Day Drinking

It’s 12 o’clock on a Wednesday during the semester. Probably not the time you think about drinking or partying at, right? But wait, it’s snowing! Drinks and shots on the reg because it is snowing! Well what about drinking at 10am on a college football Saturday or before an NFL game on Sunday? Tailgating, a great thing or the greatest thing? Keeping all this in mind why is normal day drinking looked down upon? Just because it isn’t snowing, or there isn’t a game later, or you aren’t at the beach doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a brew or 2 or too many during the day. Why should you be labeled an alcoholic for drinking during the day? If you are going to black out why should it be more looked down upon during the day than at 3am at night?
Let’s look at the facts that drinking during the day is the smart choice for many logical reasons. For one if you drink early, you get drunk early, you pass out early, and you wake up early. If you pass out at 4am and you have a 9am class or worst case scenario a job, you are either going to skip it or feel really awful and hung over the entire next day. Well what happens if you start drinking at 1pm? You pass out probably around 9pm. Not only have you had 8 glorious hours of drinking, you have another solid 10 hours of possible sleep time ahead. During the day there are so many less people drinking, this means that you will have ample room at your local establishment to enjoy a beverage or two too many. Granted less people mean less chance of landing a mate for the night but everyone there drinking you know will be awesome, I mean they are day drinking. Also you will not have to worry about overcrowding and you should be able to get a drink at your leisure.
Is there a better feeling then pulling out a lawn chair, posting up on your lawn or stoop, and having a drink while watching the day go by? For those who truly want to get aggressive you can attempt the epic double blackout (more about that in a later post). Just feeling the sun in your face and a cold drink in your hand is worth whatever your opportunity cost is. There is no reason we should discriminate based on what time you start drinking.


JP