Rather sensitive subject for me ... I tend to stay clear of threads like this because I tend to get wound up a little. My parents had a very hard time having kids. My mom lost about 7 babies (all born, none made it out of the hospital). Finally one managed to survive but the risk to my mom was too much to continue with kids, so my parents decided to just stop trying.
Nine years later somebody decided they were safe to drive home because it was a country road and killed my sister. My parents only had once chance at a biological child, and somebody took it away because they thought walking home or taking a cab was too inconvenient.
This happened 28 years ago. For any of you that hasn't gone through something like that, the impact is unimaginable. There's still a memorial hockey game played each year in our town in her memory and stories of her are brought up at every family reunion. Even the minister speaking at my grandpa's funeral 5 years ago choked up when he mentioned it during the ceremony.
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Originally Posted by Berger_4_
Yeah that's pretty common haha. Hell booze cruising leads to some of the best nights. It's a really bad idea when you think about it, but man...nothing like getting loaded and having someone drive you around while all the passengers (and maybe the driver) pound beers. I feel bad for kids who don't get to experience what it's like to live in the middle of futbucking nowhere haha.
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I understand you're still young and I'm certainly not demanding anything. All I ask is that you try and keep comments pertaining to how fun drinking and driving is to yourself out of respect for those who do not find it as funny. Also, please give a second thought to your philosophy that driving home "with nobody on the road" is better than walking. There is always somebody on the road, and their life is worth more than your mild inconvenience.
My opinions extend to all drugs, texting and being fatigued while driving.