I did the same almost, bought weird new energy drinks, was about to drink one at work, looked at the can better, 5,5% alcohol. Whoops.
Drank it on the drive home instead, naturally
Why the fuck are you drinking alcohol and driving?
Insane that you’re getting downvoted for this. I feel like alcohol abuse is so normalised in a lot of places. This really shouldn’t be a controversial comment.
I think the crucial part here is he’s not saying he’s drunk-driving. He’s saying he’s having his first drink while driving.
That’s an essential time saver for a lot of people, getting to start that buzz 20-30 minutes earlier so as you can still get a little drunk in the few hours of free time you have before having to go to bed to start it all over again.
Is it healthy? Nah.
But will opening your first drink on the home significantly impair you? Nah.
Although there is an exception to this, which is young people driving after a single drink. Because if you’re not just a nihilistic person killing your feelings with alcohol, then the first one hitting you can make you overconfident, and then drive recklessly for ‘fun’ (despite not yet being actually impaired) and that’s when traffic accidents happen.
Idk what the law is where you live, but there’s no “open containers” shit here, you could downright have vodka if you’re driving — but you can not exceed 0.05% BAC. Americans do weird “field sobriety tests” which seems like utter sitcom shit to everyone in the rest of the world where we actually use breathalysers. Finnish cops will even give you a bit of leeway if it’s just on the edge, because they want to see if it’s going down or up. So if you blow real close to the limit, they’ll have you wait for 5-10 min and blow again, and if it’s over, then you’re taken for blood tests / a more accurate breathalyser. (A properly calibrated really accurate one, the cops just rock like nice high tier handheld ones.)
I mean the cops would definitely comment if you were having a beer while driving, but if I told them it’s the first and the breathalyser corroborated it, they could only chastise me a little bit and not fine me or anything.
The point is I’m not saying drinking any alcohol while driving is good, but having literally one drink for someone who’s not in their 20’s anymore is nothing to panic about.
My thing is, if you need to drink that bad and feel the need to get buzzed as soon as you’re able to, you might have a problem. If the ride home is too long of a wait for you, it just seems unhealthy.
to get buzzed as soon as you’re able to, you might have a problem
No that’s definitely a problem. What kind is a different question. One of a boss overworking you, or a personal moral failing?
it just seems unhealthy.
All drinking is unhealthy.
For the non-Americans in the audience, what is White Claws?
A can of carbonated water with a shot of vodka in it.
Just as much flavour as a typical flavoured carbonated water too
Just to clarify at least original White Claw gets its alcohol from fermented sugar. It’s basically a gluten free clear beer with no hops and fruit flavor added.
High Noon and anything labeled Vodka soda use actual distilled spirit. Those are more expensive and taste better, especially after a few.
It’s honestly really refreshing during summer to drink vodka + carbonated water. If it’s really hot (or I’m super full of food) I don’t want much taste and carbonated water does a good job of hiding away the vodka taste.
It’s a common drink in Finland, Koskenkorva vodka and vichy (water)
Summer drink is a Gin and Tonic.
Nothing is better after mowing the lawn than a shot of Pin-Sol with lime.
Sounds like the water provides the freshness and the alcohol is around only to get you drunk. Just order carbonated water.
Why order vodka if you don’t like the taste? If the goal is get drunk, just choose a drink that you find pleasant.
“Hard seltzer.” fruit scented fizz water with a little booze in it, marketed mainly to women.
with a little booze in it
I’ve never heard of this drink before, but I’ve looked it up and it’s 5% ABV. That’s not “a little” booze; that’s the same as a premium beer.
But… That IS a little booze.
A lot of booze would be like 10% or more for a canned beverage because that would be unexpected.
