How old were you the first time you got drunk?

[OlympicMtDoo]

Don't know exactly why this thought came into my head but I was reading a thread that brought back old memories. I turn 69 in a couple of days so I have memories that go back quite a way. The first time I can remember getting drunk and I do mean shitfaced was when the family was moving to the other side of town (population 950) so it was a small town. My stepfather was a big drinker and so were his friends. It was one of my jobs that day and probably the most important one to keep the help and my stepfather supplied with fresh beer at all times. Being the thoughtful person that I am I always brought the beers opened and ready for consumption, there were no twist tops back then. So I got the first swill out of every beer I served along with cleanup of the forgotten half beers sitting around. I was 8 years old by the way, by the end of the day I deposited most of the beer on the ground behind the new woodshed. I was very much expected to keep up with my other duties no matter what shape I had put myself in. First drunk like many was fun for a little while.