I have been lucky. I've never had a DUI or DWI. Did I ever deserve one? No, I deserved 200 of them. But back in my younger drinking heydays, driving drunk wasn't a very big deal.
Back then the guys that I knew who did get them were given a $50.00 fine, and told by the judge, "And I better not see you in here again mister!" While he shook his finger at them.
Today it's different... And far more serious. A first offense can mean jail time in many states. And by the time you finish paying all the fines, attorney fees, "alcohol rehabilitation schooling", ignition interlocks, and find an insurance company that will take you after the one you had drops you, you're easily looking at as much as $10K or more before it's all over.
I don't need that kind of crap in my life, so I no longer drink period. Besides at my age it takes too much out of me. As it's been said, nothing good ever gets poured out of a bottle of booze.
Back then the guys that I knew who did get them were given a $50.00 fine, and told by the judge, "And I better not see you in here again mister!" While he shook his finger at them.
Today it's different... And far more serious. A first offense can mean jail time in many states. And by the time you finish paying all the fines, attorney fees, "alcohol rehabilitation schooling", ignition interlocks, and find an insurance company that will take you after the one you had drops you, you're easily looking at as much as $10K or more before it's all over.
I don't need that kind of crap in my life, so I no longer drink period. Besides at my age it takes too much out of me. As it's been said, nothing good ever gets poured out of a bottle of booze.