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[Guest]

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I was hurt each time first off...went to jail twice...once the officer just flat out felt so bad for me he gave me the tickets in the ER but released me to my best friend...I was driving without a liscense! The driving under suspension was dropped both times...LUCKY!!! I am telling you I showed major remorse. BEGGED, I didn't even get a lawyer the last time as I knew the laws...I did lose my liscense .......I had a lawyer the first two..HE SUCKED...I figured out I could do it myself...which I could and did the last time......
I live in SC....this was in 2006...Billy died in April first one was May 6th...three weeks after he died. It is NO excuse..but, I literally feel apart. His family blamed for his death...his mother told me I killed him. They called me constantly yelling at me, emailed me ugly things, threw the flowers I put at his tree in my yard in the middle of the night. It was a nightmare. I was grieving already, my children are falling apart and I am being stalked by the white trsh family from hell. So, I thought what the hell...I'll make my life 5000 worse and stay drink for a year. ( Iknow...not funny, but that is what I did)
OK...got off track...the charge is called driving under alcohol consumption.....look it up and see Morrison...no matter what plead not guilty and ask for a jury trial. Try to get it dropped....

[toughintexas]

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Well, here's my experience....never been in "trouble" in my life....get to age about 35 when I start overindulging....after quitting a job where everyone drank, but I never overdid it....so, about 4 yrs. ago, my hubby, who some of you know is older than I am, (More2 and I are the trophy wives...lol...)...are out with his brother, who is in his 70's, but you'd never know it...ditto my hubby, who was 60 at the time...we were all 3, with one of my friends, all going to a movie, but the sap sucker was sold out..this is 3:30 in the afternoon...so, we decide to go eat...at the Olive Garden, (we were't too dressed up), and they were having a wine tasting event....uh oh....my hubby used to live in Europe, he's a Rph, and was in the Army there...and he was married to an Italian, needless to say, he can drink wine like iced tea....not the bro, and friend and I tho! We were having THE BEST TIME....eating and drinking and laughing and talking horses, not hurting a soul, and really, honestly, like Morrison, it wasn't exactly our biggest "tooted night out" either....we leave there and go dancing....a bunch of dorks out dancing together, at like 7pm...well, we pooped out early and decided to go on home...thing was...our designated driver, my friend had gone to feed her horses, and wasn't back yet....oppsie....so we decided who could drive...the brother won out....we were in a mall parking lot, private property, and Keith went over a speed bump, in our 4x4 big 'ol Ford truck, and a car pulled out about the sametime in front of us...we bounced up, and they pulled out, and we nicked their headlight...(they said)....lol....we didn't know it at the time....anyway, my hubby, who usually holds his liquor really well, had really had too much, more than us, and had just gone to sleep in the backseat, Keith decided maybe he shouldn't drive after kinda hitting the speed bump at too rapid of a rate...so we switched drivers....still in the parking lot....all of a sudden, 3, count them 3, police cars come screaming into the parking lot, surrounding us like we'd robbed the bank next door....we thought they were after someone else, and we're looking around to see what's going on....(we live in the Bible Belt of E. Texas, so you get the Barney and Andy scenario, they could've caught some rapists and robbers on the other side of town, but NO, they have sitting senior ducks here at the MALL!)....we in the meantime, had parked to see what the big deal was, not knowing it was US....they come up with their big 'ol Maglight flashlights, shining them in the window, and telling us to Get Out!!! Please, its a 44 yr old blonde, a 60 yr. old asleep in the back, and a 74 yr. old....I mean what were we going to do, take on 3 squad cars????.... We didn't know the law either, and I should've called my friend the sheriff then, and threatened them with it...big mistake...yes, I'm mouthing!!!.... They demand Keith and I get out of the front, and then they wake Chuck up in the back and make him get out...none of us blew, we knew that much, put they started screaming, yes screaming at us to do the field test...Keith and I are still mouthing off, and meantime, officer 1 has Chuck...and tells him to say his alpha. backwards, to which his replies..."hell, I can't do that sober"....busted!!!!...They give him a PI, which is nuts, cuz he was asleep in the back of his own vehicle on private property....he wasn't out in public drunk....the other 2 officers, separate all of us, Chuck is loaded in cop car 1, and they proceed to try to get us to try the field test...I personally thought we did pretty good, and really, we weren't nearly as drunk as we could've been...lol...suddenly, fun was over, and the cuffs were being slammed on...again, hello, like we have no record, none of us had even had a ticket in years, and we are being treated like they've caught Bonnie and Clyde and the Brother!.... We are loaded in separate cars, handcuffed and seriously, were ruffed up going into the station, they pushed me and I fell and tore my jeans, they jerked Keith's watch off and tore his wrist, and when I tried to talk to Chuck from the other side of the room, and he got up to see what I said, they chained him to the bench...it was nuts...its mandatory here, that they keep you so many hours, so we were there from 8:30 give or take, til 5am....we had enough cash to bail ourselves out, just by mistake really, Keith had just gotten cash from a horse he sold right before he left the house, so we all got out at different times that morning...let me tell you, I was nearly a "b--ch" for some ol gal that was a "regular" there on weekends...it was not pretty...Chuck fell asleep again, and left his poor brother to fend for himself, they were in some holding tank with a pay phone, and Keith said Chuck's head kept hitting the receiver on the pay phone, and knocking it off onto his head, so he was pissed, and some other BIG guy was too...so next morning, since Chuck only got the PI, they let him out first...he's sitting on the wall of the jail Keith says, when he got out, and looks at Keith and says...."Brother, what are we doing HERE..I thought we went dancing!"....OMG....big brainfart.....lol.....meanwhile, I'm fighting off some 2 ton Tessie, and Keith is looking at buttcracks hanging out of britches, and we're probably the only 3 folks in the jail that night with their own TEETH....It was perfectly awful....not to mention the next morning after...OMG, Morrison, its a bone-tired...and we weren't there that long...thought I'd die the next day...our friend is hysterical too, she comes back to get us, and we're gone, truck is in the lot, no us...she can't find a single one of us....naturally we don't have a cell turned on...so she's just beside herself....naturally, we blamed her for leaving us to fend for ourselves after designating her the driver, albeit we left without waiting on her...lol...it sucked, cost us a fortune, AND

[Guest]

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I want to add that I thank GOD everyday that I never hurt anyone but myself...that was the dumbest year of my life!!!!!!!! If I had lost my license forever...oh well...I would have deserved it. I do know what I did was REALLY wrong. AND I do not take my actions lightly, I just can not change it at this point all I can change at this point is what I do in the future.....

[toughintexas]

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opps, bulldog hit the reply button....fore I was finished...hey, I'm bootcamp barbie with my story huh....lol.....GET THIS...THEY GAVE KEITH AND I BOTH A DUI, IN ONE VEHICLE, SOMEONE SAW US CHANGE DRIVERS IN THE PARKING LOT...THE PARKING LOT...the judge is even laughing when we show up, 2 white headed men and a blonde...he's like, "officers, was she sitting in one of their laps while they were driving or WHAT???"...lol...I got the sheriff to get us out of the jail time, mandatory here, cuz I'd known him all my life, and he thought it was humorous I made it with my personality to 44 without being arrested...in fact, we filed charges on the officer that pushed us around....it was on the camera...It was however, a wake-up call, we knew better, we'd drank too much, we landed in jail....God smiled on me that my daughter wasn't home sick with worry and found out, for that, I was eternally grateful...and humbled...we never did it again, ever...drinking and driving I mean, we just stayed home...lol...it cost us all alot of money, and grief from "relatives" and we barely got by with our drivers lic.'s, and our ins. went sky high.....what a mess....that night started me on the look out for a Way Out...thank GOD he lead me here to all of you....Morrison, like I said, this too shall pass, but jump on it like Luv said...surely in Vegas they cut some slack, I've never seen too many sober folks there, hell they give drinks away...lol....Ok, that's my jail story!

[MDBiker]

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toughintexas;166516 wrote: we live in the Bible Belt of E. Texas, so you get the Barney and Andy scenario, they could've caught some rapists and robbers on the other side of town, but NO, they have sitting senior ducks here at the MALL!)....

Tex, you crack me up; it is like Mayberry here too. I don't even think it is against the law to drive drunk in a private parking lot.

Luv, I know you are thankful for not hurting anyone while driving drunk, but we all have so many things to be thankful for.

Nibs, squeaky toilets are nice for such a short time...hehe I know you are going to have a great time. I know one thing about baked beans; it is the food that keeps giving. lol

Morrison, again, I am so glad you are safe. Everything else will work out. This is a good story for you to quit drinking on. I say that because when ever having a drink comes to my mind, I think about he last time I was drunk. I NEVER want to live through that again, and it helps me to choose not to drink.

Hearatlast, I know you are busy, but chime in when you can and try to get some rest yourself.

More2, you are probably already snuggled up in you jammies, I hope you are having a good night.

I will check in with you all tomorrow. I am adding Morrison to my prayer list; he will need strength and wisdom to get through this..

Night all

Bear

[louise]

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My thoughts are with you Morrison. Hi to all of you.

[Guest]

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OMG...just typed out this LONG post lost it...anywhoooo, going shopping with Brit today for school clothes, pray for me was the brunt of it!

[toughintexas]

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Luv, I'm praying now....lol....I just got a great "Why Parents Drink" joke, I don't know how to post it tho....I'm a computer illiterate! Maybe I'll send it to Nibs, and she can put it on!....lol....

[morrison]

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More2, thanks for the advice. I'll look into those attorneys, and see what they charge. Hopefully I can afford them. I know the first thing they do is move these cases several months into the future, so they can prep. That is a great thing for me. Reason is, staying sober that long will enable me to save money to pay the lawyer(if I can do payment plans), fines, and whatever I have to pay for on my own such as classes, mandatory counceling, etc. Also, I will be in tip top condition physically and mentally, so if I have to do any jail, it will be a cake walk. I will also hold my vacation time until the trial comes, and if I need to go to the slammer, I'll just take vacation, and nobody will be the wiser. There will be no stress of losing my job. I already did 4 days, so any decent lawyer will get me time served, meaning I'll have to do 6. That is what I'm hoping for anyway. No jail will be great, but if I have to, I think I got it covered. Losing the license is what sucks the worst. Taking the bus takes so much time, and cabs are too expensive. We'll see. Actually, the worst part maybe the impact this has on trying to get future jobs. Having one DUI on my record from 4 years ago is one thing, but having two of them, well, that is something that Human Resources departments will really frown upon. But, as I type this, all I can think of is"F**K IT!!" haha.

And to everybody else that is lending me support, thank you so very, very much. It helps like you wouldn't believe. I love all of you for the way you helped. God knows how much I slowed down on my drinking since I joined here. I just have to wonder if I kept on my path, I'd be dead, or in jail for a long, long time. So, all though I screwed up, and haven't stayed alcohol free the whole time, I'm sure I'm still better off.

[bootcampbarbie]

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more 2 i'm so very happy the place is yours. why i'll have to swing by sometime. hahaha i have a timeshare and golf out there at a couple of courses. rancho mirage is just a hop and skip away. oh and i can get you info on the pool thing lots of folks here have them. ah tis hot in the hills. big new big news. downtown l.a. has it's first grocery store. this is such a big deal. it now puts us on the map. ralphs is opening today. oh my little baby downtown is growing up. someday it will be san francisco or new york. who knows. such a proud mama moment. just checking in for a bit. morrison, sounds like with the pms we are all sending you and the rally on our family channel, you are surrounded with love and light and support. i'm very much intending you don't lose your license. so hang in and check in and keep us updated. and tex what a great texan boots story, wow, i can't hardly believe it. i so would never mess with you ever. hahahahaaha drunk or sober. no way no how. nibs i would very much like to come to the bbq please. oh i love campouts. your place sounds like so much fun and heaven. luv i'm really sending you and mama lots of love and have fun shopping. your vacation is coming up soon...... sandles anyone? as for me, well, i had a bit of beauty treatment in the a.m. which unfortunately left my face bruised. beauty hurts sometimes. lol but the clients never notice as i met them right after i took the ice packs off, so i played 18 holes of golf in 100 degree heat with them and smoked them. hahahahaha it was my bday gift from god. my dad always loved golf and since his passing i always feel him out on that golf course. so yesterday, dad in heaven and i kicked their butts and won money. happy bday to me. so, mayor keep your chin up. we shall all get through this. take care family. louise good to hear from you.
smiles bootsie. oh and just have to share. bootcamp ended and my final fitness assessment. ready???? well, in 2 minutes i did 79 push ups, 69 sit ups and 8:35 mile. now that might not sound like anything to anyone. but when i started in january i could barely do 25 pushups and situps and i did a 12:45 mile. and this time i wasn't the last one on the track i was 3rd from last. you can't really count the 4th because he was walking. lol cheers

[Guest]

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WAY TO GO MY FRIEND BOOTSIE...KICK A' GIRL!!!! You might be little, but whew....like a firecracker.

Morrison, the attorney I am POSITIVE will let you work out a payment plan. AND they will keep the thing out of court for a year and you can get a route restricted license, which isn't so bad. Check into it at the DMV....

CONGRATS on the house More2....send me pics, can't wait to see it...

We shopped til we dropped today...we are very tired girlies tonight, but we finished off our day with pedicures to ease our achey feet. Brit will be one pretty hot chicky next year. OR as she says "stylin" . HA HA

How's the back Bear? Must be getting better....

I have to tell you Tex, that story earlier, sounds like something that would happen to me.

Nibs, you have been doing so good!!!! I love your house. Thanks for sending me the pictures. I love old homes. I would love to see the inside. I know you and your family are enjoying remodeling. We have several older homes around my little town and they are so pretty. I would love to see the inside, but I don't suppose I could just ask...HA HA HA (maybe if I were drinking I could just knock and invite myself in...just kidding) Seriously, your home is lovely.

Well, off to get birds tomorrow....

[morrison]

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more2 and Luv, I just love all the advice.

More2, Watkins has been involved with the Jessica Williams case. It was HUGE out here. In 2001, she fell asleep at the wheel after smoking pot a few hours before, killed 6 teenagers, and they gave her 48 - 120 years. Watkins still is fighting it, but Jessica is in jail. I think he will be WAY too expensive, and way too busy. I'll look into the other guy though. If I have to do a little jail, that is fine. As long as I can work something out with my employer and keep my job. Losing my job would be my biggest concern, because getting a job while unemployed and having a record, won't be easy.

Luv, attorneys will let you work out a payment plan. That is for sure. I already contact DMV and will get a temporary license (this isn't restricted, I can drive all the time) until my DMV hearing. The woman I spoke with this morning told me they were so backed up, I'm looking at 5 months until the hearing. That will be nice. Then, if things go sour, I can still request the restricted one for work. Also, I'm going to ask my attorney to push it as far into the future as possible, so I can really get things together, in case of a worse case scenario. I don't know much about the law, but I'm not exactly a dummy either. My friends always tell me that I'm one of those guys with a genius IQ and no common sense. Pretty sad.

[Niblet]

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Can you post this on
A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up.

Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to 'Dad.' With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.


Dear Dad:

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I have been finding real passion with Stacy and she is so nice. But I knew you would not approve of her because of all her piercings, tattoos, tight motorcycle clothes and the fact that she is much older than I am. But it's not only the passion...Dad she's pregnant. Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children.

Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone.We'll be growing it for ourselves and trading it with the other people that live nearby for cocaine and ecstasy. In the meantime we will pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Stacy can get better. She deserves it. Don't worry Dad. I'm 15 and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'm sure that we will be back to visit so that you can get to know your grandchildren.

Love,
Your Son John


P.S. Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at Tommy's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the report card that's in my center desk drawer.

I love you.
Call me when it's safe to come home.

Haha...If you think this is funny, repost it with the title...'Why parents Drink'





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[icandothis]

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I'm in. Day One!!!

[memarcie]

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Morrison,
A good friend of mine went through a DUI. She went through an outpatient alcohol treatment program before court. It helped a lot with her sentencing, something you may want to look into or talk to your lawyer about.

Good luck.

Marcie