Seems like they are cracking down all over the country. They just lowerd the limit here in Dallas.
I did my usual meet up with my buds etc. on Tuesday night. It doesn't happen very often, but one of my buds had a little too much to drink. He was in his car, but that didn't change the fact that he had too much. We always talk about "friends not letting friends drive drunk" etc., but it's always so hard to actually take control of the situation and the person who has had too much. I know even from personal experience that no matter what, you never want to admit that you've screwed up and had too much. This situation was no different, but thankfully I was able to get some support from a couple of other buds and we drove our bud home - then did the bike shuttle thing to get me back to my bike.
Naturally, all the way home he insisted that he was ok and that this was unnesessary. Normally, I might not understand as it was very obviious that he was NOT ok, but like I said, I've been there and have felt the same way.
Not until we got to his house and pulled a Christmas gift out of his trunk that he didn't remember putting there, did he realize that he needed to be driven home.
This post is a little long, but my point is that it's never easy to convince a friend that they don't need to be driving. In this case, I was able to round up enough support from my other buds to make sure this guy didn't drive home. We are all glad we made the extra effort.
Most of the time, I see people who shouldn't be driving allowed to drive anyway b/c we didn't make enough of an effort to stop them.
I'm happy that I'll be able to sleep tonight knowing that my bud is home ok. Whatever you do, make the extra effort - get help from others around you!
Have a safe and happy holiday!
