45BB/100 followed by a trip to jail!

[jk3a]

If you asked me yesterday, I wouldn't have been able to tell you the last time I played B&M. I came home from work and found that my cable connection wasn't working so I headed to the local casino at about 6pm to play 3/6 before meeting up with my friends for a few drinks.

I was running as hot as I ever have. I was flopping monster after monster and got paid off for 3 hours solid. I left at approx. 9:15 after winning $330 (55BB). It was so exhilirating. For the ~3 hr. stretch at the casino, I drank 5 or 6 beers.

After driving home and meeting up with my friends, we went out to one of the local bars. I left the bars at approx. 12am after having 3 more beers, and on my way home ran into a sobriety check. It wasn't long before I found myself under arrest for DWI and handcuffed in the back of a police van to some guy I've never met.

Before any of you recommend AA, I typically drink just a few times a month and rarely have more than a few beers because I usually end up driving my drunken friends home. I have never been arrested, nor had any close calls in the past. I'm not trying to excuse my irresponsible behavior, just feel like I should tell the whole story.

Anyway, after sitting at the jail for almost an hour, one of the guards tells me that I have a $500 dollar bond that I need to pay before I can leave and offers me a list of bondsman to help me get out. If it weren't for the earlier poker session, I would've been stuck there for god knows how long. I hadn't emptied my pockets yet from the earlier session and had the cash on me. What sweet irony it was!

For the record I would like to admit that I should probably not have been behind the wheel, but I was one of those idiots who thought it would just never happen to me. I just so happened to refuse to take the breathalizer, so I don't even know if I was over the .08 legal limit. I bet it was pretty close, but I'd heard several times that it's better to not blow from a legal standpoint, who knows?

My favorite part of the whole story was that the battery on my cell phone was dying on my way out of the bar. I shut it off to conserve the battery. After turning it on after bailing myself out, I discovered a message from one of my other friends warning me about the location of the checkpoint. I'm still a little too made about this to think it's funny, but I'm sure I'll laugh about it someday.

I hope everybody enjoyed my story in the I'm glad it wasn't me way. I hope that someone can learn from my mistake. Take a cab, get a ride, or just drink responsibly please. It's not worth it. I'm a such a [censored] idiot.

[d-baggery]

Heh, it is not better to refuse and you just doubled your license suspension and got yourself an automatic "guilty" in the eyes of the law. Enjoy!

edit: you'll probably just get mandatory diversion though.

[XChamp]

i think you had a decent shot at blowing under .08. It was a mistake to refuse the breathalyzer.

[getmyrunon]

I'm glad you learned your lesson the non-fatal way. I lost a good buddy to a drunk driving accident (he was not the one drinking). Please take the time to let all your friends acquantainces know how bad you screwed up, etc (like you're doing here). Props for admitting your mistake, a lot of people would try to blow it off and be in denial for it and it takes a mature man to own up to it. Drunk driving puts a lot of people at risk, not just yourself.

[tom10167]

I'm glad you got arrested, no offense.

[Clayton]

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I'm a such a [censored] idiot.

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Pretty much. I'm glad it took this instead of you swerving off the road and killing someone for you to learn your lesson.

But seriously, 6+ drinks and you take the wheel? You are a [censored] idiot. What went through your head?

You are the type of person I openly detest, absolutely zero regard for what your drunken state can do to potentially harm another perfectly innocent person. Yes, people make mistakes, but you need to look dead cold in your face in the mirror next morning when you take a shower and thank God or whatever the hell you believe that you aren't incarcerated for running over some 8 year old girl.

People...

[Nepa]

I refused a blood test years back and beat a DUI. The cops messed up by video taping me during the sobriety tests. Even thought I was drinking for over 12 hours I looked totally sober during the tests and a jury of my peers agreed and I ended up walking faster than O.J. I'm guessing that I would of blown close to a .30 or higher and ended up walking. Gotta love America.

I would suggest calling a lawyer and not posting on here anymore about how many beers you had in a night. "Remember what you say can and will be held against you!" One of these pricks on here are liable you send a copy of this post to your local D.A.

[Clayton]

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One of these pricks on here are liable you send a copy of this post to your local D.A.

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Wow.

You're scum.

[matrix]

I lost a gf to a drink driving accident because the [censored] that was behind the wheel couldn't be bothered to walk the 1 and a half miles home and had to drive.

Drink drivers ought to be insta-perma-banned from driving for 5 years - those that actually end up taking someones life ought to be locked away for about 30 years or so.

I'm still bitter and twisted that the drunk [censored] from my story walked away with a paltry fine.

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probably not have been behind the wheel..

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sadhjsfhjdfjjhkjgfakjhdha.. !! stupid [censored] [censored] - I hope they take your license away.

[briankosydar]

Dear JK,
Thanks for endangering all of our lives.

Love,
Everyone