SimpleSimon
Active Member
In all honesty, Woody, I agree. Having dragged 3 friends out of a river because of drinking and driving while in high school, having attended 3 more memorial services for friends killed by drunk driving (only one of the friends having been loaded herself, and she wasn't the driver) while in college, and having lost family and friends over the years since, I despise the mindset that lets some fool tell him/herself it is okay to drink and drive.Having lost a daughter at age 19 to a drunk driver (his fifth arrest) I say we have a choice, drive or drink, not both. ZERO tolerance is my preference. Some countries do have zero tolerance. That eliminates the question of how well a guy holds his liquor, it doesn't matter.....any alcohol at all would be illegal.
Woody
I am often the "designated driver" because I will NOT tolerate someone else driving drunk if I can stop them. I've taken keys away from friends and acquaintances, and once spent the night in jail because the cops who responded to the ensuing fight didn't want to bother sorting it out. Got released with an apology the next day when the guy I took the keys from sobered up and admitted the cause of the fight.
One beer, or one glass of wine, or one mixed drink is my absolute limit, and I rarely finish any of them. I like the stuff too much, I know I do, and I refuse to be a slave to stupidity.