|
|
Post by Demona on Dec 4, 2010 9:35:29 GMT -5
Friday's have been as of late, 14 hours. The night before we've been leaving in the morning and I can never have enough sleep. I'm always tired and the little amount I have doesn't cut it.
I've been buying energy drinks, usually the 5 hour kind. I think the usual people working behind the counter at the gas station know I work long hours more or less. I've mentioned it at least.
So I go in, and this time a girl I haven't seen asks to see my I.D. to buy one. She dropped the issue when I said how old I actually was, and what I do. I don't know if in my state there is a law about age limit on those now, but last I knew there wasn't. I don't think there should be for many of the brands. I'm not talking the alcoholic kind which are being banned either.
I'm just mad at the fact that irresponsible people have to ruin things for others. I mean stupid teenagers who'll drink the stuff or heaven forbid, take those Stacker 2 and YJ Stinger pills just because it "feels" like they're doing something wrong. The pills scare me, so I won't take one. I kind of wonder if those will be banned, because there would be a good reason.
I'm not recommending energy drinks or not, but just saying I you need to stay awake coffee and Mountain Dew don't always cut it and I can't fall asleep at work, or worse, driving. I'd rather have more sleep than have something as back up.
|
|
Kimm
Moderator 
Posts: 2,993
|
Post by Kimm on Dec 4, 2010 12:03:10 GMT -5
Im kind of hyper anyway so I dont drink them.
|
|
|
|
Post by Mahnarch on Dec 4, 2010 19:47:49 GMT -5
Those drinks get expensive, fast.
I hope you don't get to a point where you're working just to pay for the drinks like those people who pretty much spend all their paychecks on gas just getting to work.
|
|
|
|
Post by Demona on Dec 4, 2010 20:59:44 GMT -5
No, I'm not. I don't live for it and one now and then for when I can't otherwise wake up is what I meant. You should know me better than that.
|
|
|
|
Post by Phil on Dec 4, 2010 21:14:14 GMT -5
Jason loves Red Bull. And wonders why he can't sleep. Gee, I wonder why.
|
|
|
|
Post by Beangirl on Dec 5, 2010 21:46:44 GMT -5
I love red bull too. If I go out to a club or bar I always order red bull as I don't drink. It sometimes causes my blood sugar to drop. I start to get low blood sugar symptoms like sweating,confusion, and hunger. I think it has to do with the sugar rush then drop.
|
|
|
|
Post by Phil on Dec 6, 2010 14:37:47 GMT -5
The reason they're so expensive and come in small containers is because you're not supposed to drink too much of it at once. The small container compound with the price is intended to limit the intake of it.
Jason drinks more of it than he should and wonders why he can't hardly sleep until late at night and then his mother has a hard time waking him up. Once in a while his teachers say he's groggy in class.
He gets good grades though.
I drink a lot of coffee that's probably an energy drink too.
|
|
|
|
Post by fartinggurl on Dec 6, 2010 20:59:03 GMT -5
I've tried Red Bull and Rock Star energy drinks, but I thought they tasted like crap, so I have not had any since. I drink a lot of pop/ soda, my favorites being Coke Zero, Diet Mountain Dew, Pepsi Max, and Fresca. Once in a while I like to drink tea, Earl Grey is my favorite, so I get enough caffeine to not even need to drink energy drinks.
|
|
|
|
Post by Demona on Dec 7, 2010 5:37:38 GMT -5
Rock Star and Monster are nasty! Sugary...and salty even! I like this one they sell at an import store that tastes fruity, but I rarely go there. I can't stand anything diet! I don't know how you can choke that down, fartinggurl! I love Cherry and Vanilla Coke, and sometimes I drink white Mt. Dew. I have tea here, it's peach mango flavored. I've never had Earl Grey, how is it?
|
|
|
|
Post by Phil on Dec 7, 2010 14:25:57 GMT -5
Coffee for sure.
I do drink Coke and Pepsi, and sometimes Root Beer.
|
|
|
|
Post by fartinggurl on Dec 19, 2010 18:50:14 GMT -5
Rock Star and Monster are nasty! Sugary...and salty even! I like this one they sell at an import store that tastes fruity, but I rarely go there. I can't stand anything diet! I don't know how you can choke that down, fartinggurl! I love Cherry and Vanilla Coke, and sometimes I drink white Mt. Dew. I have tea here, it's peach mango flavored. I've never had Earl Grey, how is it? Earl Grey tea is pretty good, and it's the only brand of hot tea I'll drink. I've tried Lipton and Red Rose, but thought they were disgusting. I also don't care much for plain iced tea, or iced tea with lemon. I like raspberry iced tea though, no matter what brand. |
|
|
|
Post by Demona on Dec 19, 2010 22:15:22 GMT -5
Sweet tea is really good, and I love it. The downside is how it turns me into a peeing machine afterwards.
|
|
|
|
Post by Classicblast on Dec 20, 2010 2:00:55 GMT -5
I stay away from them because they are good bolts of energy they can also become a very addictive thing and I have seen a number of guys become dependent on various energy drinks. I have used them and they do work but I got myself away from them after a while because I didnt like the amount of energy drinks I was consuming.
|
|
|
|
Post by Phil on Dec 20, 2010 14:42:27 GMT -5
I have tried Spider energy drink and its pretty good but I don't over do it because making my heart race is not a good idea. One can of Spider doesn't make that happen but too many would .
|
|
|
|
Post by fartinggurl on Dec 20, 2010 21:00:08 GMT -5
Sweet tea is really good, and I love it. The downside is how it turns me into a peeing machine afterwards. Iced tea does that to me too. So do those 1-liter bottles of flavored water from Wal-Mart. I made the mistake of drinking a bottle of that water on a car trip, and I had to pee every 20 minutes. |
|
|
|
Post by weasel2htm on Dec 20, 2010 21:10:52 GMT -5
Energy Drinks = Cornholio in a can!  |
|
|
|
Post by Classicblast on Dec 21, 2010 1:39:11 GMT -5
Are you threaddenin me?
|
|
