“He knew it was dangerous when he started to drink. Sometimes he would end up in jail or the hospital. Other times he would make a new friend and wake up in a strange town. He hated to awaken as could not get the idea out of his head…he needed to get a drink…again and again.”
And if you are one of those who find the conduct of the jaywalker objectionable beyond words, take heart, for the sentiments of early 20th century America are in line with yours; in the words of The Chanute Daily Tribune in 1909: “The jay walker needs attention as well as the jay driver, and is about as big a nuisance.”
Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking.
— Page 37 Alcoholics Anonymous
