| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/17/2008 3:24:56 PM | I know people drink at POF meets, but is it the safe/considerate thing to get so drunk that you end up throwing up at the meet.............or that you get so drunk other POF attendees have to make sure you get home safely....?
Bearing in mind, that even though you might know a few people there and that they will in general look out for each other, you don't truely know all the people there and therefore should you be a bit more carefully about your own personal safety..
Yours views are looked forward to!  | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/17/2008 3:31:35 PM | do as you would normally do at any social gathering.
if that includes getting pissed, throwing up and generally being a pain, by all means do so. It helps the rest of us know that this is someone we can do without in our lives.
Personally, I'd never get drunk in the first place. I see it as being unpleasant for myself and very disrespectful of others. The reason I'm attending a social gathering is to enjoy myself, and to enjoy the company of others.
Not to be holding back someone's hair as they vomit. Not to make someone else smell vomit as I throw up. Too old for that sh*te now. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/17/2008 3:34:01 PM | Well if you do get that drunk and carry on like that then I'm sure within minutes of people getting in from the meet it will be all over the forums. With pictures posted in the other meets thread. 
So if you don't want the world to know you got drunk and made a tit of yourself then don't do it.
And getting that bad and being sick at the venue is out of order as it ruins it for all there. Also probably wouldn't allow another POF meet there again in the future. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/17/2008 3:34:40 PM | No better or worse than getting into that state when you're out but not at a POF meet, I think.
I've never got that hammered at a POF meet, usually because I'm too busy gassing and catching up with peeps to drink seriously. However, I did go out with a few mates from POF a wee while ago and got stupidly trashed (and behaved badly).
I suppose the big thing is whether you are with people you know and trust or are out alone. If you're out completely alone, take care of yourself because no one else will. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/17/2008 3:45:22 PM | Hula my dear lady, love the pic, not many lasses would have the confidence to dress oop as Sugar Plum Fairy, absolutely love it, what a star.
Drunk at a meet or any other social gathering hmmmm not my cup of tea at all, each to their own but as suggested above, not my style or the style I'd wish to be with. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/17/2008 5:18:43 PM | I just wouldn't go to one, sober or drunk!
Been stuck in a room with loads of desperate sex starved burds all vying for me attention?
Hmmmmmm I'll pass, just sit here with me bottle of Lambrusco and say Bahh humbug!!!
VVVVVVVVVVVV Oherrr Missus I will add avoiding camp men as well as drunken bunny boilers to me 'To Do' list right now! (Have you ever been charged with loitering within Tent)
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/17/2008 6:57:08 PM | hmmm..... difficult one this coz I'm sure everyone's had an incident or two along the way that they'd much rather forget!!!
I have to admit that I enjoy getting tipsy and enjoying that lovely mellow feeling and the dutch courage it can give you (ie. the complete & utter surety that you look like angeline jolie and can sing like whitney houston, instead of looking like jo brand with the voice of a 6'4" cross-dressing coal miner on helium!). But, saying that, I can just as easily have a fantastic night out with ne'er a drop of alcohol stroking my tonsils!! And unless I'm with close friends or family, I wouldn't dream of getting bladdered - what's the point anyway - you end up forgetting half the night and spend the next few days saying "omigod! i DIDN'T!!" and running up a huge bill by texting everyone to say "sorry!"
However..... I know the incident that redee's referring to and getting totally smashed 2 hours into the meet, being so absolutely hammered that you can't even make it to the loo, with the result that you spill your guts all over the dining area (not once, but twice AND in two different places) THEN p*ss yourself at the same time, thus totally ruining a prettily upholstered chair has got to be a "no, no" in anyone's books!
Everyone wants to have fun at PoF meets but, as mentioned above, don't ruin it for the people around you - I much prefer the smell of Jasper Conran "woman" to that of eau de regurgitated red wine....  | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/17/2008 9:41:32 PM | | Its probably not the brightest thing to do on any night out. Having said that , how many of us can say with hand on heart that we've never been in a similar state. I rarely drink anymore , but in my youth I certainly staggered home a fair few times. So I'm not going to sit in judgement on anybody else. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 2:31:01 AM | I don't find that I have to have a drink never mind get blathered to have a good time.
Having said that, I do drink at PoF meets to varying extents. Sometimes I feel quite sober at the end of the night, sometimes not so. I don't conciously set out to "go steady" or "go mad" I take it as it comes. I've never been falling down drunk or called for god down the white telephone, yet.
I think everyone is allowed to show themselves up now and again, it's when they make a habit of it I worry. I would expect it to be less frequent as they get older too.
Edit post 10, just read the bit about "the incident", that goes beyond showing yourself up. Sometimes I hear of folk having "a couple" for dutch courage, that's ok if you then slow down. Hearing of folk drinking a bottle of wine before setting out might work if you take it steady from there on, but do they? Aparently not in some cases. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 3:34:32 AM | Of course there's them that think vomiting in public is OK and we should all be more accepting lol
I love a drink as much as anyone but once ya get where you wanna be, I drink coke or water so i can stay merry, but not get any worse.
I think especially when you're going to meet others and are in a public place there's limits on what kind of behaviouor is acceptable.
I would quickly distance myself from anyone who was clearly -what I would call- incapacitated through drink. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 5:19:11 AM | It drives me scatty, I've spent ages trying to find paralytic POffers handbags, phones, purses, shoes ... Grrr the list goes on... Have had to stand between two pissed up men who wanted to rip each other to shreds ... Have listened to women threatening to claw other women's eyes out and seen drunken couples practically have sex on the carpark floor....
I'm not a kill joy, by all means have a beer or four but for Gods sake know your limits... Pleasantly squiffy is not shitfaced ....
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 5:25:05 AM | Theres nothing worse than turning up somewere and there all drunk and you havent took anything drank even i feel its best to go with what you know to be a comfortable amount inside you were your comfortable so when you get there you can see if you have to slow down or speed up considering on the view in front of you.  | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 5:54:04 AM | How old was the person concerned?
I think we can all look back to our misspent youth and think oooops! Then again, it's one of those things you learn from fast when you wake up the next day and realise what danger you've put yourself in. Losing control of your bladder is beyond awful for the people around you - yeuk!
Grown ups get pleasantly merry and then disappear discreetly into their pre-booked cabs. They then crawl up their own stairs to bed and sleep it off (alone!) before any harm is done  | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 5:56:55 AM | To be honest, after being with someone who thought the idea of him getting plastered every weekend, then suffering and being moody the next was an attractive feature, and a good way of getting to know someone properly - i'd say no! Especially, when it affects people around you, and you are blind to that fact and certainly don't give a damn.
There's being tipsy and having a laugh, and being blind drunk and falling over, and generally making a fool out of yourself - now that's not attractive at all!
Myself always been with people who i class as friends, so never felt unsafe while getting tipsy. I always come with friends/or partner and leave with a friend/partner. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 6:45:46 AM | I was at said meet, but didnt see the ensuing throwing up/disgracing themselves bit.
Now I dont know if its the same person, but when I arrived one guy was already drunk at the bar. I am not sure whether he was with POF or had come with someone from POF, but by 8pm he was all over the place. How he didnt fall over I dont know.
I am the firs to 'enjoy' a drink, but that is definitely not 'enjoying' surely. Not only that, but how the hell do these people ever think they are going to attract a member of the opposite sex by being plastered and making a fool of themselves.
I know its each to their own, but surely there has to be limits. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 7:19:33 AM |
I was at said meet, but didnt see the ensuing throwing up/disgracing themselves bit.
Now I dont know if its the same person, but when I arrived one guy was already drunk at the bar. I am not sure whether he was with POF or had come with someone from POF, but by 8pm he was all over the place. How he didnt fall over I dont know.
I am the firs to 'enjoy' a drink, but that is definitely not 'enjoying' surely. Not only that, but how the hell do these people ever think they are going to attract a member of the opposite sex by being plastered and making a fool of themselves.
I know its each to their own, but surely there has to be limits.
Could not have said it better myself I agree with all that has been said above and which I have quoted..
I would also like to add that sometimes nerves kick in and takes over.
I would imagine that they are feeling very embarrassed by the way they behaved and hopefully will learn from it...So lets not be too harsh!! | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 9:06:13 AM |
It drives me scatty, I've spent ages trying to find paralytic POffers handbags, phones, purses, shoes ... Grrr the list goes on... Have had to stand between two pissed up men who wanted to rip each other to shreds ... Have listened to women threatening to claw other women's eyes out and seen drunken couples practically have sex on the carpark floor....
I cant abide the pics of a meet thread, bore the pants off me, but i wouldnt mind taking a look at the pics of the above goings on
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 10:02:02 AM | I think meet attendees should remember us hosts are just ordinary members and
once an event starts we are not responsible for anybody's well being during the night.
If somebody wants to get completely out of their head on alcohol be it a man or
woman they should think first about their own safety and the consequences after...
Its unfair and selfish on others who are just out to have a good time and not cool at all.
If you cant handle your drink there is a simple solution...Don't drink at a POF meet. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 11:00:50 AM | I have been to several meets on another site , and I'm glad to say that I was drunk at most of them, and so were others. This is why I preferred the meets where I stayed over at the venue. I did manage a technicolour yawn once, but it was outside before I could reach the perimeter fence.
I remember a picnic to which everyone bought two bottles of wine, so I was well oiled to greet the evening arrivals to the pub in the evening, well I was the host of the meet you see. | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 1:08:04 PM | Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Ive got all my preperations in order for my next meet,Take stringent precaucions i say!
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In all honesty its each to there own.Like all walks of life theres those who prefer to get chitfaced and those that dont.
Theres those who like to let there hair down,and those who like to be more reserved.
Live and let live,if someone needs a little assistance at a meet then theres allways someone willing to help.
Ive attended many,like a lot of seasoned formites have and there great fun.
They may not be everyones cup of tea,but thats no reason to knock them.
Suck it and see! | |
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| Is it the safe/right thing to do.............getting drunk at a POF Meet?
Posted: 7/18/2008 1:11:46 PM | I never ever drink more than I know I am able to handle. Nothing more unattractive and embarrassing than someone who has gone way beyond the fun drunk and is now the vomiting, clingy, legless, needs manhandled into a taxi drunk. Not big or clever at a meet or otherwise.
So, no, it's not right but I don't think it's right in any situation. | |
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