Morning Eyeopener
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Morning Eyeopener
If you tell the truth all day today, you won't have to struggle to remember the lies you told tomorrow.
"a couple"
"a couple" was my standard reply whenever someone asked me if I'd been drinking. What they should have asked was "a couple of what".
A couple six packs, a couple dozen beers, a couple of hours spent at the bar downing as much as I could, truth is it was always a couple more than I needed or would admit to.
Today, if asked, I can smile and say, "Nope, haven't had a one", and be d#mn proud of it!
How bout you?
"a couple"
"a couple" was my standard reply whenever someone asked me if I'd been drinking. What they should have asked was "a couple of what".
A couple six packs, a couple dozen beers, a couple of hours spent at the bar downing as much as I could, truth is it was always a couple more than I needed or would admit to.
Today, if asked, I can smile and say, "Nope, haven't had a one", and be d#mn proud of it!
How bout you?
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lol
that reminds me of my stock answer when people would ask me if i smoked. smoke what? cigarettes? marijuana? crack? opium? yes, yes, yes, and yes.
the first time i encountered a police road block after i got clean i was actually excited. bahahaha.
that reminds me of my stock answer when people would ask me if i smoked. smoke what? cigarettes? marijuana? crack? opium? yes, yes, yes, and yes.
the first time i encountered a police road block after i got clean i was actually excited. bahahaha.
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Originally Posted by augustwest 
the first time i encountered a police road block after i got clean i was actually excited. bahahaha.
Now when I am driving clean and sober with a valid license, car taxed, MOT and full insurance then I almost want the police to stop me!! ha-ha. It's a good feeling living without looking over your shoulder all the time!!
I never really was able to bullsh*t people when it came to my drinking as within about an hour or two I was usually well on the way to being totally wrecked. I would last days with the drugs as well but I was always obviously heavily under the influence. I never realised how much I must have staggered around.
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I got lucky in our area of Texas there aren't any checkpoints in cities or highways. i've had a couple of close calls when getting pulled over so damn lucky there.
Back to topic: I find it just awesome to say "I don't drink."
I love that phrase. And I love to be able to say it 100% honest.
Back to topic: I find it just awesome to say "I don't drink."
I love that phrase. And I love to be able to say it 100% honest.
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I am glad my state doesn't allow sobriety check points (struck down as unconstitutional). It is basically being harassed and searched because an extreme minority of the population decides to do something bad. Be careful about the precedents you allow to be set, because where will it stop after that? Give an inch and they will take a mile.
Granted drunk driving is a terrible thing, but that does not mean innocent people should be harassed by the police department, it is absolutely ridiculous third world country type stuff. And the entire purpose is not your safety, but to make quotas, and get the department more funding! Even police are a for profit organization nowadays. IF you cant tell this is a very touchy subject with me
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In regards to your post it made me think of a stupid movie I watched about 5 years ago:
The cops pull a lady over (she is clearly black out) and they say "maam how much have you had to drink?" and she replies "one beer..........After another.... after another.....after another. Thought that was pretty similar to your post.
Granted drunk driving is a terrible thing, but that does not mean innocent people should be harassed by the police department, it is absolutely ridiculous third world country type stuff. And the entire purpose is not your safety, but to make quotas, and get the department more funding! Even police are a for profit organization nowadays. IF you cant tell this is a very touchy subject with me
. In regards to your post it made me think of a stupid movie I watched about 5 years ago:
The cops pull a lady over (she is clearly black out) and they say "maam how much have you had to drink?" and she replies "one beer..........After another.... after another.....after another. Thought that was pretty similar to your post.
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Twice I've been stopped at "RIDE" programs. Once I was sober for about thirty days, and the other time was the only time I can ever remember only having one beer all night. Talk about lucky. It's a miracle I still have a license.
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