Did I do the right thing?

[KenM]

Another thing I need to mention, i'm 37, she is 43.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

When it comes to love, age doesn't mean anything.

 

[KenM]

I was not talking about love, IMO 43 is a little old to be drinking and drugging while driving, IMO.

 

[Turjan]

I was not talking about love, IMO 43 is a little old to be drinking and drugging while driving, IMO.

Welcome to the real world . With 43 it's usually not so obvious like with 17, because habitual drug users have found methods that nobody immediately notices. I know someobody who had usually drunk one or two bottles of wine on his own when he drove. You wouldn't have guessed.

 

[loki44]

Another thing I need to mention, i'm 37, she is 43.

So what is the cutoff age for ir to still be "OK"?

 

[Tewligan]

Also, how come the only people that say "pot is harmless, it does not make you do anything bad." Are the people that use it?

FWIW, I don't use it, and I'm of the opinion that it's pretty harmless.

 

[Warrior Poet]

I've got a contact high just reading this thread.

Anyway . . .

There's a Huge difference between legally drunk and actually being drunk. That being said, I'm completely 100% against people driving while drunk, but think the legal limit is ridiculous.

Just curious, how would you measure it, define it, or regulate it, then, if there wasn't a legal limit in place? Genuinely curious.

Warrior Poet

 

[KenM]

Part of the problem with defining "legaly drunk" is that everyone has a different limit on how much they can drink before they are impaired. So the authorities have to have the limit set low. I'm not saying the law is right, that is just the way it is.

 

[Wystan]

Having been in numerous accidents (as a passenger) where the people driving were under the legal drunk limit. I can tell you that the amount is actually a lot lower before it can start to impact and detract from manual skills such as driving. I personally do not drink, I have no qualms about others drinking, but even 1-2 beers is too much if you plan on driving in the next 20-30 minutes.

When I did drink a little (about 7 years ago) I would always make sure that I had no more than 1 drink an hour and at least 1/2 hour with just soda or water before I drove. I have also seen Marijuana and Mushrooms used while driving, and I can tell you they mess you up even faster.

Most of the accidents were as a child with my mother being the impaired one...She owns a Hell of a lot of telephone poles.

 

[Mallus]

I was not talking about love, IMO 43 is a little old to be drinking and drugging while driving, IMO.

Agreed. And 37 is too old to be riding shotgun while said drinking and drugging is going on. So where does that leave us?

I'm having trouble reconciling the fact you 1) consider this woman enough of a public safety threat as to alert the police and 2) but drove with her while dangerously impaired enough times to develop that 'profile' of her.

In short, breaking up: good idea. Ratting her out: really looks like an act of vindictiveness masquerading as a act of publicly-minded altruism (but then again, I only know what you've written).