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[theodosia]

christmas is just around the Conner, and a lot of people will be having work parties, or meeting with friends and family for some festive celebrations. I hope you will all have a fantastic time, but remember if you are going out and you drink then please leave the car at home! so many people are killed because of drink driving and this is the time of year where it becomes more likely for this to happen. some will believe that its ok to drive just down the road because they live close by or maybe just slightly over the limit.
be safe, have fun, and be merry!

[CBBB]

I never drink and drive, I stop the car before I drink, I don't want to spill my KEO.

[theodosia]

I never drink and drive, I stop the car before I drink, I don't want to spill my KEO.

now you know full well what i mean, but as you are so cheeky i will let you get away with it

[cyprusgrump]

christmas is just around the Conner, and a lot of people will be having work parties, or meeting with friends and family for some festive celebrations. I hope you will all have a fantastic time, but remember if you are going out and you drink then please leave the car at home! so many people are killed because of drink driving and this is the time of year where it becomes more likely for this to happen. some will believe that its ok to drive just down the road because they live close by or maybe just slightly over the limit.
be safe, have fun, and be merry!

I think it is sad when people like you post on the forum to push the government's drink driving limits on us...

So brainwashed have we been by various government and pressure group campaigns that we not only obey the limit but lecture others on how bad it would be to drive 'over the limit'...

The 'limit' is an arbitrary 'one size fits all' level that has no correlation in real life between the amount that has been consumed and the ability of a person to drive...

It would be far better if the police arrested people driving erratically rather than impose road blocks that stop everybody, hide outside pubs and stop people before they even drive off or wait for 'offenders' after a tip off...

What a sad state the country has become...

[GreekIslandGirl]

christmas is just around the Conner, and a lot of people will be having work parties, or meeting with friends and family for some festive celebrations. I hope you will all have a fantastic time, but remember if you are going out and you drink then please leave the car at home! so many people are killed because of drink driving and this is the time of year where it becomes more likely for this to happen. some will believe that its ok to drive just down the road because they live close by or maybe just slightly over the limit.
be safe, have fun, and be merry!

I think it is sad when people like you post on the forum to push the government's drink driving limits on us...

So brainwashed have we been by various government and pressure group campaigns that we not only obey the limit but lecture others on how bad it would be to drive 'over the limit'...

The 'limit' is an arbitrary 'one size fits all' level that has no correlation in real life between the amount that has been consumed and the ability of a person to drive...

It would be far better if the police arrested people driving erratically rather than impose road blocks that stop everybody, hide outside pubs and stop people before they even drive off or wait for 'offenders' after a tip off...

What a sad state the country has become...

It's not arbitrary but an average. It's best if people drunk no (zero) alcohol before driving and that includes not driving when waking up the next morning after a heavy night.

There's a lot to be said for banning people who take sleeping tablets from driving before noon as well!

Your actions have consequences for the lives of other people and so you need to be regulated!

Merry Pagan/Christian celebrations, one and all.

[supporttheunderdog]

I agree with GiG - even drinking the night before can cause problems the next day.

A friend of mine who used to frequent a particular pub on a regular basis, the customers of which were for some reason the target of two particular police officers, was stopped the next morning: the police mentioned that they knew she had been in that pub the night before, and asked her to blow in the machine.

She passed.

Mind you, she would have passed the night before too as she did not drink alcohol.....

[cyprusgrump]

I agree with GiG - even drinking the night before can cause problems the next day.

A friend of mine who used to frequent a particular pub on a regular basis, the customers of which were for some reason the target of two particular police officers, was stopped the next morning: the police mentioned that they knew she had been in that pub the night before, and asked her to blow in the machine.

She passed.

Mind you, she would have passed the night before too as she did not drink alcohol.....

Exactly!

Two policemen, acting on a tip off who should have been out catching criminals or people driving erratically for whatever reason....

What is it with people wanting to ban everything these days...?

[theodosia]

actually i wasn't thinking of the government at all when i posted it! sadly my friend lost her sister and brother in law 3 years ago due to drink driving and he wasn't even that drunk, just a bit over the limit what a pity that they both died leaving behind young children and no mother or father. the long term affects on the whole family has been devastation. one size does not fit all, i agree with you on that as everyone is different. but we do need some cut off point, it may be difficult to measure what exactly is the right amount but fro some it could be to much and there lies the danger.
Also i would hope that those driving erratically would be stopped by police drunk or soba it would be dangerous.
so don't take it personally, i was not attacking any individual but really it would be selfish that just because someone whats to get pissed that some other innocent person may die.

[theodosia]

christmas is just around the Conner, and a lot of people will be having work parties, or meeting with friends and family for some festive celebrations. I hope you will all have a fantastic time, but remember if you are going out and you drink then please leave the car at home! so many people are killed because of drink driving and this is the time of year where it becomes more likely for this to happen. some will believe that its ok to drive just down the road because they live close by or maybe just slightly over the limit.
be safe, have fun, and be merry!

I think it is sad when people like you post on the forum to push the government's drink driving limits on us...

So brainwashed have we been by various government and pressure group campaigns that we not only obey the limit but lecture others on how bad it would be to drive 'over the limit'...

The 'limit' is an arbitrary 'one size fits all' level that has no correlation in real life between the amount that has been consumed and the ability of a person to drive...

It would be far better if the police arrested people driving erratically rather than impose road blocks that stop everybody, hide outside pubs and stop people before they even drive off or wait for 'offenders' after a tip off...

What a sad state the country has become...

It's not arbitrary but an average. It's best if people drunk no (zero) alcohol before driving and that includes not driving when waking up the next morning after a heavy night.

There's a lot to be said for banning people who take sleeping tablets from driving before noon as well!

Your actions have consequences for the lives of other people and so you need to be regulated!

Merry Pagan/Christian celebrations, one and all.

thank you greek Islandgirl, you put it so much better then me. well said! xx

[theodosia]

I agree with GiG - even drinking the night before can cause problems the next day.

A friend of mine who used to frequent a particular pub on a regular basis, the customers of which were for some reason the target of two particular police officers, was stopped the next morning: the police mentioned that they knew she had been in that pub the night before, and asked her to blow in the machine.

She passed.

Mind you, she would have passed the night before too as she did not drink alcohol.....

Exactly!

Two policemen, acting on a tip off who should have been out catching criminals or people driving erratically for whatever reason....

What is it with people wanting to ban everything these days...?

maybe ban drinking and driving would be the best idea! If you are pissed while driving and you kill someone/ or maybe everyone who is in your car then yes i would call that criminal even murder!