Blog @ simpletofind.ca » cops http://blog.simpletofind.ca A place that is simple to find, but not really specific about anything... Sun, 29 May 2011 23:26:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Giving good blow…to a breathalyzer http://blog.simpletofind.ca/2008/02/03/giving-good-blowto-a-breathalyzer/ http://blog.simpletofind.ca/2008/02/03/giving-good-blowto-a-breathalyzer/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:08:26 +0000 daniel http://blog.simpletofind.ca/2008/02/03/giving-good-blowto-a-breathalyzer/ 3:30AM rolled around and I was driving with cruise control on my way home.  I had a good night out with friends, played some board games and had tea.  No, it was not your typical Saturday night of partying.  Preparing for my flight the next day, I generally can never get to sleep.  Something about being stressed about the littlest of things keeps me up the entire time.  So, I pull an allnighter and relax. 

Getting back to the drive home, I get pulled over by our finest state trooper in WA.  Completely understandable; it is past 3am and it is indeed a Saturday night.  What came next, was not as expected:  A breathalyzer test!  I had not taken a single drink of alcohol tonight, which apparently would have made things easier.  Scoring a nice level of 0 causes the officer to make you test a few more times to make sure things are working properly.

After he concluded I was *safe*, he decided to give me a lecture on the dangers of drink driving.  I was not sure what he was trying to get at, but he was very graphical about removing my body from the side of the highway if I ever did decide to drink and drive.

From now on, I should carry a small mickey with me and take a shot just before getting pulled over… should make for an interesting at the station, with no alcohol in your blood by the time you get blood tested :)

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