Drinking beer at 7 in the morning

[podz]

The social stigma around times for drinking is silly. I never drink before work, but if I'm not working I have one whenever I feel like it. Usually after noon, sometimes prior. I've had a nice raspberry wheat for breakfast before.

Agreed. Hell, even monks drink beer for breakfast.

 

[Zepth]

I generally try to keep any alcoholic beverages for when I'm not only done work but also home for the rest of the day. No point in having a couple beer to celebrate being home then realizing that the only food you have in the house for dinner is potatoes that have started to sprout. "Crap! I wish I could go shopping now!" Exaggerated.

When I worked a couple overnights it wouldn't be uncommon to be having a beer or whiskey on the rocks when my father came downstairs to make himself breakfast. His work had him near many people of the general public on a day to day basis and commented that I wasn't the only night shift worker who had the same idea. Done work? Have a drink.

On occasion I've even drank at work. If a client is buying lunch and offers a beer I take them up on the offer. And once, I even brought beer to my workplace for the intention of having it while working. The owner of the company was there at the time and asked if I was serious, to which I said yes. Granted that was an unconventional shift for unusual reasons, so I went with the flow and threw everything normal out the window.

 

[Hello]

Being out of bed by 7am is one of those signs of a possible problem.

Once, when I found a real good deal on a box of French oysters, the wife and I had oysters on the half-shell and a bottle of champagne in a bucket of ice, along with some fried asparagus and sunny side up eggs. For breakfast. That was a real problem, let me tell you

Then again, sometimes we just skip the oysters for breakfast...

I see a problem with that….A-1 sauce.
I'm not on oyster fan but I'd sit down to that for breakfast.

 

[podz]

I see a problem with that….A-1 sauce.
I'm not on oyster fan but I'd sit down to that for breakfast.

I don't even remember why that A-1 sauce was there. Probably had just been stationed there sort of semi-permanently.

 

[kenmcchord]

I've been working shift work as an air traffic controller for going on 27 years now. Back in the early 90's in my Washington DC days I had many Hospital Center friends. We all worked midnight shifts, then we would meet at the Tune Inn for beers and breakfast. The Tune Inn was this funky dive a few blocks east of Capitol Hill. The place had rustic feel to it, with various dead animal heads mounted on the walls covered in thick dust. The place was a complete dump, I'm guessing it's no longer there.

Many a morning (okay afternoons) I stumbled out of that place. What a weird feeling it was to step out into the hustle and bustle of Capitol Hill after sitting in that place for a few hours.

 

[JohnSand]

Great story. A quick internet search reveals that the Tune Inn is still open.

 

[Owly055]

What's even better is to stand on your lawn watching all the people drive off to work in the morning while drinking a beer. Soak up those judgmental looks like sun rays.

Love it!! I haven't had a "job" in 35 years. I have a breakfast beer occasionally. Next time, I'll keep those words in mind, and stand out where those poor suckers can see me!!


H.W.

 

[thatjonguy]

There is not an hour of the day I haven't had a beer. Not before or at work, but I don't care what time it is. The stigma is ridiculous.

 

[estricklin]

So I didn't think that I was going to get such a response from this post. Just shows you the power of beer. I'm a cop and rotate every 28 days form days to night. So the way I see it I'm doing the same thing you would do if you were working days just at a different time. I have a sergeant who has worked permanent night for 15 yrs he goes home every morning and has a rocks glass of whiskey. He says he sleeps like a baby, and it is one of the reasons he has made it so long on night's.

Oilfield worker here, I work 14 days on and 7 off, 6-6, one set of 14 is days and the next is nights. The BEST beer I've ever drank is at 7 am when I get in from a night shift, the house is quiet, I'm watching the newest Walking Dead on dvr, it's the best feeling! When my wells are further away I'm often gone 15-16 hours a day, on those days I don't drink but if it's an hour drive or less I'm bad to have a couple before I crash. I try to tell all the other guys all the time how great it is to have a brew after a night shift. When I'm on days I don't care much at all for drinking after work, kinda funny huh? Right now I worked on my off week to get some extra money, I'm on week number 4/5 of straight 12s, oilfield strong!

 

[grathan]

I don't like the way I wake up after 7am beer (headache, disorentation, having to pee). Lately I've been having a few in the afternoon (I had been going all week without, waiting for the weekend) and as a homebrewer, I think this is the ticket. If I have a couple too many I can just take a nap, nap is a good idea anyways cause who really gets more than 5-7 hours sleep during the day anyways?

 

[JohnSand]

Now we're moving in the right direction. Morning beer is good. Naps are great!

 

[Darkness]

During winter if there is a lot of ice on the ground and I call of work for my crew, there is a Coffee Stout being drank. Saves on energy to cause I don't turn on the coffee pot. I love beer in the morning.

 

[Gameface]

Another 6pm-6am worker checking in. Absolutely I'll have a beer after a 12 hour shift. I do try to keep a tight limit if I'm not done with the week and usually don't drink during the work week, but I've certainly done it.

The worst experience for me was before I was a home brewer and my favorite team was in the playoffs. I had managed to avoid any spoilers. I stop at a gas station on my way home from work but it's still 6:55 and they can't sell beer until 7am. So I'm standing in the gas station waiting for them to unlock the beer coolers, eager to get home and watch the game I had recorded. I felt the need to explain to the attendant that I worked nights and I was going to stay up "late" to watch the game. I even told him I had managed to avoid any spoilers. He looks at me and says "Oh, you're going to stay up to watch the game? Humm. Well..." I guess to him that wasn't a spoiler. Turns out my team lost.

 

[estricklin]

Another 6pm-6am worker checking in. Absolutely I'll have a beer after a 12 hour shift. I do try to keep a tight limit if I'm not done with the week and usually don't drink during the work week, but I've certainly done it.

The worst experience for me was before I was a home brewer and my favorite team was in the playoffs. I had managed to avoid any spoilers. I stop at a gas station on my way home from work but it's still 6:55 and they can't sell beer until 7am. So I'm standing in the gas station waiting for them to unlock the beer coolers, eager to get home and watch the game I had recorded. I felt the need to explain to the attendant that I worked nights and I was going to stay up "late" to watch the game. I even told him I had managed to avoid any spoilers. He looks at me and says "Oh, you're going to stay up to watch the game? Humm. Well..." I guess to him that wasn't a spoiler. Turns out my team lost.

Oh I know that feeling too, I record the St. Louis Cards and I hate it when I accidentally hear a score on the radio news or something.

 

[frankjones]

Yeah I did nights for years. I would have dinner and drinks at 8 or 9 am and bed by noon.

 

[RPCidery]

I worked nights for years, and it was always a pleasure to answer the door at 9:00 am for the Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons with a beer in hand.

 

[kenmcchord]

I worked nights for years, and it was always a pleasure to answer the door at 9:00 am for the Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons with a beer in hand.

Now that's funny!

 

[JrBeerGut]

So I didn't think that I was going to get such a response from this post. Just shows you the power of beer. I'm a cop and rotate every 28 days form days to night. So the way I see it I'm doing the same thing you would do if you were working days just at a different time. I have a sergeant who has worked permanent night for 15 yrs he goes home every morning and has a rocks glass of whiskey. He says he sleeps like a baby, and it is one of the reasons he has made it so long on night's.

Good luck and hope you're getting closer to retirement. I retired 3 months ago after working the road my whole career on the police force. Only 22 years but being for a Detroit suburb, felt long enough. When I was on mids, we would go out for beers at 7 am all the time. Nothing beats hot wings and beer at 7 am. Walking out into the bright sunshine hurt though.

 

[troy2000]

I worked nights for years, and it was always a pleasure to answer the door at 9:00 am for the Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons with a beer in hand.

A friend of mine known as B.E. got a call from his neighbor in Orange County (CA, Not FL) one day. The friend said, "there's a good-looking brunette working the street, who's gonna knock on your door pretty soon. She has hair halfway down her butt, and she's wearing full war paint including scarlet red lipstick. She's wearing a low-cut blouse, a miniskirt, high heels and fishnet stockings; and she's carrying a Bible.

"She'll ask if she can come in to discuss the Bible with you. When you say 'yes' and back up to let her in, one of the biggest, ugliest, most pimply-faced guys you've ever seen is going to pop out from where he was hiding to one side, and crowd through the door with her."

B.E. thanked him for the heads-up. The young lady eventually knocked on his door and gave her spiel, and he invited her in. When she started through the doorway, he grabbed her hand and yanked her on in - then slammed the door in the face of her goon and locked it.

The guy started yelling and pounding on the door. B.E. stood there glaring at the girl (he had a good glare), and she started crying. After a minute or two of that he said, "you know what, sweetheart? If you don't like the fish you're catching, maybe you should change your bait."

Then he unlocked the door, and stepped aside while she went running out of his house.

 

[treacheroustexan]

7p-7a shifter here, sometimes 7p-11a if i'm really unlucky. We always go to the bar after work on our last day of work for the week or if we don't i'l drink a few beers at my apartment until i go to sleep. I have a lot of days off since I work a lot of hours on the days I do work, and on my days off I try to get a normal sleep schedule and sleep through the night with my girlfriend. So a lot of the times if I wake up at 8am I will crack a beer and not think any harm of it just because that's what I'm used to. No complaints here. But I agree with OP, I always miss my favorite shows and a lot of events I would like to go to.

 

[plumber_bob]

I have worked 10pm - 8:30am for 4 years now. My favorite part is in the mornings 1st thing I put on my house clothes, (aka pajamas), and sit outside drinking beers. Like most others I get the strange looks.

I suppose to some around me it may look like I drink all the time and never work. The way my schedule is, it rotates so although I'm off 3 days a week, it is different days every week.

pb

 

[krackin]

I did time as a commercial construction carpenter, 20 years back I'd say. On commercial jobs years ago you usually always had a wire nut, pipe fitter, and nail bender at any time any shift. I often was the double shift nail bender. When doing stores, it didn't take too long to get the checkout gals to recognize the blue, green, yellow or white lids as we lined up at 7:15 AM with a steak and beer to go. I'm glad I was there but I wouldn't want to have to do it again.

 

[sks8686]

Good luck and hope you're getting closer to retirement. I retired 3 months ago after working the road my whole career on the police force. Only 22 years but being for a Detroit suburb, felt long enough. When I was on mids, we would go out for beers at 7 am all the time. Nothing beats hot wings and beer at 7 am. Walking out into the bright sunshine hurt though.

Well unfortunately I have about 20 more years to go..... and then if I do 30 yrs I will only be 49. But the way our state government keeps messing with our retirement system I will probably have to be 65 before I can retire.

 

[Dudest]

When I was in my 20"s many times I would not have been to sleep yet

 

[frozennorth]

I worked nights for a year in the early 90's, in Kirksville, MO. I had just enough time to get home, grab some dinner/breakfast, and get to the Dukkum Inn by their 7:00 AM opening. Nothing like a Black and Tan at 7:00 AM!!

 

[Zuljin]

I've worked 7am to done, noon to midnight, midnight to noon, 6am-2pm, 6am-6pm, 6pm-6am and when ever the hell they called.

I'll drink and eat what I want, when I want.

 

[treacheroustexan]

Just got off work and enjoying a DFH Festina peche and salisbury steak and mashed potatoes while everyone else is headed into work. Love it.

 

[plumber_bob]

I've been off for 2 days, gotta work tonight. I'll start hitting the suds around 10ish. FedX should be here just before I go back too bed. She really gives me some weird looks when she sees me in jammies with a beer in the morning, and today she is delivering 3k rounds of ammo.

I'd love to know her real thoughts right then.

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[JohnSand]

I've been off for 2 days, gotta work tonight. I'll start hitting the suds around 10ish. FedX should be here just before I go back too bed. She really gives me some weird looks when she sees me in jammies with a beer in the morning, and today she is delivering 3k rounds of ammo.

I'd love to know her real thoughts right then.

pb

That probably depends mostly on the pajamas...

 

[plumber_bob]

That probably depends mostly on the pajamas...

oh,.. they are kinda loud.

pb