Friday Night Fuckup

[DoTheFandango]

I know the growing hatred for LJ like posts, but this one has an important question in it.

So last night there was a big fucking party in North Haven. Me and my two friends went, one being the designated driver. The other friend, Ben, went on an empty stomach (idiot, and you will find out why), but either way we started drinking, and after around 2.5 hours, he was on his side puking everything up. He drinks a decent amount usually and I've never seen him do anything like this before. So as people were trying to draw dicks on his face, and me and my driver friend were trying to ward him off, I was too busy having a panic attack to realize the time. By 1AM, my phone was ringing wondering where the hell I was, so I had to make a decision. I chose to bring Ben home in my car with my Dad, who is really close to Ben's parents. We met up, and Ben was still passed out and covered in puke and spit. He woke up a bit and walked to his car, where he was taken home.

Now here is the question:
Did I do the right thing? Or did I over react to someone that was just really drunk? Of course my parents said I did the right thing as a friend, but I'm pretty sure I just lost all party credentials for me and my friend. I don't care either way, I'm just glad he's fine, but I want to know your opinion.

[genocidal]

It's just Epinephrine that takes issue with livejournal-like posts. This is nothing like that as it asks for advice/thoughts but even if it was it's interesting enough to warrant a post.

I've passed out in my own puke without being responsive probably 4 times in my life. The first time I was at my apartment and I blacked out, started screaming and hitting the counter with a mop (while we were having a party), and then passed out on my kitchen floor. Since I wasn't responding my buddy made sure I was sitting up so I wouldn't choke on my puke or drown in it. Then these two random people at the party felt compelled to pick up my lifeless fucking body and carry me to my bed. Unsure why, but I was confused as fuck when I woke up the next day.

The second time I took a bunch of adderall and drank a lot of malt liquor (bad idea). I blacked out of course and wasn't responding, but thankfully not turning blue or anything. This time I was with my girlfriend and of course they react a lot more. She put me in my friend's shower and tried to wake me up by running cold water on me but to no avail. She wanted to take me to the hospital but my buddy wouldn't let her (thank fucking God). She kept talking to me and making sure I didn't die for like 2 hours then I just woke up and we drove home. The next day was miserable, by the way.

It's kind of iffy in high school. On the one hand you want to make sure they aren't dead but you also don't want to have to deal with their puke and shit, not to mention responsibility for what happens. You probably did the right thing as long as your parents are kind of cool and won't tell his parents he was so fucked up. At least you didn't take him to the hospital - that would have flipped everyone out and probably done no good. I hate saying that because clearly there are some cases where people should be sent to the hospital but when I wake up after being blacked out the last thing I want to see is a goddamn hospital room and my mom on the phone worried as fuck about me.

[DoTheFandango]

Well it was pretty obvious he was fucked up, but yes, our parents are quite cool about it in the sense they aren't calling everyone in town. Of course Ben and I are in trouble, but I wasn't expect it to go by like a bad grade.

[Facetious]

If I was puking and passed out and someone dragged me home to my parents I would be unbelievably livid when I woke up and realized what my dumbass friend did. If he woke up, I'd say he's fine. Then again, there is the occasional news story about someone who dies from that, but that's always someone who drinks WAY more than they normally do.

[ZeUs!!]

I'd have drawn another dick on his face

[DoTheFandango]

If I was puking and passed out and someone dragged me home to my parents I would be unbelievably livid when I woke up and realized what my dumbass friend did. If he woke up, I'd say he's fine. Then again, there is the occasional news story about someone who dies from that, but that's always someone who drinks WAY more than they normally do.

He only woke up after me and 4 other friends took 20 minutes to walk 10 feet. But I see your point.

I've seen people pass out, this wasn't just blacking out and falling down, this was Death of Jimi Hendrix, vomiting and spitting and shivering and sputtering. We kept him responsive, though he didn't say anything any human would understand.

Like I said, I see your point, but I was thinking that if I was in that state I sure as hell would have wanted to be home than at some fucking dick's house lying in my own vomit.

[Facetious]

Yeah, I mean, I see where you're coming from, given it's the first time you've ever seen that, but once you've spent a month or two at college you'll realize that's more routine than you think (and than it should be). One time freshman year I came back from a night class, ready to go out, and my roommate was passed out in his own puke at 10pm. Puke in his hair, puke everywhere. He was hanging out with these other kids that left me to deal with it, which sucked a lot. I thought kind of hard about calling 911 or something, because he literally would not wake up no matter what I did, but decided against it. He woke up the next day and was more or less okay, and was pretty glad I didn't take him to the hospital. Ever since then, I've never seen anyone nearly that bad so I don't worry about it. I just yell at them for being a fucking dumbass, make them drink a bunch of water, leave them with a bucket, and check on them every 30-45 minutes. Heh.

[ZeUs!!]

I had an ambulance called out in my honour on New Years Eve 2003, rock and roll

[duel pasta]

wow, looking at your posts my paren't are lke really really cool about this, from the day I turned 16 I could go wherever I want, whenever i want (on weekends, when it's a schoolday I have to be home @ 23:00 pm)

so once I went to a party and I was so fucking druk (1 liter of wodka, 0.20 liter of jenever) but I had never drank so much before (was like one of the first times I went to a party) and I drank that @ 21:00 pm so I went inside drunk as fuck, but nothing went wrong was still talking normally, breathing normally everything cool, BUT.. I went outside to rest some, I sat down and suddenly I look up and I just FALL down on my head (was @ 22:00 pm) and I couldn't get up anymore cuz I was so drunk, started puking next to me (propably on my own face too, I don't even remember) so my friend got me a water (didn't drink it tho')

so @ 22:30 pm my friend just called my dad, he came to pick me up. I was talking rubish to him in the car. Next day hangover, my dad just laughed at me, my mom beeing all 'you shouldn't do that, omg' i'm like 'auch, headache' but then the same day my friend called me and asked if I wanted to go out.. and so I went out again, drunk again, puked again, parent laughed at me AGAIN.

[Facetious]

You didn't drink an entire liter of vodka.

[Reaver]

I had an ambulance called out in my honour on New Years Eve 2003, rock and roll

Same, but mine was a few weeks before new years eve 04'. And Im sure mine ended up worse than yours did.

[PaulOakenfold]

I approve of these types of threads.

e/n

[Money]

You guys are terrible drinkers. You should be banned from drinking forever.

newbies :/

[Jeansi]

Dude, you're 17, why do your parents care about where you are at 1 am =/

ps. I agree with zeus: Nothing as funny as drawing dicks on people who have passed out.

[Da1andonly]

I love you Jeansi. Make love to me in the woods!