many smokers are in some degree of denial, so we know that this is an underestimate," Pechacek told Reuters.

'We know how to prevent so much of this tobacco-caused disease and death'
In addition to highlighting the enormous human cost of cigarette smoking, the study noted that smoking was costing the nation $75-billion (about R525-billion) in direct medical costs and $82-billion (about R574-billion) in lost productivity each year.

The study comes at a time when casual smoking appears to be on the rise in the nation.

Anti-smoking advocates say the human and economic costs of smoking could be dramatically reduced if authorities clamped down on tobacco advertising and raised taxes on cigarettes to make them less affordable, particularly to young people.

"We know how to prevent so much of this tobacco-caused disease and death but public officials have not passed the policies or devoted the resources to get the job done," said Vince Willmore, a spokesperson for the Washington-based anti-tobacco group Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

 

[quote author=Mexstan link=board=10;threadid=18930;start=90#msg181285 date=1062841777]
Anti-smoking advocates say the human and economic costs of smoking could be dramatically reduced if authorities clamped down on tobacco advertising and raised taxes on cigarettes to make them less affordable, particularly to young people.

"We know how to prevent so much of this tobacco-caused disease and death but public officials have not passed the policies or devoted the resources to get the job done," said Vince Willmore, a spokesperson for the Washington-based anti-tobacco group Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

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This part of the article is a good example of what's leading to the downfall of America today. It is not the government's role to manipulate people's behavior via tax policy, regardless of whether it's "for your own good" or not. This willingness to allow the government to regulate and interfere in people's private behavior is against everything that America stands for. These same justifications are used for everything from gun control to seat belt laws, and the fact that so many sheeple buy into these ideas is not only shocking but sad. It's time to tell the busybodies and power-hungry manipulators to mind their own business!

 

""No budwieser those arent my officers.""

 

Just wait folks,,they are trying like hell to figure out a Fat Tax here in America, Libs are looking for anything that we enjoy to throw a tariff on and ruin it.

 

[quote author=Hoss link=board=10;threadid=18930;start=60#msg178062 date=1062124613]
There was a man who, in order to help take the edge off, would have a sip or two of whisky when he got home from work in the evenings. No harm right? It's in moderation and he's not hurting anyone. Well, one day he came home to find his whisky bottle missing. He questioned his wife about it but she hadn't seen it. Without his knowing, his 17 year old son had taken it. Soon after he got home he received a call from the hospital asking if he could come there because his son had been involved in a serious car accident. On the way to the hospital he happened to pass the scene of the accident...where the car still was. He stopped...and upon approaching the car saw his bottle of whisky (now broken) laying in the front floorboard. His son?? His name was Sean. He lived a block down the street from me. He and I rode bikes together when we were kids. I'll never forget the look on his dad's face at the funeral.
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I know you said you were done w/ this thread, but i pose a question for those who are so opposed to alcohol:

If a kid gets into his parents gun cabinet and shoots himself as a result, does that mean guns are wrong? No. People that cannot control themselves are wrong. If you have alcohol (or anything that a kid shouldnt have access to) you should be responsible enough to keep it away from them. Lock it up, talk to them about it, etc. YES there are negative effects of drinking if taken to the extreme. But in the end it all comes down to self control and knowing you're limits. I know my limits, i don't drive drunk (or even after any amount of consumption, for that matter), and personally I find it funny that anybody judge me because i drink in moderation and responsibly (not referring to you).