Spring Break serves no useful purpose
In the early 200s, I worked enough overtime as a security guard to afford a weekend in Cancun. I was in my forties and it would be my second trip alone. One of the things I wanted to do was go to “COCO BONGOS” I saw a segment on the Travel Channel and I had to check it out for myself.
After a day of drinking on the beach, I went to my hotel room and got cleaned up. COCO BONGOS was a short walk from my hotel. I walked there to see when it opened.
Long Island Iced Teas are awesome
The place didn’t open until 9:00 P.M. An American Doorman was working outside of the club. He talked me into buying an all-I-could-drink pass. I bought the pass and killed time at the hotel bar and The Hard Rock Cafe.
I arrived back at COCO BONGOS early. There was a line that stretched for quite a distance. Inside the club patrons filled all the best seats. I walked up the stairs to the last remaining nosebleed seat.
My waiter was at my side right away. “ What are you having tonight sir?” He asked. I told him I had been drinking all day and I wasn’t sure what I wanted. He suggested a Long Island Iced Tea.
I had no idea how much I paid for the All I Could Drink Pass
I had an unlimited drink pass. I was half-lit before the show started. I have no idea when I left the club, or how I made it back to my hotel room alive. I’m still amazed that I woke up the next morning early with hardly any hangover.
I thought about that night when I watched the News footage of Riley Strain stumbling down the street. The National News reported that the bar is under investigation for overserving him.
They should have called the cops, Riley would have woke up sick, but alive
I don’t understand why the staff kicked him out of the bar. If he was causing a problem, why didn’t they call the cops and have him spend the night in the drunk tank?
Throwing Riley out alone when he had trouble standing up because he was trashed, is irresponsible. I know that Riley should have been careful, but I was a kid once, so I can’t judge him too hard.
Spring Break is motivated by greed and should be outlawed
The Bouncers should have sat Riley down somewhere and called the cops or Paramedics. The whole thing upsets me. I can’t wrap my head around how it must hurt to bury a son so young.
What purpose does Spring Break serve anyway? It’s time that cities stop rolling out the Red Carpet every Spring. I know Spring Break is fun, if I was young and had the money, I would have partied with the best of them.
They’re in college, but they’re still kids
Kids will be kids. As Adults, we must do what we can to help them survive college. A mistake cost Riley Strain his life. Let us do what we can to stop more tragedies from occurring.
It is time to do away with Spring Break.
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