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quote:Originally posted by buckstar
quote:Originally posted by drobs
quote:Originally posted by mlincoln
Off-topic but not by much: I was at the store the other day and looked at one of those "energy" drinks like Red Bull. I was astounded by how much caffenine was in it. It was like drinking two Starbucks large coffees. I can't imagine drinking a couple of those and not having a racing heartbeat.
I guess if you're 16 and exercising everyday your heart can take such a jolt. Even so, even for a whole lot of money I wouldn't drink two of those on an empty stomach. I can't imagine what it would do to your blood pressure.
Monster energy drinks was/is a big seller on base in Iraq. Expensive too. All I can figure is it's a poor replacement for Alcohol (which is banned). I tried a couple different flavors of the stuff. [xx(]
On my base we only had "Rip-Its" which are a smaller, suckier version of an energy drink. I had to drink a six pack of them to fall asleep. I would have smothered the chaplain for a supply of Monsters.
I liked to mix a Rip It with Cranberry Juice.
Those Monsters were selling for $3 to $5 a can IIRC. Cheaper to stuff your pockets with Mtn Dew at the DFAC.
AAFEES - Another Agency Screwing Each and Every Servicemember.
I have never drank an energy drink and don't drink coffee either. I was at the store last weekend and saw red bull for $2.99 for what it looked like a 11oz can. Smaller than a 12oz can at least.
Why the heck is that stuff so expensive? Does the government tax caffeine more than alcohol if that's what's in it?
quote:Originally posted by Hunter Mag
I have never drank an energy drink and don't drink coffee either. I was at the store last weekend and saw red bull for $2.99 for what it looked like a 11oz can. Smaller than a 12oz can at least.
Why the heck is that stuff so expensive? Does the government tax caffeine more than alcohol if that's what's in it?
Because the heart of any business is to charge as much as a person will pay without loosing customers. Had the AAFES store not charged $3-5 for a monster drink in a place where people are doing more work and getting less sleep... and then trading their free time for phone calls to home (in the middle of the night because of time zone difference) or internet time... They would not be able to keep them in stock. A lot of the food and drinks we had in Iraq were made in more local countries like Jordan or something and had Arabic on one side and "Coke" on the other. These were generally freebees that you could swipe from the DFAC (thank you, uniform designers, for giving me so many deep pockets). If a shipment of monsters has to come from BF-Arkansas or something it will cost a lot to get it to our troops in the middle east and may take weeks between re-supplies. There will always be plenty of guys and gals willing to drop $5 on an energy drink but if you sell all you have for $2 and are restricted from getting more, everyone looses. Don't get me started on AAFES pricing swindles though. [:D]
quote:Originally posted by retroxler58
From the two young men's perspective... How did they know that a uniformed policeman didn't have the same intentions???
I would have insisted on accompanying you to the station or elsewhere since I had first made an attempt to gain her some help...
"Just in case..."Would you have insisted on following the ambulance to the hospital - just in case?
You know how they can be. We've all heard of incidents where medics have molested unconscious females in the back of ambulances.
You might also want to accompany her into the treatment room to safeguard her once she gets there.
After all, doctors and nurses have been known to take advantage of incapacitated women.
When you're dragging a falling-down drunk underage broad down a public street in the middle of the day you've displayed the moral high ground and have the right to follow through with your responsibility. [:o)]!
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quote:Originally posted by drobs
quote:Originally posted by mlincoln
Off-topic but not by much: I was at the store the other day and looked at one of those "energy" drinks like Red Bull. I was astounded by how much caffenine was in it. It was like drinking two Starbucks large coffees. I can't imagine drinking a couple of those and not having a racing heartbeat.
I guess if you're 16 and exercising everyday your heart can take such a jolt. Even so, even for a whole lot of money I wouldn't drink two of those on an empty stomach. I can't imagine what it would do to your blood pressure.
Monster energy drinks was/is a big seller on base in Iraq. Expensive too. All I can figure is it's a poor replacement for Alcohol (which is banned). I tried a couple different flavors of the stuff. [xx(]
On my base we only had "Rip-Its" which are a smaller, suckier version of an energy drink. I had to drink a six pack of them to fall asleep. I would have smothered the chaplain for a supply of Monsters.
I liked to mix a Rip It with Cranberry Juice.
Those Monsters were selling for $3 to $5 a can IIRC. Cheaper to stuff your pockets with Mtn Dew at the DFAC.
AAFEES - Another Agency Screwing Each and Every Servicemember.
Why the heck is that stuff so expensive? Does the government tax caffeine more than alcohol if that's what's in it?
I have never drank an energy drink and don't drink coffee either. I was at the store last weekend and saw red bull for $2.99 for what it looked like a 11oz can. Smaller than a 12oz can at least.
Why the heck is that stuff so expensive? Does the government tax caffeine more than alcohol if that's what's in it?
Because the heart of any business is to charge as much as a person will pay without loosing customers. Had the AAFES store not charged $3-5 for a monster drink in a place where people are doing more work and getting less sleep... and then trading their free time for phone calls to home (in the middle of the night because of time zone difference) or internet time... They would not be able to keep them in stock. A lot of the food and drinks we had in Iraq were made in more local countries like Jordan or something and had Arabic on one side and "Coke" on the other. These were generally freebees that you could swipe from the DFAC (thank you, uniform designers, for giving me so many deep pockets). If a shipment of monsters has to come from BF-Arkansas or something it will cost a lot to get it to our troops in the middle east and may take weeks between re-supplies. There will always be plenty of guys and gals willing to drop $5 on an energy drink but if you sell all you have for $2 and are restricted from getting more, everyone looses. Don't get me started on AAFES pricing swindles though. [:D]
From the two young men's perspective... How did they know that a uniformed policeman didn't have the same intentions???
I would have insisted on accompanying you to the station or elsewhere since I had first made an attempt to gain her some help...
"Just in case..."Would you have insisted on following the ambulance to the hospital - just in case?
You know how they can be. We've all heard of incidents where medics have molested unconscious females in the back of ambulances.
You might also want to accompany her into the treatment room to safeguard her once she gets there.
After all, doctors and nurses have been known to take advantage of incapacitated women.
When you're dragging a falling-down drunk underage broad down a public street in the middle of the day you've displayed the moral high ground and have the right to follow through with your responsibility. [:o)]!