Whats the most # of drinks you have had before...

[krunchykrome]

Too many, too many times.

I did a lot of stupid things when I was younger.

 

[j00fek]

I woke up in the morning and somehow me and my car had reached home

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Too many, too many times.

I did a lot of stupid things when I was younger.

me too...

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: j00fek
I woke up in the morning and somehow me and my car had reached home

..and it was parked in the front yard.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Three, or a "few" in the course of a few hours. I was ok to drive, but I really don't like driving with any alcohol in me...

 

[Mxylplyx]

I've had way more than I should in college before driving, and while definately impairing my driving, I'm was not even close to as impaired as I've seen other drunks, or people on cops. There seems to be a class of drinkers out there that by the time I'm drunk and ready to pass out, they are just getting started. They become like walking retards, slurred speech and all, and drive like them too.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Went out for dinner, had a beer, drove home, probably left my system before I even left the restaurant. After all, you never really buy beer - you just rent it.

- M4H

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

Originally posted by: 49erinnc
During my junior year in college, my girlfriend (at the time) and I went bowling about 3 miles from my apartment one night. I drank probably 6-7 beers over the course of 2 hours. I was definitely well past the point of where I had any business driving.

We got on the interstate service road which is the road my apartment complex was off of. As soon as I turned on to that road (35mph) I passed a State Trooper who was parked in a little side road area. I was doing probably 45-47mph. He pulled out behind me and hit the blue lights. At that moment, I knew for a fact that I was about to get my first DUI and have my life temporarily ruined. He pulled me over about 1 mile from the entrance to my complex. I was shaking so bad and nearly in tears. He walked up to the window and asked me if I knew how fast I was going and I told him I wasn't sure. He said the speed limit was 35mph and I told him that I thought for sure it was 45mph. I then explained to him that I was almost to my apartment and apologized for driving so fast.

I have absolutely NO idea why he let me go. To this day, I am convinced he knew I had been drinking. You could see it in my eyes, smell it on my breath and hear it in my voice. It was painfully obvious I was pretty drunk. But he must have realized I was a young kid who's life would have been screwed up with a DUI. So not only did he let me go, he didn't even give me a ticket for speeding. But he did follow me very closely the final mile to my apartment complex which was nerve racking because I kept thinking he was going to hit th blue lights again but he never did.

When I got home, I vowed that night to NEVER drink more than two beers before getting behind a wheel. That was in 1994 and to this day, I have kept to word. Even if I'm somewhere for several hours, I still won't drink more than two beers if I'm driving. I feel like I was given 2nd chance that night and I'm not going to blow it. Just not worth it.

Cliffs:

1. Drove drunk one night
2. Got pulled for speeding by a State Trooper less than 1 mile from home
3. Cop let me go, despite knowing I had been drinking
4. Learned a valuable lesson and haven't driven drunk since

You didn't even get a speeding ticket??

Damn man... anytime I've been pulled over for speeding, I ALWAYS get a freaking ticket...

 

[49erinnc]

Originally posted by: ABitTooSpicy

You didn't even get a speeding ticket??

Damn man... anytime I've been pulled over for speeding, I ALWAYS get a freaking ticket...

Same here (especially with state troopers/highway patrol) but for some reason, it was just my lucky night and the cop was in a great mood I guess. He could have easily nailed me for speeding and DUI but let me go. I truly think that he realized I was young, in college and he had the power to wreck my life at that moment and opted to just let me go since I was so close to home. I've never been so paranoid though as I was on that last mile back home with him right behind me. I drove stiff as a board. And I've never been so relieved in my life as I was when I went through the security gate at my complex and he went on his way.

 

[JujuFish]

Zero.

 

[necine]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Too many, too many times.

I did a lot of stupid things when I was younger.

Yep, still am younger.

 

[wkabel23]

Most of us did a lot of stupid sh!t when we were younger...I certainly drove when I had no business getting behind the wheel. I will say that many of the times I drove under the influence, I knew exactly where I was going...I really just let my instincts take over...maybe that's not the best way to put it but I just knew where to go/how to drive on this route. It helped that I avoided any major streets. I would never drive under the influence if I was going to some completely unknown place.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: 49erinnc
Cliffs:

1. Drove drunk one night
2. Got pulled for speeding by a State Trooper less than 1 mile from home
3. Cop let me go, despite knowing I had been drinking
4. Learned a valuable lesson and haven't driven drunk since

Sounds kind of like what happened one time when a cop pulled me over for 82 in a 65. Now I only go 6-8 over on that road and the cop never gave me a ticket. Of course, I also rationalized it as going almost 20mph over only shortened the drive by 1 minute and I'd rather take a minute longer, not deal with slow cars as much (since I'd be slower) then get a ticket. It kind of shows that some people don't need a ticket to straighten 'em out.

Oh and I've never driven drunk and don't plan to.

 

[Sinsear]

While most of us have probably had a few too many once or twice it is not something that should be lauded by a poll. Drinking and driving is one of the dumbest things anyone can do and we should not be glorifying it.

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

Originally posted by: Sinsear
While most of us have probably had a few too many once or twice it is not something that should be lauded by a poll. Drinking and driving is one of the dumbest things anyone can do and we should not be glorifying it.

My intentions (and I don't think anyone else's intentions) were not to glorify drinking and driving. Instead to just get a view of the ATOT crowd and see how many had done the "dumbest thing anyone can do"...

 

[Sinsear]

Originally posted by: ABitTooSpicy

Originally posted by: Sinsear
While most of us have probably had a few too many once or twice it is not something that should be lauded by a poll. Drinking and driving is one of the dumbest things anyone can do and we should not be glorifying it.

My intentions (and I don't think anyone else's intentions) were not to glorify drinking and driving. Instead to just get a view of the ATOT crowd and see how many had done the "dumbest thing anyone can do"...

I understand what you are saying, believe me I do. But too many people consider it some sort of badge of honor or something to brag about how many they can down before driving. Just not the right thing to promote.

 

[Steve]

I don't see how anyone's promoting anything. I think you're reading into things too deeply, not to mention the wrong way.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: MikeyLSU
1 drink an hour before driving

Exactly.

 

[2Xtreme21]

Drunkest I'd ever been before getting behind a wheel, me and a couple buddies of mine from work were all sitting in a park. I downed a forty pretty quickly then split a blunt 4 ways (back when I used to smoke) before they all decided to go back to my one co-workers house who lives pretty far away. I had to work the next day and it was getting pretty late so I decided to just go home. About 1/4th the way home it all hit me at once and man was that scary. Luckily it was like a Sunday night and not too many cars were out... I will never do that again.

 

[MielkeHBP]

i drank a 750 of amaretto....i lost my mind...as well as my license and car....and my neighbor lost a mailbox...i got my license back a few months ago and I try to avoid driving to parties

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Except for 2-3 times, I have always waited at least a few hours unless I have 1 beer or less.