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Old January 13th 05, 07:24 PM
Olaf Gustafson
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:24:19 -0800, "C.H." >
wrote:

>On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:10:24 -0600, Matthew Russotto wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> C.H. > wrote:

>
>>>They drive even more poorly when drunk. Significantly so.

>>
>> Habitual drunks drive more poorly when they sober up.

>
>Habitual drunks should be banned from driving cars altogether. They are
>unsafe both drunk and sober.
>


Everyone should be required to be competent behind the wheel,
regardless of how much they drink when they're not driving.

I suppose you think it was a good thing that the guy who told his
doctor he drank a 6-pack a day lost his license.

>>>I have no problem whatsoever to go to a party and enjoy myself without the
>>>'help' of alcohol if I have to drive home afterwards. If the same is true
>>>for you, why don't you simply do it? And if it is not true, please go,
>>>seek help.

>>
>> I'm sorry you don't enjoy the wonderful effects of alcohol (not to
>> mention the delicious taste of beverages containing it, and the
>> sensation of drinking it), but please stop trying to ruin it for the
>> rest of us.

>
>I do enjoy an alcoholic beverage, just not when I have to drive aferwards.
>And being drunk is not wonderful but stupid and makes you look stupid to
>boot.


Hmm - being drunk usually makes everyone else look better. YMMV

>And driving when drunk is even more stupid and makes you look very
>stupid or dead or both, which would be quite acceptable if it didn't
>drastically increase the risk of someone else getting killed.
>
>Chris


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