Originally Posted by
Sapling 
Show up with your own cooler and load it with what you want to drink...Might want to bring some stuff to munch on too...I wish you luck...You got to be there...You got to be there....If it gets really bad...You can always excuse yourself and step out for a bit.
I actually went through a couple of LOOOOONG contests wo drinking and I saw something interesting. Some of the most notorious tailgaters refrained in the next, for a while anyway. Two of the ones I expected to be the most antagonistic were the ones who made sure I knew the made casual modificatications (LOL, Yeah, Im a Pillar of strength, LMAO!!!!)
Maybe theyre going through the same thing, Im sure they are really. They just may not be as far down the path as I am or maybe they are much further down the path and see no way out, just playing their hand.
I think no matter what if Im sober Ill find the right way, been drunk half my life and the 1st half doesnt count bc I was a kid...That says a lot. I need to do better.