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A gentle Xmas warning (drink driving)

A warning to all, be careful about drink driving as we are getting close to Christmas and Police are out there checking on people.
Last night I was out for a few drinks. One thing lead to another and I had a few too many cocktails and then went onto the wine. Not a good idea. Knowing I was over the limit, I decided to leave my car at the pub and took a Bus home. Sure enough, I passed a police checkpoint, where they were pulling over drivers and performing breathalyser tests. Because I was in a Bus they just waved it past. I arrived home safely and without incident, which was a real surprise as I've never driven a Bus before and I am not even sure where I got it from.
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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    pappa_golf wrote: »
    I've never driven a Bus before and I am not even sure where I got it from.

    Reminds me of the Jethro sketch. The bus to St Just/Penzance.
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 24,865 Forumite
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    You had me going right until the punch line ........... although in your case that was the cocktail line!!
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    Did the fares you collected pay for your night out?
  • Now that made me smile! :) Good one!
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    An interesting statistic.....

    5% of all road accidents are caused by drink driving.

    Does this mean that being sober causes the other 95%?
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  • Yeah, statistics don't lie so it must be much safer to drink and drive . .

    Taxi that I took home a few years ago when I'd had a few is still parked in my garage. Not sure what to do with it.
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