Zoomer
May 27th, 2002, 10:43 AM
>From Texas, the state where drinking and driving is considered a sport,
comes this
true story.
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a
local neighborhood bar. Late in the evening the officer noticed a man
leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man
stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes with the officer
quietly observing.
After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys
on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his own car,
which he fell into. He was there for a few minutes as a number of
other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started the car,
switched the wipers on and off (it was a dry night), flicked the
hazard flasher on and off, tooted the horn and then switched
on the lights.
He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and
then remained stationary for a few more minutes as more patrons
left in their vehicles.
At last he pulled out of the parking lot and
started to drive slowly down the street. The police officer, having
patiently waited all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on
the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and carried out a
breathalyzer test.
To his amazement the breathalyzer indicated no
evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at all! Dumbfounded,
the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police
station. This breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
"I doubt it," said the man, "tonight I'm the designated decoy."
Zoomer
comes this
true story.
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a
local neighborhood bar. Late in the evening the officer noticed a man
leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man
stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes with the officer
quietly observing.
After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys
on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his own car,
which he fell into. He was there for a few minutes as a number of
other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started the car,
switched the wipers on and off (it was a dry night), flicked the
hazard flasher on and off, tooted the horn and then switched
on the lights.
He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and
then remained stationary for a few more minutes as more patrons
left in their vehicles.
At last he pulled out of the parking lot and
started to drive slowly down the street. The police officer, having
patiently waited all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on
the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and carried out a
breathalyzer test.
To his amazement the breathalyzer indicated no
evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at all! Dumbfounded,
the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police
station. This breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
"I doubt it," said the man, "tonight I'm the designated decoy."
Zoomer