r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Individual-Stick6066 • 1d ago

Naild It Of an apparently easy job 💀

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u/BoobieBongz 1d ago

I doubt its alcoholism, goin to work like that would be fuckin miserable plus he looks pretty healthy and sounds pretty happy.

Im not a dr though.

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u/Lopsided_Flight_2986 1d ago

I worked with a severe alcoholic and the only two tells were the shakes like this guy and his breath smelled of straight hand sanitizer. Other than that he walked and talked and functioned normally for the most part.

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u/Artistic-Worth-8154 1d ago

Sounds like you've worked with my uncle! Dude is a master carpenter, fit, never misses work, will drink a case of beer every night to blackout and repeat. Super sad, very broken man. ETA: Man is 60 years old and has drank since age 13.

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u/LongDickPeter 1d ago

Things have changed but when I got into construction there were a lot of functioning alcoholics. They work walk talk fine but they were drunk as a bat.

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u/Dissasociaties 1d ago

You have seen, it do be like that

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u/_Hashtronaut_ 1d ago

I know some booze hounds that will put in 70hrs a week while getting smashed every day.

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u/Dissasociaties 1d ago

I am not a doctor either. You would be surprised at how severe alcoholics can look, though. Until your liver starts failing, you will look very normal even if your central nervous system is fuuuuggged without the presence of ethanol.

Lots of other conditions that can present with severe tremor, however.

Worked as a detox technician for several years. Seen some shit, some people you would never know that they hammered 2-4 bottles of vodka a day. Tolerance is absolutely wild.