Posted on 07/13/2004 4:41:41 PM PDT by mdittmar
I will take your lead.
Carry on Capt!
Second, you shy away from casual or social drinkers?
(ref your post #109 to ridesthemiles)
NO, they shy away from HIM.
LOL
The Capt.
my bad; phone statistics should be "phony statistics"
its all those brews i had at lunch...LOL
The Capt.
Thanks for the explanation... although it still strikes me as odd why balance problems would effect one's ability to drive. Deaf people have balance problems, too, they just have had longer to adjust to them.
I did 8 12oz cans in 36 minutes in a contest eons ago. Would have been quicker, but sombody slipped a Pabst amongst the Schlitz.
Took a while to get through the Pabst.
As a smoker myself,I'm sure it's just a matter of time.
Sorry about your reading comprehension problem. It's an awful thing. Maybe the government can help you out.
And here I am thinking that you are from Texas after all of these years.
Back in the day, we used to polish off a six each on the subway from Grand Central to Yankee Stadium.
In my younger days, I could polish off six before breakfast. I don't think I could do that anymore.
In states that report to the government, a good doctor would advise you before you answer his questions. "BTW~ Mr so and so, if you answer this question about drinking above this level, I will have to report your condition to the state... Now how much alcohol do you consume daily?" I for one will with hold information that would cause my license to be withdrawn; if I believe I cannot drive safely, I will give my keys to someone else. I don't really need the state for this, but if a state believes this is the way their citizens want to be treated, the people have the right to move, I guess.
I wonder if this guy moves to another state, gets a new doctor, cuts his beer report down, can he now have a license?
In states that report to the government, a good doctor would advise you before you answer his questions. "BTW~ Mr so and so, if you answer this question about drinking above this level, I will have to report your condition to the state... Now how much alcohol do you consume daily?" I for one will with hold information that would cause my license to be withdrawn; if I believe I cannot drive safely, I will give my keys to someone else. I don't really need the state for this, but if a state believes this is the way their citizens want to be treated, the people have the right to move, I guess.
I wonder if this guy moves to another state, gets a new doctor, cuts his beer report down, can he now have a license?
Only if he finds a doctor who will write a note saying he is safe to drive. And the doctors I've met are very reluctant to contradict a fellow practitioner. I also found out if one state suspends a license, it gives that information to all the other states so you can't escape that way.
I had my driver's license suspended by an idiot doctor. The short version is: I fell down a flight a stairs at work, unknowingly went to clinic that was connected to work, doctor who I hated and told clinic 5 years prior I never wanted to see again ambushed me, started demanding I had epilepsy (with no tests to support such claim), walked out of clinic, returned from vacation to find letter from state suspending my license immediately. Got fired for "conduct unbecoming" because I got mad when I found out doctor and superior at work were passing confidential information claiming "public safety".
State Board of Medicine did nothing, EEOC did nothing, State Supreme Court did nothing, several lawyers told me they didn't want the case because "no one wants to upset the status quo (i.e. Government)".
And to top it all off Social Security denied I had a "disability".
I don't think I've ever heard Nelson's.
I actually kinda like Kristofferson's original. In any event, one of the better songs of the period.
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