Do you think that having a double rum and coke

[anlo]

If you are driving, yes.

[margotmacomber]

We're talking 2 shots here?  No big deal.  I wouldn't even feel it.  :chugs beer:

[glassofsyrah]

Not a big deal. I wish I was drinking a rum and coke and shopping right now. That sounds amazing.

[Monica Geller]

Eh.  There are a lot of potential factors here that affect my opinion.  

All day shopping trip, drink consumed earlier in the trip, with a meal or appetizer, driving home hours later=no big deal.

Quickie run to Target and the grocery with a stop at the bar in between= big deal.

[anlo]

Jun 27, 2013 17:33:07 GMT -5 Monica Geller said:

Eh.  There are a lot of potential factors here that affect my opinion.  

All day shopping trip, drink consumed earlier in the trip, with a meal or appetizer, driving home hours later=no big deal.

Quickie run to Target and the grocery with a stop at the bar in between= big deal.

Yep.

Since she said no further info, I want to err on the conservative side. For me personally, that would impair my driving for a short time.

::Leaving to make dinner and wondering if this thread will make to 5 pages before I get back::

[sergey]

Jun 27, 2013 17:35:53 GMT -5 @gypsy said:

depends. have they eaten? Are they driving right after, or like - an hour + later?

Do they weigh 98 lbs or 600 lbs?

I think generally for most people it is okay.

Agreed. As a side note I shop better with a buzz on, it greases up the hinges on my wallet.

[thatgirl2478]

How often is it happening?  Once a day?  Once a month?

Once a month - nah.  Once a day - probably a bigger problem!

Not a problem assuming you don't have to drive.

[demofea01]

I'm going assume that if this is in the middle of a shopping bonanza then there is going to be at least an hour or more before the driving is required. So no big deal.

[iamgrace]

If the person is not driving immediately after, nbd.

[sonrisa]

If you are driving, not okay. If not, why not?

[McGavin]

For myself? Not okay, I would be feeling it.

[Kore]

Jun 27, 2013 17:39:31 GMT -5 sergey said:

Jun 27, 2013 17:35:53 GMT -5 @gypsy said:

depends. have they eaten? Are they driving right after, or like - an hour + later?

Do they weigh 98 lbs or 600 lbs?

I think generally for most people it is okay.

Agreed. As a side note I shop better with a buzz on, it greases up the hinges on my wallet.

I just realized I've never gone in-person shopping with a buzz. Just online. Huh. This must change.

[UMaineTeach]

I think it's fine. If you're fat it's more fine. If you had it with a meal that lasted an hour it's more fine.

[Deleted]

middle of the day shopping trip, not working = NBD

add driving to the mix = no bueno

[Kore]

Wait. Is this person pregnant?

[Deleted]

Probably NBD, but it could vary by person. I'm a fatty and a double rum and coke would not do much to me at all. Light buzz. So, I'd still drive if it had been at least like an hour. But I know people who'd be slightly wasted after 2 shots of rum.

[Deleted]

Jun 27, 2013 18:30:46 GMT -5 @scottydeux said:

145 lbs, have not eaten, leaving with good buzz.

Fine to shop, not to drive. 

[Alyssa]

I'm such a lightweight these days, I feel buzzed after drinking about 2/3 of a beer.

[Deleted]

In general, I'd say not a big deal. But if the person feels buzzed, I would say a big fat no to the driving.

[Yankees21]

A good buzz=no driving.

[Deleted]

No. But I'm laissez-faire like that.

Or was it blaissez fair? Lol.

[Saint Monica]

Jun 27, 2013 18:30:46 GMT -5 @scottydeux said:

145 lbs, have not eaten, leaving with good buzz.

Will this person be willing to fool around with me in the dressing room?

[shopgirl07]

As long as they're not driving with a BAC of over .08, whatever.

[underwaterrhymes]

Buzz = no driving.

Drink + shopping + no buzz = driving

[joshlyman]

Depends on when you are driving. If you have a drink then go shopping for an hour, totally fine.

If afternoon weekday drinking is wrong, I don't want to be right. Pretty much every vacation I take involves afternoon drinking

[cereal K]

Jun 27, 2013 19:26:06 GMT -5 shopgirl07 said:

As long as they're not driving with a BAC of over .08, whatever.

This is where I am. Drink it, shop a little, fine.

The double is actually the weird part to me. If you had said a cocktail at lunch while shopping, I wouldn't even question. The double seems weird to me.

[justkly]

Amateur drinker: Yes
Life of the party, loves me some alcohol: No

[maria120]

NBD as long as this person didn't drive right away. Also depends on the person/weight/tolerance/eating, etc.

[eb777888]

It depends on so many factors. For me, yes, I could do this with a good meal and some shopping time, sure. Leaving with a good buzz? No, never a good idea. Nobody should drive with a good buzz.

[Deleted]

For me it would be a huge deal because I have zero tolerance but I wouldn't be judgey of someone who did and could obviously function/drive.