So I meet up with my Brother in Tampa this past weekend… he drives down from Boston, I drive up from Fort Lauderdale, we meet at a predetermined establishment serving a fine assortment of fermented hops and barley.
Me, being the nice person, handsome gent, and wonderful, protective benefactor of my younger (and only) sibling, agree to pick up the tab for the evening’s libations.
Son of a bitch, if he didn’t drink 9 pitchers of beer himself. The freakin tab was over a hundred bucks! What the hell kind of mooch sticks his brother with the bill? Hmm? He’s 5’7", 185… where the hell does he put it? Sheesh…
Of course if I dated the girl he’s dating, I’d probably want to be in an alcoholic stupor 24/7. That’s what it was like when I dated Michi… so…
Oh… probably 4 hours? 5 maybe? They stop serving at 2 am, and we got there at 9… 4 and a half, I’d say… I mean, I had two pitchers myself, and bought two more for my friends who I hadn’t seen in a while, but holy mother of God, could he put the brew away. He’s 23 years old for Christ’s sake!
If he is really an alcoholic then he probably wasn’t too concerned with you pocketbook, only his desire to get drunk. Don’t take it personally - he would do it to anyone. Alcoholics tend to be a selfish lot, I bet if you confronted him he would try to turn this around and make it YOUR fault. Believe me - I’ve been there…
I guess I use the term Alcoholic a bit too loosely… he may have those tendencies, seeing as it is common in our family. That worries me, but I guess the main gripe was that he basicall drank my wallet empty with NO regard for anything but filling his gullet with brew. I mean GEEZ.
People always wondered where I put it, too- petite, 5’1", could drink like a fish. Your brother sounds like quite a drinker.
I used to be him. If you don’t think he’s an alcoholic, then confront him about his mooch tendency. If he might be an alcoholic, don’t bother, he can’t hear you.
BTW, did he know from the outset that you were buying?
Oh, quit complaining. You offered, he drank, it was steep. Get over it and don’t offer to cover the night next time. Betcha he has water and lemon.
One night of drinking is nothing compared to what he can mooch if he lives in the basement on a recliner with a vague idea of something called the job market. There are unplumbable depths of debt to which a true alcoholic mooch can sink. I’m thinking about the botbellied SOB shacking up with my cousin and her parents who has $50K in college debt and has had one interview in 102 days. Not that we’re counting.
Just don’t envy him his hangover. Bold and thirsty he may be, but no mortal escapes what hit him the next morning.
Being 23 myself, 5’6", 170lb, I have put the same amount away. It just happens! If I’m hanging out with guys I haven’t seen in awhile, I’ll always consume something! Think about it, when family gets together, they always eat and drink! Weddings, reception. Funerals, reception. Best buds, “Lets meet at a restaurant!”. Hell, even dates are at an eating establishment. But $100 is a lot. I’d stick the next bill to him . . .
Yeah, he knew from the outset that I was buying, and that’s why he pounded them like an Irishman on Death Row (I’m Irish, so all you PC punks back off).
It’s funny that you make the comment about him living in his parent’s basement, sponging off them, because that’s EXACTLY what he does. Hasn’t had a job in a while, just sits around and drinks.
I think next time, I need to have him pony up half for the tab if he’s going to drink so much. It’s not the principle of paying 100 bucks for a night of drinking… 100 bucks isn’t anything. It’s the fact that he sponged me with a shiteating grin on his face. Grr, that pisses me off. =)
And, fellas, dating MICHI will drive you to drink. Be forewarned!
That’s the thing… he runs and works out like a demon now. He’s 5’7" and 185 but he’s built like a tank. It’s all upper body muscle now where it USED to be fat. If it were me, I’d look like Orson Welles’ stunt double. But he’s a frickin tank.
Of course, I AM still his older brother, and could punk him on a moment’s notice, but I still get a little wary when he wants to throw down =)
