Drunk People...

Let's talk about drunk people for a minute...

There are different kinds of drunk people:

there are happy drunks (lots of fun!)...

there are sad drunks (no fun at all!)...

there are certainly obnoxious drunks
(who always seem to believe that they can sing!)...

and, sometimes, there are the understandably drunk...


One of my passengers tonight was completely drunk! Her husband was a nice, relaxed kind of drunk... conversationally drunk. But, the wife... she couldn't even walk to the car! It took two guys to get her into the backseat. And, once she was inside, she was 'layed out'!

My initial thought was... 'really?!'

I thought, 'how can you get so drunk lady?' and, 'how can you let her get so drunk, dude?!'

I saw the neighborhood they were traveling to, and I thought, 'it figures... a couple of wealthy, privileged folks who have nothing better to spend their money on.'

But, then...the husband and I started to talk. I found out that her mom died this year. And, the bar where they had been drinking... the Dundee Tavern & Grill... that was her mom's bar. I don't mean, that's where her mom liked to drink... I mean, her mom had owned that bar... it was a 'family business'... and the daughter... the really drunk lady... had just sold the bar.

And, tonight... tonight was the last night that the Dundee Tavern & Grill would be a 'family' tavern...

There are different kinds of drunk people... happy drunks, sad drunks, obnoxious drunks... and yes, sometimes the understandably drunk as well.