RANT: The Clone Wars

[darinaldi]

[NewAgeMayan]

Is that an Illuminati handshake?

[GeneralSerpant]

[img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18eh0jgv8g2btgif/original.gif[/img]

That might be part of the Hawaiian culture in him. Not sure on this, though. If so, then it probably has to do with volcanoes or something.

BTW: That picture is incredibly large in computation power.

[chazzy1864]

Although I hope to hang out with you and have a few beers one day, the fact that you are so blasé about driving drunk or even just after a few means that I'll never get in a car with you behind the wheel. I would rather get a taxi, or walk, or sleep on the street, or just about anything, than get in a car with a driver who's had a bit to drink.

I never understand why people talk of it jokingly as if it's cute, silly or otherwise something to be taken lightly. If I was ever issued a DWI I would be embarrassed as fck over such a lapse in judgment. Talk about being "that guy."

I'm blase about the fact that it has already happened. Can't really do anything about it at this point considering the arrest was in 2009. Also I've come o live with it as I have to claim it on my security clearance investigation every time, as I'd rather not be stripped of my clearance for trying to cover it up.


So.... good job on reading wayyy too far into that.

[GeneralSerpant]

I'm blase about the fact that it has already happened. Can't really do anything about it at this point considering the arrest was in 2009. Also I've come o live with it as I have to claim it on my security clearance investigation every time, as I'd rather not be stripped of my clearance for trying to cover it up.


So.... good job on reading wayyy too far into that.

Considering that it's possible to be nearly completely sober and still get felony drunk driving charges, I wouldn't really feel comfortable to judge your sentiments on it. While I do agree with mjw's second half of his post (and wish to respect PM's), I've never seen drunk driving as something that people are proud to do; it least on the internet, or where I've lived.

[chazzy1864]

I'm trying to figure out where I mentioned anything about being proud to drunk drive or that I condone it or actively participate in it at this point.



So, again, good job on you all reading wayyyyy too far into it.

[GeneralSerpant]

I'm trying to figure out where I mentioned anything about being proud to drunk drive or that I condone it or actively participate in it at this point.



So, again, good job on you all reading wayyyyy too far into it.

Wasn't talking about you in that regard. I was just talking about mjw's post. I think your personal experiences don't really hold you accountable for who you are, and that it would be more detrimental if you weren't able to express about it openly (no homo).

At the same time, it's hard to talk about alcohol and driving rationally without sounding like you condone it.

[mjw8204]

I'm trying to figure out where I mentioned anything about being proud to drunk drive or that I condone it or actively participate in it at this point.

So, again, good job on you all reading wayyyyy too far into it.

I was responding to PowderMonkey. I wasn't referring to you, specifically.

I've seen plenty of people laugh that sort of thing off. I just don't happen to find it particularly funny.

[chazzy1864]

I was responding to PowderMonkey. I wasn't referring to you, specifically.

I've seen plenty of people laugh that sort of thing off. I just don't happen to find it particularly funny.

Gotcha.

I have accepted my mistake and I'm one to laugh at my mistakes rather than dwell on them; but I don't drink and drive anymore. Fortunately when I got my DUI, only thing to happen was I totaled my car. God forbid if I had hurt somebody.

I urge friends to walk or get cabs when we go out now a days.




Aside:
Kvk, you need to change your sim of preference. Simbin has the BMW with the Judd V8.

[Dominik]

I'm trying to figure out where I mentioned anything about being proud to drunk drive or that I condone it or actively participate in it at this point.

I didn't think you did but I figured I'd chime in with my 2 cents about the 0.08% limit which I think is too high. Just to clarify, none of my comments were directed at you Charles in Charge.

[chazzy1864]

I didn't think you did but I figured I'd chime in with my 2 cents about the 0.08% limit which I think is too high. Just to clarify, none of my comments were directed at you Charles in Charge.

I thought yours was in general. I just got defensive after PM's.

Yeah I can say .08 is pretty high. I know one time I was out with friends for dinner. I think I had 5 drinks in 3.5-4 hours while eating. After that they started to go to the bar and I left. They all lived close by, I was 30-45 minutes of driving away from where I had to be and had no desire to to go out to a bar during the week and have to deal with any dui issues. I got pulled for speeding and the cop smelled alcohol on my breath. He had me do the field sobriety test and also gave me a breathalyzer. I blew a .21. I wasn't impaired by any means and he even said there was no sign of me drunk, but he could smell it on my breath (I didn't' have any gum and had cottonmouth). But if it took that many drinks (albeit over a decent time period) to get to .21 it is pretty obvious that for many it would take quite a lot of drinks to hit .08 and there would be no question of impairment.

[PeterGibbons316]

Women need to be paid the same as men.....check

[adamdavidson47]

If you blow over 0.05 here, you get an automatic 3 day suspension for the first offense, 7 for the next and 30 for a third. You also have to have an ignition interlock device if you get a 3rd "warning". If you blow over 0.08 you get an immediate 90 day, and your car is impounded for up to 7. Most times, if you then get convicted, you lose your license for a year, and when you get it back your insurance company rapes you, and you have to have an ignition interlock (a breathalizer) installed in your car's ignition.

[chazzy1864]

If you blow over 0.05 here, you get an automatic 3 day suspension for the first offense, 7 for the next and 30 for a third. You also have to have an ignition interlock device if you get a 3rd "warning". If you blow over 0.08 you get an immediate 90 day, and your car is impounded for up to 7. Most times, if you then get convicted, you lose your license for a year, and when you get it back your insurance company rapes you, and you have to have an ignition interlock (a breathalizer) installed in your car's ignition.

I like that idea. I think it would prevent a lot of people who might be buzzed but are "pretty sure" they're below .08. With a penalty present below .08 I think there would be even less.

[ThickAsABrick]

Rant: The Colon Wars

lol

[mjw8204]

Ask a guy who has been awake since 5:30 am yesterday anything.

[ThickAsABrick]

I defiantly disagree with this sentiment.

I agree that some posters may be thick in the head, not unlike a brick, but we're all here because of a common purpose: weight is great.

We like lifting. We like getting those diamond delts. We like getting shredded while shrugging.

What we do here is the real deal.

awesome.

[chazzy1864]

Ask a guy who has been awake since 5:30 am yesterday anything.

Feeling drunk yet?

[mjw8204]

Feeling drunk yet?

Yes, and as it happens, I will be making an hour drive this morning.

[chazzy1864]

Yes, and as it happens, I will be making an hour drive this morning.

That sucks. I've never done that long of a drive, but have pulled all nighters at the office and then realized I felt drunk as I drove home.

[adamdavidson47]

Ask a guy who has been awake since 5:30 am yesterday anything.

How much coffee have you consumed since then?

[darinaldi]

Ask a guy who has been awake since 5:30 am yesterday anything.

Sucks. I can empathize in a lesser way though, since for some reason I've been unable to get more than three hours' sleep any night since Sunday.

[darinaldi]

Feeling drunk yet?

Longest I've ever been up was 75 hours in college. Around the 40-hour mark I did feel some euphoria. By the third day my mood was so bad that I would snarl angrily at my friends and seriously tell them to f*ck themselves just for saying hi to me.

[darinaldi]

Ask a guy who has been awake since 5:30 am yesterday anything.

Are you going to enjoy the task force meeting this afternoon?

[ThickAsABrick]

By the third day my mood was so bad that I would snarl angrily at my friends and seriously tell them to f*ck themselves just for saying hi to me.

I assume you did this in the form of an aria.

[mjw8204]

Are you going to enjoy the task force meeting this afternoon?

I reckon I will not.

[darinaldi]

I assume you did this in the form of an aria.

I had a harpsichordist and gamba player follow me around all day so that I could do it all as secco recitative.

[darinaldi]

I had a harpsichordist and gamba player follow me around all day so that I could do it all as secco recitative.

Good job killing the discussion, jackass.

[theshoupguy]

Top Gun in IMAX 3D was fcking awesome.

Wasn't like the normal modern 3D that gives me headaches n sh!t. Very well done overall. Forgot how awesome of a movie it was.

If any of you are near an IMAX theater and are interested, today's the last day to see it.

[chazzy1864]

Longest I've ever been up was 75 hours in college. Around the 40-hour mark I did feel some euphoria. By the third day my mood was so bad that I would snarl angrily at my friends and seriously tell them to f*ck themselves just for saying hi to me.

Longest I was up was like 50 something hours. It was during a long partying binge. However many hours I was awake for, I actively drank for all but 6 or 7 of them (I started my day, hit the gym, then got dressed and started drinking). It was a time that my body was literally running on alcohol and caffeine.

For me, the first 24 hour mark is one of the biggest humps to get over. After that, I coast along in a weird trance for awhile. Then at 36 hours I'm pretty good again. Can't really feel the effects of alcohol if I'm drinking, but I know I'm drunk. Beyond that, my body just kept kind of going.