USA vs Algeria at the Pub

Okay, so sober Pope over did it at the pub and drank several beers during the game and several more later. Basically I got shit faced. I have no clue how I got home. Only thing I'm sure of was I didn't drive. I took a cab to the pub, had fun, walked to another bar and had more fun. The second bar is on the rail line so that's how I got home. I jumped on the rail and rode it home. The stop is only a few blocks over from my palace.

Okay here is a bit of analysis of the binge. An alcoholic may look to justify the drinking. I work hard so I need to relax. I can't say that's me. I went out to watch a game, knew before hand I wanted to drink and I took precautions to fulfill my promise of "NEVER EVER AGAIN GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AFTER DRINKING." It's nothing but bad news. Little cab or rail rides will do me fine. It's safe and spares me a traumatic legal expense.

The second part is not to make this a habit again. I cannot go out every weekend to drink and get wasted. I got pretty at the pub watching the game. I don't want that to be a habit or common occurrence.

Also I need to time them for unannounced periodic tests. I'm now part of a much larger testing pool so I shouldn't get called very often. My odds of testing have dropped dramatically. Depending on the type of test they are doing will be my window to drink. They use breath and piss test. On one occasion I was told that the urine was not tested for alcohol. The medical staff only tests breath for alcohol and if it was positive they drew blood for confirmation. A second nurse told me urine was tested for alcohol. I doubt it is if they do a breath with a blood confirmation test. Either way they are testing for BAC and not the metabolites. If they test for metabolites in the urine then the window is about 80 hours before the markers are out of your body. I don't plane confirming either method. I'm not subject to randoms on night shifts so drinking on the off days before a set of nights is safe.

Also I want figure out the frequency for testing the larger pool. In the intense pool, I got popped an average of once a month. I could go long periods without test like once from the week of Thanksgiving until my next test in mid February. Last month in May I got popped three times. The nurse said it won't be so intense. Maybe once every few months but since it is a random program you really can't be to safe. So I'm going to record the dates I get tested for the rest of the year to see how often it averages.

No, I won't go out partying every weekend. I'd like to pop back a cold one once in a while at home. If I go out to a bar or pub, I'll use cabs. Never again will I get behind the wheel. Stakes are to high.