Why is it legal/acceptable to drink and drive?
06-24-2009, 02:25 PM
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If you're not drunk, then why not drive? If I go to a bar, and have 2 beers. Should I get a taxi?
06-24-2009, 02:27 PM
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I'm not saying my, nor anyone elses, tolerances are "bad ***". But they do exhist and have an effect on how much alcohol you can drink before getting drunk. ****, when I first started drinking, it didnt take much to get drunk.
06-24-2009, 02:28 PM
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I think that people may show some form of restraint when drinking at a bar/in public. However, if they drive home THEN start drinking, all bets are off as far as restraint is concerned.
So you're at home, wasted, and in need of some Jack in the Box tacos. Who's gonna get them for you?
06-24-2009, 03:06 PM
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The study simply said that dry counties had the more accidents. In other words, counties that dont allow for alcohol to be sold there at all.
Now, Jermstyle simply said, go out and buy the alcohol, take it home, then drink it.
Again, you said,"on site consumption." There is no such thing. You may buy beer in any county that sells it, and you may take it to a dry county and drink it there. There is no law against that. i.e. Concan, Texas/Gardner State Park is a dry county and yet you are able to consume alcohol there. Same goes for the little towns below Abilene.
06-24-2009, 03:14 PM
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All these people who claim, "well I just have a few, I'm perfectly fine"
What the **** is the point of drinking then? "oh I love these empty calories sooo much"
You don't drink to stay sober.
What the **** is the point of drinking then? "oh I love these empty calories sooo much"
You don't drink to stay sober.
06-24-2009, 03:49 PM
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Well I don't worry about empty calories, mainly because I'm not a bitch. I drink beer because I like the way it tastes, same reason why people order a coke. As far as drinking a beer or two then driving, I don't see the problem. Probably not any more dangerous than talking or texting while driving.
06-24-2009, 04:02 PM
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Well I don't worry about empty calories, mainly because I'm not a bitch. I drink beer because I like the way it tastes, same reason why people order a coke. As far as drinking a beer or two then driving, I don't see the problem. Probably not any more dangerous than talking or texting while driving.
06-24-2009, 04:09 PM
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The kind of "pansy" that's responsible and doesn't want to get a DUI or kill someone on their way home?
There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a beer or two and then driving. The fact is, your weight plays a large role in the tolerance to alcohol. Two beers for one person may get them smashed, another no noticeable "buzzed" feeling. Again, this is why there is a blood alcohol limit. This means you're allowed to have some alcohol in your blood and still drive.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a beer or two and then driving. The fact is, your weight plays a large role in the tolerance to alcohol. Two beers for one person may get them smashed, another no noticeable "buzzed" feeling. Again, this is why there is a blood alcohol limit. This means you're allowed to have some alcohol in your blood and still drive.
06-24-2009, 04:38 PM
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The hell with being concerned with us old drunks they had better start cracking down on cell phone and text messengers driving down the road with their head up their *** or their eyes on a lcd screen instead of the road. At least drunks are trying to watch were their going the texter’s are beyond belief. I get pushed out of my lane or have to head for the ditch to prevent a head on almost every single day.
06-25-2009, 07:24 PM
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I'll be honest, I don't drink to get drunk (sure, when I was younger we did). I drink because I enjoy the taste. I thoroughly enjoy a good beer or an aged bourbon. For years I stopped drinking and these days only have a drink every so often. The difference is that I don't chug these days, I sip.
