Briefcase bartender

Since we are on a drinking theme of late, let me take a moment to discuss a new phenomenon we have discovered: train drinking. As we both commute to work on the train we have many opportunities for observation of this phenomenon. The first time this occurred was on a Tuesday afternoon during the commute from Sheffield to Leeds. I sat beside a a middle aged man who told me he was a construction worker. I was slightly suspicious that he may be a bit of a drinker when I sat down and was greeted with a waft of alcohol, but decided not to think too much about it. When he managed to drink four tall boy cans of Carling during our 50 minute ride my suspicions were confirmed. I have also on another occasion seen a man in a suit pull out a mini bottle of wine and a wine glass from his briefcase. This seemed somewhat charming compared to the Carling incident. But this week Brent witnessed a whole new level of briefcase bartender. During his end of day commute from Bradford to Leeds he observed a middle-aged suit pull out his wine glass, drain half a full size bottle of wine, and then open a second bottle for a third glass. Let's remember for a moment that this train ride takes a total of 20 mintues. Three glasses of wine in 20 minutes and from two different bottles no less. Now that's some briefcase.