[*BCM*] drinking on the mass

[Eamonn Kelly]

the idea of trying to restrict drinking during the ride doesn't make much sense.  how would we go about doing that?  this is an essentially anarchistic event we're talking about.  it seems like kindof a moot point and it's up to the individual's sense of responsibility.
i think the safety issue is simply boiled down to are you able to hold a can/bottle/flask/keg/etc and ride.  most of us i'm sure have the good sense to not get bombed while riding a bike.   i'm for drinking on the mass, frankly because as an over 21 college student, i feel that drinking was more fun when it was illegal, so you need to find ways of making it so.  plus one of the coolest things i ever saw on a ride was two dudes w/ tall boys of PBR.  hats off.  plus it's not like the whole mass is gonna be drinking.
i'm also for the adjournment to a bar afterwards.  my friends and i often do anyway, and i'm always hoping i can just call out "let's go to ____!" and everyone will come.  so i'm for that.  who knows, maybe even some sort of announcement can be made beforehand on the listserv or in copley?

eamonn.


 |  On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:24:30 -0500
 |  Thomas John Vitolo <tjvitolo at bu.edu> wrote:
 |  I'd be in favor of ending the mass at a bicycle supporting brewery, be that
 |  Redbones or whatever.  If anybody has a bar in mind, please make a suggestion. 
 |  This would allow for a bit more safety during the mass, reciprocating the
 |  support of a brewing supporter, and allow us to meet each other face-to-face and
 |  make new friends and allies.
 |  
 |  I think it'd be a nice way to cap off an evening.
 |  
 |   - stomv
 |  
 |  
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 |  
 |  > Pros:
 |  > + More than one local brewery supports cycling in a
 |  > big way
 |  > + Drunk people are REALLY interesting 
 |  > + It actually makes these cold New Englanders friendly
 |  > + It's easier to meet people
 |  > + Mass actually moves differently when you add
 |  > alchohol
 |  > + And... it takes attention of people doing drugs
 |  > 
 |  > Cons:
 |  > + Toe straps are slippery when I spill mine
 |  > 
 |  > 
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 |  > [mailto:bostoncriticalmass-bounces at bostoncriticalmass.org]
 |  > On Behalf Of puppy
 |  > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 11:08
 |  > To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
 |  > Subject: [*BCM*] drinking on the mass
 |  > 
 |  > .anyone that has attended the past two masses might
 |  > have noticed at least
 |  > four  or five people drinking on the ride  .that said,
 |  > i'd like to submit
 |  > these pros and cons to the group
 |  > 
 |  > 
 |  >   PROS
 |  > + sometimes the drinkers throw their cans and bottles
 |  > in the proper
 |  > receptacles
 |  > + some people know how to remain in control while
 |  > intoxicated
 |  > 
 |  > 
 |  >   CONS
 |  > - sometimes the drinkers throw their cans in the back
 |  > of pickup trucks and
 |  > smash their bottles in the road
 |  > - they play slalom with other bikes and cars, swerving
 |  > and sometimes falling
 |  > - if there is a confrontation with a driver they add
 |  > fuel to the fire
 |  > - the ramifications of someone being arrested for
 |  > public intoxication on a
 |  > ride would reflect very poorly on the group as a whole
 |  > 
 |  > 
 |  > .my question to the group is how do we feel about
 |  > this?
 |  > 
 |  > 
 |  > "if there is hope, it lies in the proles"
 |  > 
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