^^ I was going to say the same. My brother comes home at 5am sometimes so wrecked he can't walk straight, sleeps for an hour and goes to work at 8am. Can't imagine he'd pass a breath-test then but in his mind its ok because he was drinking "yesterday".
I don't drink at all when I drive mostly coz it mixes with my antidepressants and sedatives and makes me lightheaded *soooo* easily. But I've pestered poor DH so much that when he drives (tho it's usually me and he gets to indulge!) he just drinks one low-alcohol beer. Poor brow beaten man
I used to have two or three wines...BUT got pulled over one night after being out at a friends. DP thought I was driving, I thought he was driving...I decided it was much safer for me to drive than him and got pulled over about two blocks from home and was 16mg over the limited.
I actually didn't feel tipsy as it was over a couple of hours, with a 3 course meal so felt completly comfortable driving.
Needless to say, now I make sure the whole who is driving thing is clear at the beginning of the evening. Or if it is just me and I'm out for a meal, one drink. If there is no food involved its a taxi for me.
Going into greater detail here...but I can't believe that some people are so tight that they would rather drive (when they feel they are border line) than pay the teeny tiny about a taxi costs in the overall scheme of things
Edited to add:
I lost my license for 6 months and had a $780 fine which I think is fair. My fault for driving. But some of the people in court (which is a whole experience in itself) were on there 3rd or 4th or even more conviction and just didn't seem to care
I wont drive if ive had anything. I like my licence far too much. Hubby and i usually take being the sober 1 plus when we are home we have 2 girls to look after!
Re the early morning testing - they do that quite a bit and catch out tons who have been out drinking the "night" before. There used to be an add on tv for it. Ive been tested before at 7am on my way to work (in ambulance uniform lol)
Obviously this year it will be nothing. Before getting pg I'd have 1 or 2 drinks and drive home. DH will have 2 beers or if it is over an extended period of time will have 3.
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