FACT: Driving a motor vehicle is the least cool thing a person can do while drinking alcohol.
I am going to be straight up, I have been drunk and been dumb enough to get behind the wheel of a car. The first summer I got my drivers license (oh yah that means I was 16 and not even of legal drinking age yet) I was at a house party drinking 151 out of an apple juice bottle when my friends decided how delicious Perkins sounded. (SIDE NOTE: Perkins is never a good idea and only sounds good to drunk people, when in actuality it always tastes like crap.) Anyway, we piled FOUR people into my TINY S-10 pick up truck and drove the 5 minutes to Perkins. Lucky for me and everyone else on the road at the time nothing happened but the fact that I still think about how I barely remember making the drive, but I do remember how stupid it was and how easily I could have killed someone.
The life that I have built since then is utterly amazing and I could have
very easily thrown it all away that night.
The life that I have built since then is utterly amazing and I could have
very easily thrown it all away that night.
FACT: Paying for a car service is WORLDS cheaper than paying for a DUI.
DUI/ DWIs can cost thousands of dollars, they take up a ton of time, result in community service hours, court fees, you'll have your license revoked for an amount of time and not to mention YOU CAN'T GO TO CANADA FOR TEN YEARS! Seriously, the entire country of Canada will shun you for your bad decisions.
Imagine this.. "Hey Pam, we are road tripping to get some french fries and gravy up in Alberta. Wanna join?"
"Shoot Darrel, I can't join in on the fun because with a DUI on my record the boarder patrol won't let me in."
TALK ABOUT A BUZZ KILL! And its not even just Canada, it is harder to get a travel visa to go visit any country, that could limit your ability to study and or work abroad during your lifetime. Would my Perkins trip have been worth it if I never would have been able to see Europe? Not even.
I came across this really intense video from a fatal crash in Maryland and I will admit now, as a disclaimer of sorts, that I bawled through the whole thing.
My intention is to give you ample reasons to avoid the life changing,
possibly, LIFE-ENDING, mistake of drunk driving.
Imagine this.. "Hey Pam, we are road tripping to get some french fries and gravy up in Alberta. Wanna join?"
"Shoot Darrel, I can't join in on the fun because with a DUI on my record the boarder patrol won't let me in."
TALK ABOUT A BUZZ KILL! And its not even just Canada, it is harder to get a travel visa to go visit any country, that could limit your ability to study and or work abroad during your lifetime. Would my Perkins trip have been worth it if I never would have been able to see Europe? Not even.
I came across this really intense video from a fatal crash in Maryland and I will admit now, as a disclaimer of sorts, that I bawled through the whole thing.
My intention is to give you ample reasons to avoid the life changing,
possibly, LIFE-ENDING, mistake of drunk driving.
FACT: Even high school kids can call a cab.
I don't ever remember calling a cab in high school but luckily I had a best friend who made the healthy decision not to drink, EVER, so I had a built in sober cab most of the time. I do however, remember thinking how smart it was when a few ladies showed up to a party in a cab. It seemed so foreign, so adult, SO SMART! Cabbies are not going to ask you why you need a cab, just don't be wasted enough to make it obvious and it shouldn't be a problem. It's not like the cab driver knows how old you are, so just be chill. If you need a ride home but don't have the cash I am sure your parents would way rather pay the cab fare than pick you up from prison, or ID you in a body bag.
FACT: UBER IS AWESOME & is most likely
the easiest solution to drunk driving situations.
UBER is an app that you download onto your smart phone and then register your credit or debit card and wha-la! you now basically have a personal driver (that you pay for each individual trip). The genius part is that you never have to pick up the phone, the app uses your GPS location to set the pick up location and the driver will text you when they arrive. No tipping, no cash ever, the driver's tip is included in the total. Your card will be charged and you will get an email receipt, also after you get dropped at your destination a screen will pop up asking you to rate your driver. It is all very stream line and I have had great experiences with the service. Even my negative experience turned out to be no biggie, a driver charged me $12 for a ride that he never actually picked me up for. All I did was reply to the email receipt and it was refunded with no hassle, and I was even able to give the driver a bad review. The drivers are contracted different than regular cabbies and have the ability to rate the clients based on their experience during the transaction, so if you are a dick then you won't get picked up the next time.
I've used UBER several times in Chicago (harder to get a town car there), while I was in Denver we had an awesome promo code and took the service everywhere and I've been starting to use it more in Minneapolis. (Although another of my favorite car services is First Car, check them out as well! Locally owned by a friend of mine.)
I've used UBER several times in Chicago (harder to get a town car there), while I was in Denver we had an awesome promo code and took the service everywhere and I've been starting to use it more in Minneapolis. (Although another of my favorite car services is First Car, check them out as well! Locally owned by a friend of mine.)
From 1car's twitter! #factfriday
Because I want this blog to end on a positive note...
HERE IS:
:: Screen Shots of What I'm Lovin' On the Web ::
If all goes well I will be using these tips from GalaDarling's a lot in the near future! Homeopathic No-Jet-leg pills, who would have thought?!
Short but sweet, my gorgeous friend Davee always has something smart to say and something beautiful for you to look at on her blog.
I don't mean to be a bummer on Friday morning but I care about each and every person that reads this blog and I wouldn't want any of your party animal alter egos to make a fatal mistake. Please use these car services and be safe when you decide to drink.
xox, kp
xox, kp
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