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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
my father was killed in a drunk driving accident when I was two years old.
I don't have a lot of time for excuses or people who drive while impaired. It seems to be more of a problem with the older generation than younger, except for pure meathead wannabe jocks who still can't get over the glory days of years gone by. Still though, I think the education is working and at least our generation is aware of the risks and consequences.
The other thing that gets me is when you're over at a buddy's house and his old man stumbles in laughing and joking clearly pissed out of his tree after having driven. That one always disgusted me the most.
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It does seem that way, because drunk driving used to be ok, now it isn't. That being said I know a lot of people who drive drunk regularly, regardless of age, from my buddies grandma who gets falling down drunk then drives home after christmas dinner to my friends who get wasted then drive home from the bar, or worse after work.
Reminds me of a funny story.
My grandpa was a drunk for most of his life. In the early 70s when my dad was about 10-13 my grandpa was driving my dad and himself home but he was so drunk he couldn't operate the car. He was passing out, falling over all kinds of stuff. So my dad pushes him out of the way takes control and starts driving.
About half way home (this was in Weyburn SASK IIRC) a cop pulls my dad over and informs him that he can't drive because he doesn't have his license. My grandpa gets out of the passenger side, falls over a few times on his way to the driver's side, where the cop proceeds to let him drive home drunk off his ass because having my teenage dad drive home without his drivers license would be too dangerous.