Arlington PD are some sneaky MOFOs.

[03trubluGT]

Yeah I think Allen PD has been known to do that over by the sports bars at Bethany.

not really a problem for me , I just stay home and drink. screw spending all your money at a bar.

I personally don't have a problem with it. It's kind of shady I guess, especially if they're just pulling them over for no reason.

but the choice is yours , go get drunk and hang til 2am or do something more productive.
I'd rather see cops harassing someone who is probably doing something illegal. That's their fucking job.

I can't emphasize enough the effectiveness of the traffic stop.

Since the police can't just walk into homes, people put themselves available by travelling on a public roadway. When they can't or won't follow the rules, it makes for easy PC.

Last week I stopped a 20 year old for doing 62 in a 40 down Bryant Irvin south of I20.

I ran him and he had 27 FWPD warrants and 5 Mansfield warrants. He had the nerve to ask for a warning. I would think that the 32 warrants were warning enough. He also was a habitual violator and his license was suspended.

He took a ride to the gray bar motel.

If he had been doing anywhere near the speed limit, he would have never gotten caught.

[Forever_frost]

Can they just pull you over for leaving a bar? Don't they need probable cause for making a traffic stop... like not using a blinker, wide turn, etc? I don't drink or go to bars, just wondering. Seems like this would make for bad business for a local bar owner.

I was wondering about this

[Steve]

I've never been cut off by the bar and I've been in really bad shape before (like everyone I'm sure). Those bad nights I did get rides home one way or another. (friends, wife...etc)

The night I found out my wife was pregnant with my first kid (ended up being twins) I tied one on big time, was puking out the window through Plano. Could not figure out why she was so pissed off. (She wanted to tell me - I don't get blitzed that often, even before kids while out and about)

Either way, if I did drive home and got caught...etc - I don't see how it is the bar's fault.

Edit to your edit - probably should just have a 1-2 drink limit.

Uh, no. It's crazy to think that someone thinks that is normal. It's not, its a sign of a problem.

[Broncojohnny]

Uh, no. It's crazy to think that someone thinks that is normal. It's not, its a sign of a problem.

Just because you have some kind of hang up with drinking doesn't mean that everyone who does it "has a problem".

[Steve]

Just because you have some kind of hang up with drinking doesn't mean that everyone who does it "has a problem".

I don't have a hang up about drinking at all. If you want to get hammered, fine, go for it - just stay home and do it.

What I do have issue with is people that go out into public and get hammered to the point they can barely function. Or the same people who get a false confidence since they made it home the time before after a few drinks, they must be "ok" and can drive just fine after a few drinks. That's what alchohol does, it fucks up your judgement.

And this thought process of getting cut off at a bar is perfectly normal is crazy thinking. That's not normal, thats drinking to excess.

Personally, I don't see why someone would want to get so hammered they don't have control of themselves, but to each to their own.

[ceyko]

Personally, I don't see why someone would want to get so hammered they don't have control of themselves, but to each to their own.

It happens every night at a lot of bars. You have a problem when you do it every night or otherwise "often." If you're blowing off some steam once a month or every couple of weeks with a bunch of friends....seems normal to me.

I concur with the driving thing, it's important to have that taken care of for sure.

[clevelandkid]

Although that's a crappy tactic, I'm for getting drunks off the street.

Obviously you have never had a drunk driver impact your life.

Actually, I've lost what was my best friend at the time, in 3 different DUI wrecks. I also have had a few acquaintances kill others or be killed in them as well. I have actually been hit by a drunk driver too.

I'm all for getting drunks off the road - I just don't think the "wait outside the bar" method works very well at actually reducing drinking and driving overall. I can't tell you how many people I know that have 3+ DUIs - and I used to get absolutely shit housed and drive home from the bar 4-5 nights a week - probably at least 1,000 times and never got a DUI, and I'd go to bars where I knew they did this.

I won't drink and drive at all now, so the tactic doesn't really affect me - I just think there needs to be drastic change to really make a difference. I wish somebody would have been there to arrest my friends before they died, but to be honest, 2 of the 3 had DUIs before, and it didn't stop them from doing it again.

[ELVIS]

I don't have a hang up about drinking at all. If you want to get hammered, fine, go for it - just stay home and do it.

What I do have issue with is people that go out into public and get hammered to the point they can barely function. Or the same people who get a false confidence since they made it home the time before after a few drinks, they must be "ok" and can drive just fine after a few drinks. That's what alchohol does, it fucks up your judgement.

And this thought process of getting cut off at a bar is perfectly normal is crazy thinking. That's not normal, thats drinking to excess.

Personally, I don't see why someone would want to get so hammered they don't have control of themselves, but to each to their own.

would this be a good place to make some joke containing the words arm and bar?

as in "later tonight steve and i are going to grab a few beers at the arm bar"

god bless.

[Steve]

would this be a good place to make some joke containing the words arm and bar?

as in "later tonight steve and i are going to grab a few beers at the arm bar"

god bless.

Somewhat creative, not real original but at least it has style. I give it a 7.

[ELVIS]

Somewhat creative, not real original but at least it has style. I give it a 7.

ahhhh well. im still drunk, so not as sharp as usual!

god bless.

[Rick Modena]

would this be a good place to make some joke containing the words arm and bar?

as in "later tonight steve and i are going to grab a few beers at the arm bar"

<------Golf clapping

[Broncojohnny]

And this thought process of getting cut off at a bar is perfectly normal is crazy thinking. That's not normal, thats drinking to excess.

Yet just about every person I know that drinks has done so to excess a time or two, including myself. That isn't any more of an indicator that someone is "not normal" than any other detail about their life unless you are striving to make judgements.

[Steve]

Yet just about every person I know that drinks has done so to excess a time or two, including myself. That isn't any more of an indicator that someone is "not normal" than any other detail about their life unless you are striving to make judgements.

Not at all. I know all you drinkers on the board think I'm some anti-party type and nothing could be further from the truth. I get why people like to casually social drink, I don't have a problem with it at all as long as it's done responsibly and with moderation. Some people need to have a drink a to relax or help wind down. Nothing wrong with it.

I think that someone of you think I'm anti-drinking because I don't do it much myself. It's not true at all. If we were all at a BBQ together or something like that, I'd have a beer with you guys. I'd just make sure that I had it well in advance of me having to drive anywhere and that I would have some food in my stomach. I personally don't care for the bar scene much, never have. I also don't like that drunk or buzzed feeling at all either, I don't get the appeal to it. Doesnt mean I am judging when I say that, just taking part in the conversation.

[onemeangixxer7502]

Although that's a crappy tactic, I'm for getting drunks off the street.

Obviously you have never had a drunk driver impact your life.

He's right though, its more of a revenue generating tactic. If it wasn't the punishment would be harsh. Like in Norway, fines are based on your income and you get to visit norweigan bighouse for awhile.

[Fern]

its buffalo fucking joes.

what do you expect?