Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc: Sorry to be judgemental and vociferous. Only drunks trying to deny their own drinking problems think that a blood alcohol level of .175 isn't blasted. The driver was drunk. I don't give a wink about Lady Di, but no one who is that intoxicated should be driving a car, even under the best of conditions. Tom At 02:29 PM 9/1/97 -0400, you wrote: >To keep this in perspective, American readers should know that this is .175 >parts per thousand. This is a high level, but not unwieldy: a regular >drinker should not have his or her reflexes too badly affected at this >level, though a tyro alcoholic might well be staggering at .08. It depends >on a LOT of factors, not simply Blood Alcohol Content, though the US Jesus >Freaks would have us so believe. > >Pray, let's not act like a bunch of vociferous and judgemental idiots. > >Marc > > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > > >