From: Mermaid . (britannica@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Jul 21 2002 - 01:27:19 MDT
I am glad you dont make it a regular habit of drinking and driving. Some of
us like having you around here. I hear you and I might even take what you
say at face value if I knew you on a personal level. As of now, I'd say that
your claims are probably believable. For most part of my childhood,
everything from a common cold to a tummy gaslock found a cure in the bottle
of brandy. My uncle would freeze cognac into cubes and drop a couple in
water so I didnt feel left out. Alcohol is your friend, but not the creepy
kind. I know when to stop drinking and how to mix my drinks. But, I wouldnt
drive. (I learned driving on the I10. I wouldnt drive inside LA even when
sober and I didnt drive for a long long time after suffering the trauma of
slightly wounding a white picketfence...i was not drunk, of
course.)Listening to one's own body is an art. Our bodies converse with us
all the time. Subtle hints about the limits we are pushing. But when alcohol
represents freedom from parental authority or an excuse for rotten behaviour
or simply suicidal madness, the tiny voices go unheard.
But, no matter, how mature and responsible we are even when we are happily
tipsy, it is better to play it safe and not drive on the streets. Even the
most incorrigible drunk does not drink and drive. Deterrence works. Your
willingness to drive home after downing alcohol must have stemmed from
incredible confidence in yourself(or a full bladder). Cost and effect.
Simply by weighing both, we can see that it makes sense to avoid driving
under the influence. Thank you for making it clear that it is not sensible
to drink and drive even when you were caught guilty of the same and made to
stand alone in a corner. I really do appreciate that. Thanks for listening
and thank you for not wanting to off me.
Auld Lang Syne...
Mermaid.
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