I've had it happen a few times that I've had to be helped out to the car. What I do nowadays is, when I start to feel it a bit, I go out to the car and sit in, and have the waitress bring the drinks out to me. Any time I need a refill, I just toot the horn. -- Platypus - (unreal) VN800 Drifter, R80RT, Z200 DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19 BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11 BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
When I'm that drunk, pushing it is all I can manage. -- Platypus - (unreal) VN800 Drifter, R80RT, Z200 DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19 BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11 BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
Allan Bennett wrote: You know, I'd never realised how true that is. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
Shame when you have to point it out rather than just use it and sit back with a smug grin. Shame when people can't just accept it for what it is. Agreed! Allan Bennett Not a fan of shorts --
Now, this is the thing. If I was drinking alcohol and not driving, presumably you wouldn't have a problem? By the same token, if I was driving without having drink taken, again no problem, yes? Similarly, if I was driving after drinking, but not enough to put me over the current - ridiculously low - limit, this would be okay? But one little sniff over? Heh. Figures from the States reckon there's one fatality for every 600,000 miles driven while over the limit. That gives me a bit of leeway. -- Platypus - (unreal) VN800 Drifter, R80RT, Z200 DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19 BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11 BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
It could be argued the limit is ridiculously high. The '92 T&WA limit is the same as the road. The BR Board adopted the medical zero (30mg) for their safety critical staff. Without becoming a drink drive bore, you either drink, or you drive. You don't do both. I speak as a train driver and the embarrasing uncle at /whatever/ wedding. Personally I don't give a toss. Just hope all understand an 'average' pint of beer takes 2.5 hours to be assimilated, (the usual specs say 1 hour per unit for 1/2 pint of 3% Heineken). So the sensible *8* pint night on Guiness/Stella/Directors you won't be fit to /drive/ until 17:00 the following day.
sweller says... But there are variables within the strength of the drinks mentioned above; Guinness is 4.1, Directors is 4.8 and Stella is 5.2. Oh, and apparently Heineken (with the ABV of 3.4%) has been replaced with the 5% ABV as sold abroad. I'm struggling to think of a lager that would be sold per pint with an average ABV of 3% nowadays, even the Carling is 4.1%. -- Lesley ZXR400SP SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster] BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Un-cork me to reply
sweller wrote: AOfuckingL <snip> -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
And you were able to skin up a joint at 85mph, FFS, how can anyone accuse you of not being in control? If you weren't safe, you wouldn't have been able to hold the wheel and steer with your knees...! -- O 1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery. 1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. ----- 1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o | Numbers ... | o | Stuff ... | ooo | Life ... -----
You know *nothing*. 115mph, rolling up with one hand, dicking around with the wireless with my other, moby propped up on my shoulder, picking my nose with my left big toe and steering with my enormous prehensile knob. -- Platypus - (unreal) VN800 Drifter, R80RT, Z200 DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19 BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11 BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
We should bring back random breath testing. I thing it should be standard procedure give a driver a breath test when being stopped by the police, for any reason.
Did you just realise you had almost made a rational post? Best not to let that troll reputation slip by, isn't it...
Not, so! I was just saying what I think about drunk drivers, but some idiot came on here and boasted about drinking & driving...., them lot's of people responded to that text! I always say what I feel and some people just don't like what I'm saying