Hi Guys,
I've been a member of MWO since last September. I'm almost 6 months AF (I've had two slips during that time). I spend more time in the chat room than actually posting on the boards where I generally bore the crap out of people talking about food, the bad winter and occasionally Boston Sports teams. I have also done my fair share of gut spilling though and that's why I thought I should post today.
I read the posts a lot but I'm not great with the words of support that others use so well so I don't often reply unless I think it I can say something useful. Hope that doesn't sound selfish but there are a lot of people here who truly have great words of wisdom and can write very eloquently.
I want to share a part of my story that has been hanging over my head since last year. I'm not sure how many of you have or might drive when drunk but I did this last Labor Day weekend. It was a circumstance that I should never have allowed myself to get into but I did in one of those "invincible" moments we tend to get when drinking. The thing is I seriously thought I was ok to drive. Yes, I had a little buzz going but how many people here have taken that chance once or maybe more than once?
I was pulled over for doing 73 in a 65 mph zone. Not much but they pull you over for anything late at night. I was asked to perform basic sobrierty tests one of them was walk heel to toe, looking straight ahead at the cops flashlight. Well, me and my big mouth. I told the cop I was unable to do this due to an old soccer injury I had to my knee. I walk with a slight limp because of it. He wasn't buying it. Ok, just give me the breathylizer I told him. Well, he did and I blew twice the legal limit and was busted for DUI.
Ok, I thought I'd deal with it, guilty as charged is what I pleaded in the court room. It was my own doing, no excuses, no-one to blame but myself.
I wasn't ready for the final kick to the crotch yet though. I got caught in a state that has very little tolerance for this offense. As well as a big fine, losing my license I was sentenced to 10 days in the County Jail even though it was a first offense.
I've had this hanging over my head for the past five months or so and not many people know about this. I'm not looking for any sympathy for this whatsoever but wanted to write hoping people will read this and think about what the consequences are if caught Drinking and Driving. The consequences for are a lot worse than Jail time or losing my license. My job is now hanging by a thread, I've had to put my house on the market in case I do lose my job if that happens I would lose my house and will have a hard time finding another job due to a criminal record.
Please think about this if you are still drinking and think you are OK to drive.
I report to the County Jail tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9:00 am.
Mike
I've been a member of MWO since last September. I'm almost 6 months AF (I've had two slips during that time). I spend more time in the chat room than actually posting on the boards where I generally bore the crap out of people talking about food, the bad winter and occasionally Boston Sports teams. I have also done my fair share of gut spilling though and that's why I thought I should post today.
I read the posts a lot but I'm not great with the words of support that others use so well so I don't often reply unless I think it I can say something useful. Hope that doesn't sound selfish but there are a lot of people here who truly have great words of wisdom and can write very eloquently.
I want to share a part of my story that has been hanging over my head since last year. I'm not sure how many of you have or might drive when drunk but I did this last Labor Day weekend. It was a circumstance that I should never have allowed myself to get into but I did in one of those "invincible" moments we tend to get when drinking. The thing is I seriously thought I was ok to drive. Yes, I had a little buzz going but how many people here have taken that chance once or maybe more than once?
I was pulled over for doing 73 in a 65 mph zone. Not much but they pull you over for anything late at night. I was asked to perform basic sobrierty tests one of them was walk heel to toe, looking straight ahead at the cops flashlight. Well, me and my big mouth. I told the cop I was unable to do this due to an old soccer injury I had to my knee. I walk with a slight limp because of it. He wasn't buying it. Ok, just give me the breathylizer I told him. Well, he did and I blew twice the legal limit and was busted for DUI.
Ok, I thought I'd deal with it, guilty as charged is what I pleaded in the court room. It was my own doing, no excuses, no-one to blame but myself.
I wasn't ready for the final kick to the crotch yet though. I got caught in a state that has very little tolerance for this offense. As well as a big fine, losing my license I was sentenced to 10 days in the County Jail even though it was a first offense.
I've had this hanging over my head for the past five months or so and not many people know about this. I'm not looking for any sympathy for this whatsoever but wanted to write hoping people will read this and think about what the consequences are if caught Drinking and Driving. The consequences for are a lot worse than Jail time or losing my license. My job is now hanging by a thread, I've had to put my house on the market in case I do lose my job if that happens I would lose my house and will have a hard time finding another job due to a criminal record.
Please think about this if you are still drinking and think you are OK to drive.
I report to the County Jail tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9:00 am.
Mike
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