Originally Posted by
ScottFromWI 
Yes, you can drink. You just can't control yourself once you start. I think you really need to take a hard look in the mirror and ask yourself if you are being truthful to yourself. Is all this macho talk really about work issues or is it you trying to outmuscle your addiction and prove you can still drink? You will lose that battle every time.
Hi Scott, I appreciate what you are saying, but I disagree a bit. I'm not trying to outmuscle my addiction and cleverly trying to find an excuse to get drunk. I compartmentalize pretty well. They are completely separate issues.
I guess I look at the macho talk a little differently. I don't view it as macho talk, its my responsibility, its part of MY job to make sure others do THEIR job. It may have come across as macho talk, but that was not my intent. In my line of work, we don't always say please and thank you. Its just a reality.