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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Old One" data-source="post: 2478752" data-attributes="member: 83">Hmmm...I was a party animal through my late teens (starting around 16) up through my late 20s.  Stupid stuff...like 14 beer funnels in 4 hours, "pulling the trigger" in order to keep drinking, etc.  Of course, "back in the day", the drinking age was 18...not 21 as it is today.  Being a party animal wasn't real smart, since I have a strong history of alcoholism on my father's side (grandfather, father, several uncles and numerous cousins on that side have struggled with alcohol and/or substance abuse issues).The older I have gotten, the less I drink...so I chose "Drinks Socially".  I like a good glass of red wine (usually Merlot) with steak, a Guinness with Brats and an occassional Bacardi & Coke.  I have been known to knock back 3-4 beers in an extended social situation (basically 1/hr), but rarely (maybe 1x per year) get hammered (I define hammered as feeling hung-over the next day or suffering a serious decline in judgement while drinking).  I "think" about every drink I take...and put it down if I feel uncomfortable.I probably average 1-2 drinks a week these days...~ OO</blockquote>