[quote="Desert Dog"]From the article:
[i]"It sounds like a Merle Haggard song: blue collars, beer, and bad decisions. But that's business as usual in Bakersfield, California, home of great country music—and a collective boozy breath that blows it to the top of America's most dangerously drunk cities. The locals work hard and party harder, says longtime resident Randal Beeman, Ph.D., a professor of history at Bakersfield College. "People tend to reward hard work with a drink at the end of the day," he explains. "But one beer can turn into 10, and unfortunately, people often don't think about the ultimate consequences of their behavior."[/i]

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I"LL DRINK TO THAT
