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At 18 Years Of Age You
November 21, 2017, 05:25 PM
Balzé HalzéAt 18 Years Of Age You
^^^Wow, man. I couldn't possibly be farther apart from you on this.
"Maturity" is a relative term after all. If that's your standard, then I reckon a good many "adult" aged men and women shouldn't be permitted to have a drink either.
~Alan
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November 21, 2017, 06:18 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
^^^Wow, man. I couldn't possibly be farther apart from you on this.
"Maturity" is a relative term after all. If that's your standard, then I reckon a good many "adult" aged men and women shouldn't be permitted to have a drink either.
I won't disagree with you there. It's not easy to accomplish, though.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth November 21, 2017, 06:33 PM
Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by TMats:
Powerful stuff, Alan. Sorry you’re not home for Thanksgiving
It always sucks to be away from home for the holidays, but I don't complain. My wife and daughter are in France with her family so they're not alone, and I'll be joining them over there in a few weeks when I get off the boat to celebrate Christmas together. I have plenty to be thankful for...
(The fact that the annual maintenance and cleaning of the ship's sewage treatment plant is due in a few days though...well, I'm not so thankful for that. Ugh.)
~Alan
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November 21, 2017, 09:08 PM
rburgSorry about your sewage plant. About 50 years ago, but not quite, our dorm floor was given a stipend. We decided to take an evening riverboat ride. With our dates we had a good evening. Enough beer and food to bloat us. Then I had to take a leak. They called it the head. It was kind of like a toilet I'd seen before. With one exception. It drained straight into the river. Not even a trap. Just an opening, straight down. No problem with pesky flush valves or stopped up toilets. Out of sight, out of mind.
I would hope you're held to a higher standard.
Unhappy ammo seeker
November 21, 2017, 11:50 PM
IcabodWhen the voting age was lowered to 18 the arguement was that if one was old enough to be sent to Vietnam, then one should be able to vote. A number of states then lowered the age of majority to 18. Rather then 21, 18 was the age. Over the next few years the fatality rate for teen drivers went up 19%. In 1984, along with other recommendations. Congress passed a bill to raise the drinking age. While they couldn't order the states, the link federal highway funds to it. If the state didn't have a 21 year old drinking age, then they lost 10% of the federal funding.
I find it interesting that there's two schools of thoughts on this. Some researchers argue that the teenager brain isn't fully developed, particularly in impulse control and judgement. At the same time we expect adult behavior from them.
“ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull. November 22, 2017, 02:03 AM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by soggy_spinout:
quote:
Pretty sure tobacco is ok, not sure about the pot. Really not sure what this has to do about pistols.
Can't buy a handgun legally.
There, fixed it for ya.
EDIT: Oh at 18 you are entitled to qualify and take on student loans that can and ultimately extend into the hundreds of thousands. Now if THAT don't make y'all feel like an adult...
The best is .22LR if an 18 year old tells them it's for a rifle they'll sell it to them. If the 18 year old tells them it's for a pistol they can't buy it. They can't buy handguns till 21, but can buy rifles at 18.
November 22, 2017, 09:07 AM
46and2quote:
Originally posted by Icabod:
When the voting age was lowered to 18 the arguement was that if one was old enough to be sent to Vietnam, then one should be able to vote. A number of states then lowered the age of majority to 18. Rather then 21, 18 was the age. Over the next few years the fatality rate for teen drivers went up 19%. In 1984, along with other recommendations. Congress passed a bill to raise the drinking age. While they couldn't order the states, the link federal highway funds to it. If the state didn't have a 21 year old drinking age, then they lost 10% of the federal funding.
I find it interesting that there's two schools of thoughts on this. Some researchers argue that the teenager brain isn't fully developed, particularly in impulse control and judgement. At the same time we expect adult behavior from them.
They're completely OK with killing 18-20yo kids, unless it's alcohol related - oh nooooooo.
Again, there isn't a unit of measurement to describe how absurdly hypocritical that is, how selfish that is, how fucking insane that is.
November 22, 2017, 09:10 AM
darthfusterAll I know is at 18 I was a chronic knucklehead and wanted to roll around with nearly every girl I met.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier November 22, 2017, 09:14 AM
Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by darthfuster:
All I know is at 18 I was a chronic knucklehead and wanted to roll around with nearly every girl I met.
What an amazing coincidence! Me too!
~Alan
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November 22, 2017, 11:00 AM
thundersonAren't 18yr olds allowed to drink on base? I believe it used to be that way.
I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown November 22, 2017, 11:21 AM
Sailor1911... don't need Viagra to keep a four hour stiffy and don't need to call the Dr.
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
“If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 November 22, 2017, 12:24 PM
PrefontaineI wish the sportbike couldn’t be bought until 25.
What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone
November 22, 2017, 12:28 PM
stoic-onequote:
Originally posted by thunderson:
Aren't 18yr olds allowed to drink on base? I believe it used to be that way.
Nope, the drinking age on base is tied to the state the base is in, or at least it was at one time...
November 22, 2017, 03:08 PM
SeaCliffIn 1969 drinking beer and smoking was 18 years old on my base. No hard stuff.
November 22, 2017, 04:04 PM
egregoreI seem to recall in Colorado that 18-21-year-olds could have 3.2 (%ABV) beer. This would have been in the 1980s and it has no doubt been changed.
November 22, 2017, 04:09 PM
46and2quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
I seem to recall in Colorado that 18-21-year-olds could have 3.2 (%ABV) beer. This would have been in the 1980s and it has no doubt been changed.
It's 21 in Colorado, same with Dispensaries. Been that way several years at least.