Anyone else sober... All the time?

[Patron God of Pirates]

I don't drink. Never did. Not sure why. I was just real late to the party and one day it just became part of my identity. I became "the sober guy". I figured eventually it would stop being a big deal, that as I got older my contemporaries would sober up a bit and the distinction would fade. I'm turning 35 this year and that eventuality has failed to materialize. And I don't think it's that I just happen to associate with a bunch of drunks.

I own a family entertainment center (a bowling alley) where we do not have a bar. As a consequence it is exceedingly difficult to build and retain adult bowling leagues. To the point where we are probably scrapping them next year in favor of being able to do more private birthday parties. It seems to me that every social activity in adult life is centered around the availability of alcohol. That maybe why I enjoy paintball as much as I do.

I don't mean this as a criticism of anyone who does drink. Even the people I inferred above are by and large responsible social drinkers (most of the time).

So on to the titular question. I can count on thee fingers the number of adults I know that sober all the time. Two of them are in recovery. One of them is just not a social person at all. So are any of you always Sober? If so, why?

[BTAutoMag]

dont even know what any type of alcohol tastes like.

nor have I ever smoked or done any kind of drugs.

all my friends are stoners


oh and as for why, I've seen peoples lives ruined by drugs and my mom had a thing for alcoholic abusive rolemodels for me. I never want to find out who I become when I drink. I've seen the worst in people and I've nursed many people back from dangerously drunken states

[Frizzle Fry]

I'm sober all the time lately. Don't like it, but I am.

[sQuidvision]

ive been more sober than not since having kids, but i do enjoy a whisky on the rocks to unwind occasionally.

[blackdeath1k]

Never drank, smoked, or done drugs. Just never saw a point in it. That is an expense I don't need. Good money that could go elsewhere. Don't really drink soda or buy much junk food either. Idk. Just not me. And I'm about to be 31. My motorcycle. And now paintball again. Can eat my spare money. I do agree. Alcohol does dictate where a lot of my friends are willing to go at times.

[Pneumagger]

I went from stillin' my own liquor and brewing my own beer to zero alcohol for about 5 1/2 months now. I was having two pints a night and maybe a few sips of the old 180 shine... and now nothing. It sucks. Wish I had a homebrew right now and it's 2:30AM here. It's not that I crave it or need it or addicted or anything... I just love kicking back with an ice cold homebrew and pondering how awesome I am for creating something so tasty. I imagine that's how Chuck Norris feels all the time.

When I get on home on R+R here in 2 weeks, I'm going spend almost all the time eating chipotle, shooting, and golfing/boozing. Then it'll be back to no drinks or chipotle for several more months.

[maniacmechanic]

I went from stillin' my own liquor and brewing my own beer to zero alcohol for about 5 1/2 months now. I was having two pints a night and maybe a few sips of the old 180 shine... and now nothing. It sucks. Wish I had a homebrew right now and it's 2:30AM here. It's not that I crave it or need it or addicted or anything... I just love kicking back with an ice cold homebrew and pondering how awesome I am for creating something so tasty. I imagine that's how Chuck Norris feels all the time.

When I get on home on R+R here in 2 weeks, I'm going spend almost all the time eating chipotle, shooting, and golfing/boozing. Then it'll be back to no drinks or chipotle for several more months.

better bring your own ammo , can't find any over here unless you want to pay a dollar a round !!!
I assume you are serving my / our country ?? THANKS for your service

[Freedy500]

Was never able to afford drugs or alcohol. To busy using all my money on paintball.

I have only gotten **** wasted a few times in my life. Once before high-school after the death of a few close friends unnaturally, that threw me into a depression but I never touched it during depression and I became so attached to paintball and my team that I felt they were the only things keeping me here at a time. Years later and a few relatives died, only one of natural causes. Then a few months later a significant amount of my close friends died in unrelated causes and times that were all yet again unnatural causes except for one. I got wasted that one time with a few other friends because it seemed I was just coming out of secret depressive slump. Took a few years and after some tough stuff I wen through with my self and had to become a self-supported teen it finally started to pick up for me. I never toke to the drink because of family history of my relatives having a tough time with alcohol and my near pure Irish heritage. It was a life I wanted to turn away from and the few times I got drunk most my friends sympathized with me and helped me through and felt I had every reason to do what I was doing. So I have gotten drunk well under 5 times and those were the only times I ever tasted alcohol besides that church wine when I was still catholic. 4 of the times I was drunk I was under-aged. Plus the tough relationship I had with my parents even before my teens. My mom was never a good parent and my father stood by my side and taught me how to be a man and become self supportive and successful person I am today. Once I finally got out of my tough patch in life with death and abandonment I felt no need for alcohol or drugs and never touched them from the age of 20 on wards. I have always feared if I go to alcohol I will become addicted and have a hard time going back.

So I really hope to stay away from alcohol and drugs and I have no desire or want to go towards them. I have no need for it and for the effects it has the human body and mind.

[1stTarget]

Never drank,did drugs or smoked. Just not a real temptation. I know I am a obsessive personality type. So I probably knew deep down I could get addicted. There was too much I wanted to do with my life, so I stayed away.

[cockerpunk]

not ashamed to say i drink quite a bit, a lot less then i used to though. for several reasons.

mostly socially, love craft beers mostly. tasty and delicious.

tell me, even if you don't partake, why would your bowling ally not sever? not like them having it makes you have to drink, esp if you have already lived 35 years of your life without?

[cougar20th]

I dont drink often. If I do drink its ussualy usually a beer or two. Tunaball not included.

My wife doesnt drink at all. Every now and then she has a sip of whatever Im having. She hates it and its enough to remind her of that.

[wimag]

I love beer !! I too am not ashamed to admit I partake in consuming many of them on the weekends. Kind of a rule in Wisconsin.

[Patron God of Pirates]

tell me, even if you don't partake, why would your bowling ally not sever? not like them having it makes you have to drink, esp if you have already lived 35 years of your life without?

We are located in what is basically a dry town. They only issue beer and wine licenses to restaurants. Even if we had the space, I have no desire to be in the restaurant biz. If we could get a license I'm still not sure we would. 90% of our customers are families with young children. It's Candlepin Bowling which is much more suited to kids than Ten Pin (what most of the country just calls "Bowling").

We have a competitor the next town over that kicks all of the under 21's out at 6pm. We pick up allot of that roll over. Plus people seem to really appreciate that we are family friendly all of the time.

[river031403]

Sooooober

I have two kids in multiple sports,my commute to work is 91 miles one way. I climb billboard signs for a living sooooo this is why I'm sooober all the time. I have no time to drink

[ninja3454]

I'm straight edge and I've never had a sip of alcohol in my life, it doesn't bother me if other people drink though, I could really care less. It actually seems like many times I end up hanging out with drunk/stoned people, which I think they're entertaining to watch.