"come get pissed" at midday on a saturday..... No thanks

[Mr_J]

Hi, New person here. 

 So for the last 2 years i've been drifting away from my old friends because they're all addicted to getting drunk and going out. These guys do nothing but party and drink on weekend nights. I can tolerate small amounts of time with them, but the only time i really see them now is when i feel i want to have a drink (once a month or so)

 The point of that ^ is that i decided to move. I'm moving countries, don't know where yet. I'll decide on the day. Friends think i'm going on a holiday, family knows and supports the idea. So when you're friends aren't working and things aren't right, go do something you really want to do. I want to travel and meet people with ambition and talent, not drunks and party goers, well i do but not every weekend 🙂 I'll party if it's your 21st and it's a great party.

I know someone will read this and say, "hey, my friends all do that and i'm getting damn bored". Dw i know so many of my friends say it, but the constant drinking problem in Australia is so bad. It's just dumb. But i was friends with them at school and it's now hard for me to meet people outside of that in my area.

Moral of the story. Be true to yourself, enjoy your time on this blue planet. I love being alone sometimes, i listen to soundtracks from movies and smile or cry, whichever happens i feel happier after. Find time to love yourself, being alone isn't that bad, you get time to reflect on all the amazing things that have happened throughout your life. And if you're finding it hard to find amazing things to remember, than it's time to get off your butt and start making some 🙂

 J

[The_Real_David_Charles]

Dear Mr J,

Yep, the booze bus is travelling at 100 mph to a party near you !

Sydney has just stopped saying "No" to extra licensed premises and there was a bottle shop in Liverpool that only this week had their plans vetoed by the local community.   As well as having 9 other liquor places in the same area, a high school opposite the proposed site, etc, the Council were only moved to obstruct this when the top surgeon from Liverpool Hospital came into play and did a graphic account of the rise of teenage binge drinking.

A liquor place opposite a high school ?  What were they thinking ?

Amazing places can be stimulating but, sadly, most of the great spots in the world have a party culture too.   I remember being at Niagra Falls in the 80's and being very surprised at the tag "Honeymoon Centre of the World" with it's many boozy bars, etc, and the odd casino.   Just standing by the Falls all day was truly awe inspiring.  No need for drugs or alcohol.  Pure natural magic.

And these sites aren't spoilt by booze then rubbish would be the next pollutant.

Adios, David.

PS  Sometimes your own back yard is good enough.  "There's no place like home" says Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.   Did her heel clicking in this blockbuster influence LIne Dancing and Boot Scootin' (two things that might need alcohol to make them bearable).