Re: Drank too damn much..
I pour champagne on plants, in the bathroom sink, in the trash, etc. whenever the custy isn't looking. Find clever ways of discarding drinks. :)
Re: Drank too damn much..
ask for a cup of ice (we used glazed cups) and act like you are sipping out of it and spit it back.
or
offer the waitress a glass and she should take it and throw it away.
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I'm sorry you feel yucky today. I was in Rite Aid yesterday and saw two products that looked helpful if you know you're going to be drinking. You have to take them the night that you are drinking though, before you begin. One is called Sob'r-K HangoverStopper and the other one is called Chaser. I think the former is cheaper and it is patented too, with a money back guarantee. There is more info here:
http://www.hangoverreview.com/hangover_products/Sob'r-K_HangoverStopper.html
I hope you feel better soon!
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if you can talk to the bartender before your shift and let him/her know what you will be drinking. I know here, if you call off an alcohol, ie: crown and coke, they legally have to put the crown in there. BUT if you order a sex on the beach or something w/o alcohol in the title, they can make w/o the alcohol. Good luck!
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I understand how you feel. I am starting to feel different about even consuming alcohol in my body and i am only 21. It is hard because I experiance party atmospheres while at work and when i am not at work with my friends. I do not really get hangovers, but i just hate the full feeling in my stomach and the health/beauty risks it has in the long run. As logn as you do not do anything you regret or really feel bad about... I say good for you. I like the ideas above... jsut clever ways to look as though you are drinking more than you actually are. My new thing is i slow down and drink water between every drink.
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Our club has a bunch of girly-looking and sounding drinks (like Cinderellas, Bumbling Bees, Purple Passions) that are basically elaborate and tasty non-alcoholic concoctions. See if you can get your club to come up with a few of these -- or just establish some codes for "Nonalcoholic, omgplz."
Like "I'd like some Chambord in my champagne" can mean "give me the nonalcoholic pink sparkling, please."
Granted, if asked straight-up if it's alcoholic or not, the waitstaff and bartenders have to tell the truth, but the drinks are girly enough that the guys won't order them most times, and strongly flavored enough that you can offer the guy a sip and say, "doesn't even taste like alcohol, isn't it nice" and he won't necessarily clue in.
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Thank you all!, it's 4:30 in the afternoon and I'm finally coming around... got a few more hours before it's time to go back to work... where I will try some of these tactics, i'll be sure to post how it turned out.
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congrats on a great night. we always had codes for this in japan because the drinking is worth big yen.
i agree with pot-plant etc - but also, get the waitress to bring you fresh champagne flutes regularly and take away your 1/4-1/2 full ones as often as possible. a bit of stealth is needed there, especially if they're buying $300-400 bottles of champers. the other hiding place is back in the bucket itself. the waitress will need to know what you're up to though.
if we said the word 'special' after any drink order, it meant 'no booze'.
my cure for too much Dom-P was to do 1.5- 2 hours of gym work whether i felt like dying or not. otherwise it will creep up on you and make you a little fattie.