RPOlosophy

As a father of 3 boys, I really appreciate moderation especially when it has to do with sporting events and restricting alcohol sales. Other than our team losing, nothing can ruin a baseball or football game more than an obnoxious or belligerent drunk (or two) in close proximity to my family.

Elliot, Samuel, & Aaron

And it is not just me who feels this way so do my boys. Several weeks ago at the Packers Bears game, my son Elliot told me he was totally bugged by the slobbering, intoxicated fool in front of us. He said: “Dad, I much prefer the Badger (University of Wisconsin) game. The fans are so much more normal.” Well, actually I’m not sure his assessment is correct, but I do know that they don’t sell alcohol at those games. Coincidence, I think not.

Since this is a topic of interest and top of mind, I decide to pursue reading an article about curbing excessive drinking at Australian sporting events. In fact, the article was about a specific 3 day auto race (the Bathurst 1000) where spectators were limited to a “slab of beer” per day.  Good, I thought, keep those fans in line. Make sure people have some semblance of control.  And then I saw it; a slab of beer is the equivalent to 24 beers, a full case! They call this moderation! I was dumbfounded. Read the rest of this entry »