DO YOU DRINK AND DRIVE???
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You will appreciate this if you are from IowaI'm from Iowa :-)
Only
a person in IOWA could think of this! From the county where drunk
driving used to be considered a sport in our time, comes this story.
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in Melcher, IOWA.
After last call the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated
that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a
few minutes, with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed an
eternity in which he tried his keys on five different vehicles, the man
managed to find his car and fall into it. He sat there for a few minutes
as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally, he
started the car, switched the wipers on and off--it was a fine, dry
summer night, flicked the blinkers on and of a couple of times, honked
the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a
few inches, reversed a little and then remained still for a few more
minutes as some more of the other patrons' vehicles left.At
last, when his was the only car left in the parking lot, he pulled out
and drove slowly down the road. The police officer, having waited
patiently all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on the
flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and administered a
Breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the Breathalyzer indicated no
evidence that the man had consumed any alcohol at all!
Dumbfounded,
the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police
station. This Breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
"I doubt it," said the truly proud IOWAN. "Tonight I'm the designated decoy."
a person in IOWA could think of this! From the county where drunk
driving used to be considered a sport in our time, comes this story.
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in Melcher, IOWA.
After last call the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated
that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a
few minutes, with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed an
eternity in which he tried his keys on five different vehicles, the man
managed to find his car and fall into it. He sat there for a few minutes
as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally, he
started the car, switched the wipers on and off--it was a fine, dry
summer night, flicked the blinkers on and of a couple of times, honked
the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a
few inches, reversed a little and then remained still for a few more
minutes as some more of the other patrons' vehicles left.At
last, when his was the only car left in the parking lot, he pulled out
and drove slowly down the road. The police officer, having waited
patiently all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on the
flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and administered a
Breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the Breathalyzer indicated no
evidence that the man had consumed any alcohol at all!
Dumbfounded,
the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police
station. This Breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
"I doubt it," said the truly proud IOWAN. "Tonight I'm the designated decoy."
Top Opinion
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YES..
+6I drink ICED TEA or Coffee when I drive. I live in the desert you get thirsty pretty fast here.
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Unfortunately it is still a sport all over the country. Alcoholism creates denial and a sense of invincibility. The only way some people learn is by getting killed. Then they FINALLY get it.
The thing is, every state around Iowa has jokes about the drivers there. This isn't that far fetched.
give the keys to someone else or take a taxi. no taxi? stay home and dont drive and then drink. or better yet, let someone else not drinking drive.
part of reason for high auto insurance.
I suppose "undecided" is best, for I can't decide why I would, at any age, have put other lives at risk.
I am just very grateful that I did not injure anyone.
Still, I love the story.
My father was a mechanic and operated a wrecker in the San Joaquin Valley of California.. I saw firsthand the horrors that can happen.
Now dont mistake this conscience awareness of not driving impaired as a condemnation of partying...I love to party... Just not ending a night of outrageous fun totaling my car and killing a family en-route to church..... so I walk, cab, or call a friend to get me... and if I am too far wasted..I climb in the back seat and sleep it off.... I love life afterall, and believe I should respect others right to it by not slamming my car into them.