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Rescue on Arapiles - Melbourne Cup Weekend 9-Nov-2009 At 9:52:43 PM benwolf

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On 9/11/2009 Wollemi wrote:
>" “I’m Lachlan. Did you guys have a big night last night?
>“Um, I think Andy might have.” I admitted. The guilt on my face must have
>been evident."
>
>Yet you go on to pay with a six-pack to the bloke who suggested such -
>the same bloke
>who queried your having a 'big night'?
>
>If we as a nation stopped promoting alcohol as a social necessity, scenarios
>such as this
>rescue may be alleviated.
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I think I need to address this response. Whilst I take your point and agree that alcohol
can be a problem in our society this was not, in my opinion, an alcohol related incident.
It's a fine distinction but an important one because if we pigeon hole this as alcohol
related the real lessons will be lost.

Consumption of alcohol did play a major part in setting the scene for my partner's
dehydration on the following day - which is why I mentioned it. The thing is that
dehydration can also be influenced by a range of other factors such as weather, fitness,
food, illness (such a gastro), not drinking enough water - and the list goes on. In this
case it was alcohol but for other people it might be something else. The lesson is (for
me anyway) that it's possible to wake up and continue on your merry way hopelessly
dehydrated and not realise it. You need to pay close attention to your body.

As for Lachlan... his whimsical suggestion of a six pack as payment for saving my
mate's life was Aussie tradition at it's finest. He knew we wanted to repay the debt
somehow and he let us off the hook for the price of half a dozen scotch and cokes..
Besides what else are you going to buy someone in Natimuk. Flowers?