Members grunge782 Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 Don't {censored}ing do it again. This. I try to be empathetic, but it is hard after losing a friend due to drunk driving. I can't look at drunk drivers any other way than selfish morons. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 {censored} happens, learn from it. After driving drunk, stoned (or both), tripping on LSD, coked out, and on oxy in my youth the hardest thing I've done while trying to drive...was texting. eating a burrito was the hardest thing I've ever tried to do while driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 eating a burrito was the hardest thing I've ever tried to do while driving. Tacos are much more difficult to eat whilst driving. The crunchwrap supreme is surprisingly easy to eat at the wheel, assuming you have a sauce girl next to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members this is paul Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 can't believe it took this long for the sanctimony to arrive My mother almost died and spent 7 days in the hospital on her 40th birthday because of a drunk driver. He was a repeat offender. I have a hard time feeling sympathetic for people that drive completely wasted. Either way, I hope the OP truly takes the turn now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hardvalve Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 Well, echoing everything else in this thread. You are damn lucky. An idiot, but lucky. Embrace the fact you are an idiot for your past. Also embrace the fact that you, and only you, can control your future and cease being an idiot. Don't be an idiot again. Next time this happens, someone is going to kick your ass.Good luck. This message will self-destruct in 5 minutes after Hardvalve replies to it. Already replied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 You're an idiot, but I'm glad that something good is going to come out of this. Driving drunk is one of the most supremely selfish acts in modern society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 Tacos are much more difficult to eat whilst driving.The crunchwrap supreme is surprisingly easy to eat at the wheel, assuming you have a sauce girl next to you. As is the Double Decker. The beans keep er'thang in check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 I love to drink but I never drive drunk. I always have the common sense to wait until I sober up, which takes hours. Normally I go to bars that have a 24-hour diner nearby so I can spend some time there until I am sober. Or sometimes I just crawl in my truck's bed and sleep under the tonneau cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hardvalve Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 NICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 sometimes I just crawl in my truck's bed and sleep under the tonneau cover Be careful doing this, in some jurisdictions if you have your keys in your pocket you might be convictable of impaired care'n'control. A friend lost his license because he decided to sleep it off in the back seat and a cop wandered by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 Be careful doing this, in some jurisdictions if you have your keys in your pocket you might be convictable of impaired care'n'control. A friend lost his license because he decided to sleep it off in the back seat and a cop wandered by. i've heard of this happening. I don't understand it though. It seems like the person is doing the responsible thing by not driving and he still gets into trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 Be careful doing this, in some jurisdictions if you have your keys in your pocket you might be convictable of impaired care'n'control. A friend lost his license because he decided to sleep it off in the back seat and a cop wandered by. Yes I am aware of this but the truck bed is fine because it's considered "outside", at least here in CA. The question is whether you can access the steering wheel from where you are at. My truck bed is completely isolated from the truck cabin. A backseat is not. That's the difference (in CA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MesaMonster Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 Mojo and prayers to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rvschulz Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 okay - hope you recover, you are making the 1st step partially. IMO drunk driving could be considered attempted murder/suicide. that wouldn;t stop anyone from doing it at least once - i have a son in a halfway house working his way out from jail thanks to an accident while high ... i would have killed him with my own hands had he hurt someone - i believe this is YOUR fault. ok. enough bitching. go to AA. it;s your best bet. get serious with it. get a sponsor. they are some cool people in AA. they have the same problem you have and are fighting the {censored} out of it. you know, everyone is different. the drugs and alcohol never really triggered an addiction complex in me, but i have a drug addict kid, an ex-wife alcoholic, a couple of ex-brothers-in-law who are addicts to drugs or gambling ... so i know it happens, and it changes the CHEMISTRY of the BRAIN. that's why a lot of medical people call it a disease. i call it a permanent brain injury. i see homeless addicts and it's sad how low some people must fall before they recover and SOME DON'T. don't let this be you. please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 I have friends who get all angry and violent when they drink. It just doesn't affect me that way. I get sleepy if I drink too much (but that usually doesn't happen because after a few beers I just don't want any more). I'm never losing awareness and I don't usually have blackouts with people telling me the next day what I did or discovering myself someplace with no idea how i got there etc. I'm not a disciplined person in general and I have to assume this is all just body chemistry. Alcohol just messes with some people differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 watt Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 If you go to AA, you might find some crazy bitches to gape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zehn Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 If you go to AA, you might find some crazy bitches to gape you sound like you speak from personal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 I have friends who get all angry and violent when they drink. It just doesn't affect me that way. I get sleepy if I drink too much (but that usually doesn't happen because after a few beers I just don't want any more). I'm never losing awareness and I don't usually have blackouts with people telling me the next day what I did or discovering myself someplace with no idea how i got there etc.I'm not a disciplined person in general and I have to assume this is all just body chemistry. Alcohol just messes with some people differently. +1 to all this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 watt Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 you sound like you speak from personal experience. No, but had a friend who had to attend AA meetings when he got outta prison. He was all the time bangin drunk sluts from meetings.Dexter met Lila at a NA meeting .... fap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soundstorm Posted October 2, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 I tried one AA meeting once, and didn't make it through the whole thing. AA seems to have almost a cult-like mentality within it. And I know it definitely works for a lot of people, but I just don't think it's for me. Not to mention I'm am atheist. I'm not a daily drinker, it's just that when i do drink, I get plastered, then all bad decisions come from that. I really think I can quit, sure I'll be tempted, but it shouldn't be as hard as opiates or suboxone was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shine Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 Don't use AA as an excuse. If you drink and drive you don't give a {censored} about anyones life and are a piece of {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members this is paul Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 I tried one AA meeting once, and didn't make it through the whole thing. AA seems to have almost a cult-like mentality within it. And I know it definitely works for a lot of people, but I just don't think it's for me. Not to mention I'm am atheist. I'm not a daily drinker, it's just that when i do drink, I get plastered, then all bad decisions come from that. I really think I can quit, sure I'll be tempted, but it shouldn't be as hard as opiates or suboxone was. Full on alcoholism has been proven to be worse than Heroin in terms of withdrawals and ability to get out of it. It can be a very dirty drug. Just because you can buy it at any corner store doesn't mean it's easier to kick the habit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members charveldan Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 I tried one AA meeting once, and didn't make it through the whole thing. AA seems to have almost a cult-like mentality within it. And I know it definitely works for a lot of people, but I just don't think it's for me. Not to mention I'm am atheist. I'm not a daily drinker, it's just that when i do drink, I get plastered, then all bad decisions come from that. I really think I can quit, sure I'll be tempted, but it shouldn't be as hard as opiates or suboxone was.The first step is to admit your powerless over alcohol and your life is unmanagable. Jail is pretty "unmanagable" but whatever it's your life. You need a support system for long-term sobriety or your doomed to repeat the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Abouttreefitty Posted October 2, 2012 Members Share Posted October 2, 2012 Thanks guys, I appreciate it. It's been a long time coming. I'll probably lose my license but I have a motorcycle and a 30 day temp license. And a whole mess of amps, drums, and recording equipment I've been neglecting. Nothing good has EVER come from my drinking so hopefully, so hopefully things can only get better. Sorry to break this to you, but if your license is suspended, you won't be able to legally drive your motorcycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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