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"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus) 03/12/2014 at 12:32 • Filed to: None

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So OLDESTYOUNGN inspired me to tell my story about recently being pulled over. This happened on Valentines day. We had just left the restaurant where I had dinner with my wife, sister-in-law, and my guy friend who thinks he can date a lesbian and somehow have her change teams again. We were heading to a comedy show and I decided to down shift and give it some gas. I got up to 58 (according to the cop) on a 40 mph road. I did't realize that its not 45 until about 10' up the road from where I got pulled over. (58 in a 45 doesn't sound as bad as 58 in a 40) I figured I'd coast up the hill and burn off the extra speed. Well as I hit the bottom of the hill a cop came over the top. ans instantly hit his lights. This is my second time getting pulled over in 10 years or so. (the first was in a stuck up town and the cop thought i should have stopped for someone who was still 20+ feet away from a crosswalk, no ticket) This was going to suck. The cop came over and was not happy. It took me a second to figure out how to get the window down since I had never had to before which I'm guessing only added to his displeasure. While he ran my info a second cop showed up. The cop returns and says have you been drinking, I can smell alcohol on your breath would you mind stepping out of the vehicle. Well fuck, its over now. I'm the only one in the car that can drive a stick. All I can think of is that I'm gong to jail and my cars going to be impounded.

The first question was how much have I had to drink. I had only had 2 beers. I explained to him that I had just finished my beer and left the restaurant about 2 miles up the street and that I am being very cautious of my alcohol consumption with the new car. The second question was how far had I gone in school. I'm not sure why this matters but I said I got my masters and just completed my first exam for my professional license. He then asked me to say the alphabet without singing. I was flawless until I got to the end and said q r s t u v wrx O shit. The cop could probably see I was nervous as shit and let that pass. I then had to count backwards from 97 to 82. Passed.

His final comment was to stop showing off the new car and calm down. I got written warning and was told to enjoy the rest of my night safely. Everyone got home safe. The only person who really lost out was my buddy who paid for his 'dates' dinner and didn't even get a smooch at the end. I learned to watch my self especially with the extra power in the new car. Just let me repeat before anyone goes on a rant about drunk driving, I was most certainly not drunk. 2 beers over the course of two hours I would imagine is an acceptable especially with the 1 pound burger I had for dinner.

JeffFurbs > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2014 at 12:37

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You had two beers and went driving! Go to jail you heathen.

I really came here to laugh about t u v wrx. Glad you didn't get in trouble and I really hope I don't have to recite the alphabet ever because I will now make that mistake thanks to you!

OPPOsaurus WRX > JeffFurbs 03/12/2014 at 12:38

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yea i almost shit myself when that happen, i went back for a second try and did it again before the cop gave me my next challenge.

Barbarian772 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2014 at 12:42

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Why is it that you don't get to do breathalyzer tests right away in the US? Wouldn't that be way more accurate?

On a different note: I think I've never been so drunk that I could start my car and drive away and not recite the alphabet...

JeffFurbs > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2014 at 12:42

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I bet! Least you were consistent. Imagine trying to explain to an officer why you said wrx

OPPOsaurus WRX > JeffFurbs 03/12/2014 at 12:43

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the reason i said it was about 20' from us. haha

Lekker > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2014 at 12:45

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That sounds like a close call. If they ever make me say the alphabet backwards in English I'm so boned. For whatever reason I've never been able to. Probably because its my second language, but a cop wouldn't give a phuck. And no, 2 beers over a meal is not anything to worry about.

Glad you didn't get a ticket, sounds like the second cop was a bit more.. following protocol.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Barbarian772 03/12/2014 at 12:47

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I was surprised at how easy it was to do the alphabet. I think I messed up because I was very nervous and getting excited that I almost made it through. I have a friend who was so drunk that the woke up in there car in front of their house with his pants full of shit. The kids lucky to be alive. He has sworn never to try that again and got ripped apart by all his friends for a long time for being so dumb and certainly for shitting himself.

Barbarian772 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2014 at 12:55

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A friend of mine got very very drunk 3 weeks ago and woke up in the emergency lane of our Austrian Autobahn. He most certainly walked by foot. He was miles away from every exit. He has to bew one fo the luckiest/dumbest persons alive.

To clarify he woke up somewhere that looked exactly like this:

It was night/very early morning, so there wasn't a lot of traffic, but all the traffic around this time are either big trucks or people going 180kph+, simply because there's hardly ever any cops around at night...

OPPOsaurus WRX > Lekker 03/12/2014 at 12:56

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Yea when I saw him pull up I had a feeling things were about to get real serious. I didn't think 2 beers were a lot but I know how some people like to jump on that stuff.

oldestyoungn > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2014 at 12:56

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t u v wrx? Liking some Subarus there?

I think just about everyone who likes cars (and even those who don't) have had one of those times they accelerate quickly and get above the speed limit and decide coasting it off is better because no brake wear and not wasting energy made by the engine. I used to do that a lot by going like 10 over (because acceleration) but since my incident yeah... I haven't done it. I'm guessing you won't be doing it either. I'm glad you didn't get a ticket.

OPPOsaurus WRX > oldestyoungn 03/12/2014 at 13:02

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I had just bought a WRX. and it was sitting right next to us. At that point I think I had only put 600 miles on it.

oldestyoungn > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2014 at 13:16

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Ahhhh. That makes a lot more sense now.

Kugelblitz > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2014 at 13:42

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It all depends on how large the beers were, your body mass and some other science-y stuff. If you were 100 lbs dripping wet, two imperial pints of college ale could put you over the legal limit, or even just impair you enough to be noticed.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Kugelblitz 03/12/2014 at 13:51

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That would be my wife. The beers were a little stronger than your standard, I want to say around 6% and were your standard restaurant size glass. Christmas I was drinking beers that were 11%. Fortunately the furthest I had to go was the campfire in my back yard. Two of those and I would have been counting the alphabet.

Lekker > Kugelblitz 03/12/2014 at 13:54

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Yep. Also depends what you ate, over what period and if you had anything in between. It's cool science actually. I used to calculate it for fun. Yeah, I was a lonely kid lol. And I didn't want my shit taken, so I didn't risk anyone or anything. I can do 3 normal size beers (16oz) with a normal meal in two hours and still in the legal limit. Not my comfort limit tho, I wouldn't drive with more than either 1 shot or two beers.

A3R0 > Lekker 03/12/2014 at 18:28

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Top tip for you. I am in no way a cop, but a school teacher told me this, this year (meaning it could be wrong). They ask you to say the alphabet backwards because anyone in their sober mind wouldn't do that. A drunk person would be to drunk to say "Hmmm, Sir I can't do that" (to the cop) and would make the attempt. The way I look at it, I will never get drunk and drive. If they pull me over for it, and I fail one test, the rest will make up for it anyway.