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10-09-2006, 01:27 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
Yea Klompy, this may be pretty mild. I was looking more at this:
[ QUOTE ] When the cop yanks you out of the driver's seat thru the window and piledrives you into the asphalt, you might be too drunk to drive. And too stupid to live. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not condoning drinking and driving, but people like this act like it's essentially the worst thing anybody can ever do. 
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10-09-2006, 01:36 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
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If you need a hand to cover one eye to see properly, use your left hand to cover whichever eye corrects the problem, and your right hand at twelve. Vice versa if you're left-handed. [/ QUOTE ] I want my dominant hand on the wheel.
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10-09-2006, 01:41 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
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[ QUOTE ] If you need a hand to cover one eye to see properly, use your left hand to cover whichever eye corrects the problem, and your right hand at twelve. Vice versa if you're left-handed. [/ QUOTE ] I want my dominant hand on the wheel. [/ QUOTE ] I guess I'm just used to driving with my left hand from driving manuals for part of my life.
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10-09-2006, 01:48 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If you need a hand to cover one eye to see properly, use your left hand to cover whichever eye corrects the problem, and your right hand at twelve. Vice versa if you're left-handed. [/ QUOTE ] I want my dominant hand on the wheel. [/ QUOTE ] I guess I'm just used to driving with my left hand from driving manuals for part of my life. [/ QUOTE ] Driving a stick with a .32BAC, covering one eye... 
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10-09-2006, 03:32 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
When I was 21 ('01), my parents were on vacation for a couple weeks. So naturally, to me that meant that I could drive my mom's car (Acura RL). I was driving a '96 Civic at the time. But the thing I really loved about the RL was the Nav system. Freakin' awesome when you're loaded, you leave one party, and someone gives you an address for another party. One night during those two weeks, some friends were trying to follow me to the next party. Its about 3AM and I'm hammered, got a sealed fifth in the glove box, and I look down at the spedometer and its says I'm doing 110MPH on Victory Blvd. I end up partying 'til dawn, driving home, with one pee break on the side of the 210 freeway, and I sleep for an hour or two before going to umpire an 11AM high school baseball game in Valencia in the middle of July and its 110 degrees out and I have the plate.
I call the best game of my life. So yeah, that was a strange night. Just goes to show, drinking and driving isn't that bad, as long as you're careful.
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10-09-2006, 03:38 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
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Just goes to show, drinking and driving isn't that bad, as long as you're careful. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, but doing 110 mph is NOT being careful! Holy smokes. If you can drive home without violating a single traffic law, you are probably ok to drive.
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10-09-2006, 03:42 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
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[ QUOTE ] Just goes to show, drinking and driving isn't that bad, as long as you're careful. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, but doing 110 mph is NOT being careful! Holy smokes. If you can drive home without violating a single traffic law, you are probably ok to drive. [/ QUOTE ] As long as nothing unexpected happens, like a car full of kids stalled in a lane.
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10-09-2006, 03:44 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
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As long as nothing unexpected happens, like a car full of kids stalled in a lane. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, good point. Reaction times become crappy, as does your perception.
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10-09-2006, 03:51 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
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[ QUOTE ] Just goes to show, drinking and driving isn't that bad, as long as you're careful. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, but doing 110 mph is NOT being careful! Holy smokes. [/ QUOTE ] you're right, that was one of the dumbest things I've ever done. I was just telling the story as if it weren't that dumb to show how really dumb it was. I'd usually reply with some smart-ass remark, but this issue is serious enough, that I probably ought not send mixed messages. Drinking and driving is dangerous. It puts you and everyone else in harm's way. And you can get in a lot of trouble over it. I've done it many times, and am very lucky nothing bad happened. Many people's judgement gets very clouded after taking drinks, but I kind of feel like if you have something to hide, you're doing something wrong. So if there is a cop standing near your car not hassling you or anything and you didn't know your way around the neighborhood so well, would you be comfortable asking the cop for directions before getting in your car? If so, you're probably fine to drive. Or you are a complete ass.
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#10
10-09-2006, 12:59 AM
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Re: How Do You Know Whether You\'re Too Drunk To Drive?
Just know your limit beforehand and drink accordingly. I only drive (slightly) drunk in my home town when I'm a mile away from my house, know all the back roads, and when there is no traffic.
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