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Originally posted by: conjur
If you passed out from drinking at 3 and were on the road at 7 you were still drunk.

You can't say this with any certainty at all. In fact, I highly doubt it unless he drank to the point of poisoning himself.

4-5 hours is plenty long enough to come back down under the legal limit.
 
i stopped drinking pretty early and would not have blown anything over a legal limit, ive had enough from shallow people who take it to insulting someones looks to make themselves feel better.

i was more shot when i posted that than anything.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: conjur
If you passed out from drinking at 3 and were on the road at 7 you were still drunk.

You can't say this with any certainty at all. In fact, I highly doubt it unless he drank to the point of poisoning himself.

4-5 hours is plenty long enough to come back down under the legal limit.

its not worth reasoning with someone who stoops as low as conjur has in this thread.
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Anyone who drives in that state is a cvnt.
that's what I say when I'm on the road... because of all the g'damn traffic!

But seriously, how do you mean ?
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Anyone who drives in that state is a cvnt.
that's what I say when I'm on the road... because of all the g'damn traffic!

But seriously, how do you mean ?

State = Condition, not state = NewYork!
lol, I must be drunk.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Anyone who drives in that state is a cvnt.
that's what I say when I'm on the road... because of all the g'damn traffic!

But seriously, how do you mean ?

State = Condition, not state = NewYork!
lol, I must be drunk.

HAHA, I thought you meant NY too.. and I would have agreed with you, god damned reckless ass drivers and cabbies.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Anyone who drives in that state is a cvnt.

What state? Read the thread, he slept it off.

It takes 1 hour for the body to break down 1 unit of alcohol. 1 unit = 1 beer, roughly. The OP states he 'got up at 7 after passing out at 3'. So he slept of four beers worth. But he passed out, so it's safe to say that he had way much more than four beers, hence, he is a cvnt.

You read the fvcking thread and get some information on the subject before defending d1cks who drink and drive.
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Anyone who drives in that state is a cvnt.

What state? Read the thread, he slept it off.

It takes 1 hour for the body to break down 1 unit of alcohol. 1 unit = 1 beer, roughly. The OP states he 'got up at 7 after passing out at 3'. So he slept of four beers worth. But he passed out, so it's safe to say that he had way much more than four beers, hence, he is a cvnt.

You read the fvcking thread and get some information on the subject before defending d1cks who drink and drive.

A little heads up:

Chances are extremely high he didn't have all, or even the bulk of his booze all at 3 AM, or even between 1 and 3 AM. By the time he passed out, he had already processed much of his earlier booze.

Your senario has him drinking more than 5-6 beers alone between 2 and 3 to remain legally drunk by 7AM.

Too bad it's too late to test him. I'd bet money he was below the legal limit after he woke up.

I DID read the thread. He slept it off and drove 4-5 hours after he quit drinking. He did the RIGHT thing.
 
Originally posted by: Amused

A little heads up:

Chances are extremely high he didn't have all, or even the bulk of his booze all at 3 AM, or even between 1 and 3 AM. By the time he passed out, he had already processed much of his earlier booze.

Your senario has him drinking more than 5-6 beers alone between 2 and 3 to remain legally drunk by 7AM.

Too bad it's too late to test him. I'd bet money he was below the legal limit after he woke up.

I DID read the thread. He slept it off and drove 4-5 hours after he quit drinking. He did the RIGHT thing.

Stop playing devil's advocate and get on the flaming band-wagon.
 
Originally posted by: Argo
Originally posted by: Amused

A little heads up:

Chances are extremely high he didn't have all, or even the bulk of his booze all at 3 AM, or even between 1 and 3 AM. By the time he passed out, he had already processed much of his earlier booze.

Your senario has him drinking more than 5-6 beers alone between 2 and 3 to remain legally drunk by 7AM.

Too bad it's too late to test him. I'd bet money he was below the legal limit after he woke up.

I DID read the thread. He slept it off and drove 4-5 hours after he quit drinking. He did the RIGHT thing.

Stop playing devil's advocate and get on the flaming band-wagon.

Sorry, no-can-do.

And I'm not playing devil's advocate.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Anyone who drives in that state is a cvnt.

What state? Read the thread, he slept it off.

Drunk or not, driving while tired is almost as idiotic. I doubt he was feeling the effects of alcohol at all (well, the after-effects maybe, but not intoxication), but it certainly doesn't sound like he was in a good condition to drive.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Anyone who drives in that state is a cvnt.

What state? Read the thread, he slept it off.

Drunk or not, driving while tired is almost as idiotic. I doubt he was feeling the effects of alcohol at all (well, the after-effects maybe, but not intoxication), but it certainly doesn't sound like he was in a good condition to drive.

Hell, most people aren't when driving to work in the morning, or home after a long day.

Good GAWD there are some hand wringing ninnies on this board.
 
Originally posted by: Amused

Hell, most people aren't when driving to work in the morning, or home after a long day.

Good GAWD there are some hand wringing ninnies on this board.

Come on now, you know the fact that a lot of people do something doesn't make it any more or less idiotic. I'm glad the guy got home alright and he didn't break the law or anything, and I think a lot of people here are overreacting to the half drunk comment. He was clearly below the legal limit, which is pretty darn low to begin with. But most people dismiss the danger of driving while tired because it's not illegal.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: Amused

Hell, most people aren't when driving to work in the morning, or home after a long day.

Good GAWD there are some hand wringing ninnies on this board.

Come on now, you know the fact that a lot of people do something doesn't make it any more or less idiotic. I'm glad the guy got home alright and he didn't break the law or anything, and I think a lot of people here are overreacting to the half drunk comment. He was clearly below the legal limit, which is pretty darn low to begin with. But most people dismiss the danger of driving while tired because it's not illegal.

No, they dismiss it because it's a necessary, usually minimal risk we all take.

If driving while tired was illegal, we'd all be in jail and no one could drive home after work.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Anyone who drives in that state is a cvnt.

What state? Read the thread, he slept it off.

Drunk or not, driving while tired is almost as idiotic. I doubt he was feeling the effects of alcohol at all (well, the after-effects maybe, but not intoxication), but it certainly doesn't sound like he was in a good condition to drive.

Hell, most people aren't when driving to work in the morning, or home after a long day.

Good GAWD there are some hand wringing ninnies on this board.

i am not sure why you appear to be condoning this kind of activity. as indicated by the first post, he was drunk enough not to care, and even responded with two "happy" emoticons after hearing the initial reactions of D I A F and the like.

regardless of how you see it, it's not advisable to drive in that state of mind. please don't tell me that if you could choose a desginated driver, you'd choose the OP over a completely well-rested and sober individual. my bets go on the one who is least likely to cause danger to your life.

there were plenty of options for the OP. sleeping it off and public transportation (this IS new york, after all) are two very viable and much safer options. this time, there was no car accident, but what about next time? how much would it bother you if you were involved in a car accident with a tired and "partially" drunk driver (just a little under the legal limit) who, as a result of his state of mind, wasn't being careful or responsible?
 
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