Howdy, Bill. I wasn't talking about THAT kind of abstinence! :lol:
With regards to alcohol, people have turned it into some kind of religious fundamentalism, or something. "I'm DIVING in the morning!! Not one drop of alcohol shall pass my lips this eve!!"
Puh-lease...
Of course, I wouldn't start my morning off with a beer, and I don't drink alcohol during the surface interval between dives, either. After the day's diving is done? A glass of scotch, a couple of beers.... Big deal. On the other hand, I can't remember the last time I drank enough to be intoxicated, either.
There's a such thing as being a responsible adult. This seems to be something that is being abdicated in favor of, "OMG!!! I can't have a single drink!! I'm DIVING in the morning!!!"
My thought is, such people wouldn't be much fun to dive with or hang out with, anyway. In the afternoon or evening, after the day's dives are done, one beer, two... Big deal. Typical of ScubaBoard though, everyone has to make mountains out of every mole hill. Such is the nature of the internet...