Keeping Your Edge
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Minimizing your alcohol intake at office holiday parties and industry events is always a good idea.
Advantages… It keeps you and others safe. You stay sharper and perhaps learn more. It reduces the chances of “I love you, (wo)Man” moments. And generally minimizes the chance of becoming company or industry folklore for years to come.
If you have an entertainment situation where you’d prefer not to avoid alcohol altogether, consider…
- Slowing your pace of drinking
- Alternating your drink with seltzer, club soda or water throughout the event
- Eating more food throughout the event
- Consuming drinks or beer with less alcohol
- All of the above
Alcohol quick facts
- Generally… one 12-ounce beer = one 5-ounce glass of wine = 1.5 ounces of liquor (80 proof)
- Wine usually has an alcohol content of 12 – 16%
- Beer in most cases, has an alcohol content of 3.2 – 7% (although can be higher)
- Mixed drinks can often contain more than 1.5 ounces of liquor depending on the “pour”
- As little as 1 – 2 drinks in one hour can impair an individual’s ability to drive and think clearly (depending on weight and alcohol content)
- Only time can sober up someone
- In all U.S. states, driving a car with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or more is illegal (.10 is the old limit)
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Soulx says:
Yeah I 100% agree !!! TS
December 10, 2010
TS says:
How about not drinking at all! Much better choice. Drinking alcohol is not necessary. Just don’t make a scene about it.
December 3, 2010