Tyler Baze - put the whiskey down, son

[Port Conway Lane]

I was primarily a beer drinker for over 20 years. I am ashamed to admit it but I dodged countless DUI's and I was lucky I never injured or killed anyone.

I will never know for sure but my life (and possibly others) may have been spared 13 years ago when I ran into the back of a car at a stop light after consuming over 24 beers over an 8 hour span.

I never touched a drink again.....until two years ago. So far so good. It is not a battle for me. I need to stay away from a motor vehicle when i consume alchohol.

I put the bottle down instantly after a wake up call. Others aren't as fortunate. I could be the same person I was 13 years ago from today forward.

Everyone's experience is different. I'm responsible for my actions. Tyler Baze is responsible for his actions. Whether alchoholism is a disease or not doesn't spare Tyler his responsibility.