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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

I work nights, not that I really want to, but that is the way things go. I get off work at 2am, you want to know what the problem is with that? Well, let me tell you. 2am is when the bars close in the Los Angeles area.

So here I am, driving my 45 miles home and playing bumper cars with all the drunk idiots. I pay special attention when I drive home. I watch the other cars very carefully to see any hint of a swerve or drunken behavior.

But damnit, it's getting downright dangerous out there. These smegs race up behind me and tailgate me for a bit then swerve around me. It's really starting to piss me off.

I just wish people would drink in a responsible fashion...and stop making the roads dangerous for me.

*sigh*

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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Hey, you could always make the best of a bad situation!?! film them, and send it in to be on one of those worlds worst drivers shows...

Andrew

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Posted by The Excalibur (Member # 34) on :

I don't know what your job is like, but I'd talk to the boss about changeing the hours a little.

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Posted by DT (Member # 80) on :

And that, my good people, is why bars should never close!

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

See, there are problems with that Excalibur. I work for a newspaper and my job is to take the stories at the end of the night, clean up the coding, attach graphics and send them on to the web site so that people can read them the next day. So I have to be there at night.

And damn it if they don't pay well enough that I ain't going to quit anytime soon.

With Friday and Saturday nights being the worst by far.

Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

Got a cell phone? Let the cops know the make, model, and license number of the cars that do stupid stuff.

Got no cell phone? Why not? You just admitted to having a fairly well-paying job. (Yeah, I know, using a phone and driving isn't a much better idea than staying all night in a bar then trying to navigate home.)

If I were you, I'd call the cops' non-emergency line and see what they suggest. If you get a smartass (yes, Virginia, some cops are stupid) then talk to his/her/its supervisor. Cops are usually more than willing to enlist the help of the non-cops to nab dangerous people (and someone who's hammered and driving qualifies).

--Baloo

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Sorry, I thought this was a rant about when bar's close.

*mutters* stupid 11 o'clock.

That's one of the reasons why I gave up delivering pizza's. Although sometimes delivering after the pubs shut could be profitable in tips, usually they were jsut very rude, and driving was extremely dangerous.

Still, stupid 11 o'clock laws.

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Posted by Cargile (Member # 45) on :

Maybe they aren't drunk. Maybe you're driving to slow.

Oh, I and love you signature Jay. Riot!

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

Liam: There are bars that open after 11pm, but there aren't many of them. I think there is only one in the whole of Bristol that opens after 11pm. There should be more in London though.

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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :

Well, I don't have to worry about drunk drivers with my new job. I work the Quadrangle information desk at my dorm complex on the weekends from 4 am to 8 am. I just have to worry about muggers, thieves, and drunk walkers as I go to and from my building.

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

I've tried that before Baloo...I was told they would send the offending person a letter stating that they were seen violating the law and that was about it.

I was aslo told that if the CHP didn't see it then there was nothing that they can really do. Oh, says I, well why not send a cruiser over my way. We do what we can sir. Thanks for being a good citizen and all that.

And I don't drive slow...I go the speed limit (65mph) or just a bit above...there's no reason to have the police pull me over. But there are times when these smegs blow my doors off. I'm not certain if these fine fellows are drunk or not so I won't speculate. In fact most of the drunks I see are going slow enough for me to pass and that in and of itself causes a problem. They come up too fast to see someone swerve.

*sigh*

[This message was edited by Jay on March 25, 1999.]

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

CLUBS are open after 11 in London, PUBS aren't generally. Even my union is only open after 11 on special occasions.

And I want to sit somewhere, talk with my friends, and drink alcohol, not get my brains blown out by deafening drum & bass.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Every so often I find myself in a situation after which I swear to myself that someday, SOMEDAY, I'm going to save up enough money to install (illegally, I know) a set of small rockets and launchers somewhere on the front of my car.

There are an INSANE amount of crazy, drunk, senile, or just plain stupid drivers on the roads today.

Just last week I was taking an exit down to my local mall, when what do I see making cars swerve in front of me? Some 80-year-old (best guess) guy in a fedora driving straight UP the exit (It's clearly marked with bigass yellow arrows and Do Not Enter signs).. and the guy's OBLIVIOUS to the fact that he's going the wrong way, and that cars are honking and swerving to get out of HIS way.

I have a distant (thank goodness) relative who just got his his licence revoked after his third drunk driving arrest... and I KNOW he drives anyway. (Personally, I think you should be SHOT after the second, but then, I'm a bit draconian about such things.)

And the NEXT idiot who makes a left-hand-turn in front of me JUST AFTER the light has turned green... had better hope I decide not to make use of my carry permit that day.

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :

Clubs are open after 11 everywhere, generally until about 2 or 3am, hell 11pm is arrival time at clubs after starting the night at a pub somewhere. I would have thought that there's be more licences granted to some pubs to open after 11pm, especially in London where there's always loads of people around. As I said earlier, there's one or two in Bristol centre that open after 11.

Unions are usually open late at the end of term, like today when they do a 'drink the bar dry' night with prices at �1.20-�1.50 a pint.

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[This message was edited by Orion Syndicate on March 26, 1999.]

Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :

Hmmm..I dunno where Liam drinks, but ALL the bars I go to in London are open 'till at least one.

On the driving subject, I'm the kind of person this (UK) government LOVES. I walk or take public transport. Can't even drive!

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Jay has probably heard of this, but there was an incident in L.A. recently where a 90-yr-old man ran over a 15-yr-old girl. His car hit her straight on and didn't even try to stop. She died. Later on in court he claimed he had no memory of the incident.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Well, mainly I go to the pub in Romford, cause it's a pain getting home otherwise/ If I'm going to stay in London till late, I'd go to a club anyway.

First: That sounds like an old huy I know. Completly oblivious to other traffic, regularly drives after drinking, and doesn't seem to know that his car has more than two gears. Sitting in his car when he's tearing down the motorway at 80 in second gear is not good for the ears.
He's gone thorugh several gearboxes. Suprise surprise

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