I do not know how all the kids survived, as the adults were often too drunk to notice.
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone said this!
I learned to drive in a paddock; paddock bashing, it's called here and most country lads have done it. Doing circle work in a car, or anything with a motor, is a right of passage for most. Lol.
My parents were not drinkers, my grandparents either, but it is certainly part of the culture here and Australian's are known as pretty good drinkers. On the land, it's somethign that happens a lot and a beer or two doesn't always relate to one or two cans or bottles, often one or two cartons! 😁
Boys and their vehicles, they have to do it it seems. I know the girls drove golf carts much more carefully, but the boys tried to get their golf carts airborn! I, however, did my share of circle work as a teen. There was little else to do around the parts I grew up besides drive around. I live there now, and love how quiet it is. Quiet also means inexpensive, another plus.
Yeah, drunks lose count pretty easily. I know doctors generally triple the amount their patients tell them they drink, assuming the patients are liars if they report any drinking at all. Maybe we all are. Idk. I wasn't one of the drunks-with-kids at that house, btw. I stopped going there for the big family get togethers because of the drinking. It makes me very sad to see people doing that to themselves, and thinking it's all quite funny. They get really really drunk, then sit around laughing about all the stupid things they have done while drunk. It's bizarre.
How on earth do you find the time to read all these comments?
I think they put something in our milk and cookies in kindergarten...I blame them!😁
Them gals be crazy...I've seen some go more full on than the lads. It' hilarious too.
You know, on the alcohol thing, I never touched it until I was 22. It's not like I had no chance to, I just didn't want to. I was living outside of the family home from the age of 17.5 (pushed out by mum o make my own way in life) and it was never on my radar. I drink now and then now but it's irregular and only social drinking. I'm ok with that, I have better things to do.
A good question.
I'm organised I guess, quite structured and regimented in many aspects of life (work and so on), think quickly and type fast. Having said that, it gets difficult but somehow I manage, I'm not one to give in or give up so I just focus and push through. Besides, I enjoy it.
This is why I set the comment length at 50 words for this concept and can only do this concept in the middle of the week, otherwise I'd not keep up with all the reading I have to do for the #weekend-engagement over the Friday-Monday period. I have the next round of #QCC already written and ready to go. I'm not sure when I'll do it though, a couple weeks I guess.
I've never seen it before, I'll keep any eye out for it. It's a great concept. But so many comments! I try to respond to all of mine, but even at my level (less than one twentieth of yours), some of them get away from me.
I've done three now and it seems to be well-received.
With the comments, yes I understand and yes it's difficult. I use https://engage.hivechain.app/ sometimes as it makes the comment disappear when answered (or ignored) and that helps me track my replies. I generally only use it as a double check for the comments, to make sure I don't miss any.