So do you drink while you wrench?

Very very rarely we I / we have a beer.....and if we do, it's always after the work is done....


.....but the cans do make such great radiator overflow bottle/conversation starters.......

I don't drink. Never have. When I was young people would say "What are you, some kind of a wimp?" Now as I get older I get "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know" as if I used to drink but now I'm in AA.
Funny how most think you should drink or used to drink but now can't handle it.

I don't really drink much or often, mainly due to some health issues I have. Heck, I didn't even try alcohol until way after I was 21.

However, after a day working in the heat on projects, sometimes a cold beer or two does hit the spot. But I would never drink while working on something or drink if I knew I had to drive later.

a great end of the wrenchin' day is to sit back with an ice cold margerita(or 5)and reflect on what Ive done, but not during.

Something that no-one has said in this thread yet - I'll quite often open a beer to force me to slow down a bit, stand back, have a sip, look at what I am actually doing for a minute, rather than just launching into it. Especially if I'm a bit hesitant about an idea or plan. I've watched guys at work who smoke do the same thing with a cigarette I guess...
Nothing better than a beer or two while doing boring stuff like disassembly or cleaning up.
Pretty much always open a beer if I'm sitting down to draw up parts to CNC cut in CAD as well.
Is it bad that I am a better welder after a couple of cold ones?

I always have beer at the shop, but I might have only one and only as I'm winding down and cleaning up. My shop is in a big row with others and there are some guys that can build pyramids with their empties. It's just too much for me. They run out and always know that I have some and they come by and check on me...not because they're really interested in my build, but because they always know I'll offer them a beer! I also always keep Gatorade and water...several times this summer I know I had heat exhaustion from not hydrating enough as I was working.

-Troy

I'll have a room temp. 'classy beer' on occasion in the winter. In the summer, depending on what I'm doing, I may have from zero to a six pack of tall boys. After that, it's time for yard work.

BASIC RULES:

After opening a beer:
No spinning tools other than a drill.
No saws (except sawzall on wood)
No motor surgery

After about 1 beer/hr:
No work on critical components

2 or more/hr:
Generally down to disassembly or simple assembly
- only with hand tools

More than that:
Sanding - because I hate it and being drunk is the only way I can stand it.

I can not drink Mountain Dew throwback and still function. My tolerance and patience go to zero and I want to force things to work with a hammer.

Only if it's Guiness.....

None of the other stuff suits me....like that Dark beer....but I've never had more than one while working in the barn.....not a drinker per se....

Beer-s

Well i for one believe that my "rat" looks prettier after iv worked hard on it and am sitting in my easy chair enjoying a few, admiring my work, and planning for the next challenge... Think of it as imagination fluid!! [p
d/b

LUCKY DEVIL 13 said:

The only thing I drink in the garage is mass amounts of Mountain Dew I quit drinking about 14 yrs ago when it almost killed me and put me in the hospital for 2 wks in a coma

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that is when most smart people quit.I call MD the elixar of life.

ICE WATER! so cold it makes your throat hurt. I drink a gallon a day usually. But after all the work is done and a few guys show up to the shop then it is a Sam Adams Black or a honey porter. Just a couple, thats all. hang overs are for the young guys.

Drinking tends to make me lazy so I usually save it for cleaning up and winding down stage, unless were just hanging out and just drinking and then nothing gets started to wind down from.lol

I enjoy a Lager or two, but in most cases, it's well after the work is done. Clean up time and a cold one go well together

Sort of like cutting the grass.....

RoddingRon said:

I enjoy a Lager or two, but in most cases, it's well after the work is done. Clean up time and a cold one go well together

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Beer never tastes as good as when you are hot and tired.....JMHO

Whether it's a cold beer, a marguarita, or my personal favorites, Jager bombs or bloody marys......they all taste better at the END of the day.
As for what the OP said about a 4 to 6 beer buzz.....not everyone has to drink 4 to 6 beers or drinks every time they drink.
Party time is one thing but working around the house or garage is quite another.....my two cents....

Never really loved beer, so not drinking it is fairly easy for me. I might have one (if there is any even at the house) on a hot day after mowing the grass. I seem to be drawn to scotch instead. Cant drink too many, and I have a 'rule' that I dont drink before 5PM.

Drinkin is for celebrating after work or after a project is done, not during.....
This was a rule my shop followed when we were racing and now restoring cars and making hot rods.[

Never, but I do wrench when I drink! [ddd

Zipper

Nope, never. Like Tripper said, it puts us old guys to sleep...or at least in an awful relaxed, lazy mood.

gin

a scientist whos name i forget i paraphrase as saying "discovery oftens comes over a good stiff gin".

I find in moderation it quiets the busy mind and makes it receptive to the subconcious.but I'm talking about having a drink and not about getting drunk. I dont like intoxication anymore. I had my fill in my 20's.