I went to the local last night in my car,I do drive my car home after 4 pints,well last night I was on my 5th pint and after reading the above comments I said to myself that I would leave my car at the pub.so with my mind made up I drank away all night known that I wouldn’t drive my car home…come closing time I decided to take a taxi home.sure enough wasn’t there a checkpoint down the road.when the cop seen the taxi sign on the car he waved it on.now I was thanking my luckily stars that I had decided to my car behind me anduse the taxi car.well iI got home safely with no worry’s and had a wee whiskey before going to bed.this morning I told the wife what had happened and she was proud of me.jaysus she said if they had bagged u u would be out of a job.now she says will u get up to ■■■■ and leave that taxi car back where u got it.
milkchurns:
I went to the local last night in my car,I do drive my car home after 4 pints,well last night I was on my 5th pint and after reading the above comments I said to myself that I would leave my car at the pub.so with my mind made up I drank away all night known that I wouldn’t drive my car home…come closing time I decided to take a taxi home.sure enough wasn’t there a checkpoint down the road.when the cop seen the taxi sign on the car he waved it on.now I was thanking my luckily stars that I had decided to my car behind me anduse the taxi car.well iI got home safely with no worry’s and had a wee whiskey before going to bed.this morning I told the wife what had happened and she was proud of me.jaysus she said if they had bagged u u would be out of a job.now she says will u get up to [zb] and leave that taxi car back where u got it.
The old ones are still the best 
Coppers can’t be everywhere all the time and drink driving is one of those things that you should be reporting because of the risk to anyone unlucky enough to be anywhere near them as they weave their way back home.
Harry Monk:
For me, I wouldn’t grass, I just have a fundamental problem with grassing, there’s a reason that grasses and kiddie-fiddlers are kept in the same isolation wings in the nick.
Its not grassing and perhaps if you’d actually grown up you’d realise it wasn’t.
Whenever I hear or see the word grass used like you do I just think the person who says it has all the maturity of a 10 year old. They’re usually ■■■■■■■■■ as well and you don’t disappoint.
The Police and I have a deal. They don’t help me to drive the lorry and I don’t help them to catch drink-drivers.
I would love for something really bad to happen to you, you know someone who witnessed it and who could tell the police who did it but won’t because “they don’t want to be a grass.”
That would be real justice.
You’re the type of ■■■■■■ who goes on about not grassing but can typically be found shouting the loudest about the police not doing enough. You’re a blithering idiot.
hitch:
its not shopping or grassing
its doing whats right by decent people
Whilst I fully 100% agree with the sentiment, I don’t agree that informing the Police is the best or only option.
I don’t think that there is a single, right answer to the problem of what to do when coming across a drunk driver, every situation is different & therefore requires some thought.
But doing the decent thing should be the top of everyones agenda.
If I were out with a bunch of mates & one had several too many & then attempted to drive, I’d shudder at the thought of anyone calling the Police.
If I knew of someone with a drink problem who regularly drinks & drives, then I’d like to think that informing the Police would be the last option, when all else has failed.
Chas:
hitch:
its not shopping or grassing
its doing whats right by decent peopleWhilst I fully 100% agree with the sentiment, I don’t agree that informing the Police is the best or only option.
I don’t think that there is a single, right answer to the problem of what to do when coming across a drunk driver, every situation is different & therefore requires some thought.
But doing the decent thing should be the top of everyones agenda.
If I were out with a bunch of mates & one had several too many & then attempted to drive, I’d shudder at the thought of anyone calling the Police.
If I knew of someone with a drink problem who regularly drinks & drives, then I’d like to think that informing the Police would be the last option, when all else has failed.
That goes without saying, you try, even forcibly for the knobs own sake to get the keys from him, no joy he pays the price, why should some innocent pay the price.
Please tell me?
Drift:
That goes without saying, you try, even forcibly for the knobs own sake to get the keys from him, no joy he pays the price, why should some innocent pay the price.
Please tell me?
If you can’t get the keys off a drunk . . . well, I don’t know if you should even try.
Chas:
Drift:
That goes without saying, you try, even forcibly for the knobs own sake to get the keys from him, no joy he pays the price, why should some innocent pay the price.
Please tell me?If you can’t get the keys off a drunk . . . well, I don’t know if you should even try.
pedantic?
Drift:
pedantic?
Who, me?
It’s a nice word & if it’s your word of the day then I’m sorry to ■■■■ on your strawberries, but pedantic means something very specific & unless you’re trying to impress our ‘The Sun’ reading members it is probably the wrong word to use.
Obstreperous is my current favourite.
Chas:
Drift:
pedantic?Who, me?
It’s a nice word & if it’s your word of the day then I’m sorry to ■■■■ on your strawberries, but pedantic means something very specific & unless you’re trying to impress our ‘The Sun’ reading members it is probably the wrong word to use.
Obstreperous is my current favourite.
overscrupulous?
No strawberrys this time of year I am afraid
Drift:
overscrupulous?
No strawberrys this time of year I am afraid
That strawberry juice that isn’t dribbling down your chin, must obviously be my ■■■■ then !
I ■■■■ on you.
P.S. I’m not getting the feeling that you’re Luke . . . yet ! But you might be. You ARE definitely a regular troll on here aren’t you !
Chas:
Drift:
overscrupulous?
No strawberrys this time of year I am afraid
That strawberry juice that isn’t dribbling down your chin, must obviously be my ■■■■ then !
I ■■■■ on you.
P.S. I’m not getting the feeling that you’re Luke . . . yet ! But you might be. You ARE definitely a regular troll on here aren’t you !
Eh…I dont know who Luke is (admin I have a Virgin Media IP)
And Chas you wouldn’t pee on me in real life so politely and with all respect could I ask you to grow up and not be so vulgar.
This is a forum that all can read and lets face it your comments are not pleasant reading.
Should you wish to contact me to prove who I am, my name is Ste or Stephen if you want to be formal and I will gladly supply you with my phone number for a chat as you seem to dislike me somewhat?
I can assure you I am not a troll (and I dont need feeding) I post as I enjoy this forum and the vast majority of posts and members comments, should the Admin have an issue with me I feel they would let me know.
I think you should take a step back and look in the mirror
But its Christmas, best wishes to you and I hope we can get off on a better footing in the New Year 
edit, I am real mate
Drift:
Eh…I dont know who Luke is (admin I have a Virgin Media IP)
And Chas you wouldn’t pee on me in real life so politely and with all respect could I ask you to grow up and not be so vulgar.This is a forum that all can read and lets face it your comments are not pleasant reading.
Should you wish to contact me to prove who I am, my name is Ste or Stephen if you want to be formal and I will gladly supply you with my phone number for a chat as you seem to dislike me somewhat?
I can assure you I am not a troll (and I dont need feeding) I post as I enjoy this forum and the vast majority of posts and members comments, should the Admin have an issue with me I feel they would let me know.I think you should take a step back and look in the mirror
But its Christmas, best wishes to you and I hope we can get off on a better footing in the New Year
edit, I am real mate
Yep, it’s Luke . . . again.
GROAN
Drift:
:roll: GROAN
I pointed out on another thread . . . there is an illness associated with the need to have the last word.
Why not?
I can name people from my last firm who grassed for free…just to look good in front of the boss!
Just to clarify, i haven’t actually bothered to read this thread, just say the title and the thought struck me…
Chas:
That strawberry juice that isn’t dribbling down your chin, must obviously be my ■■■■ then !I ■■■■ on you.
Chas, i’ve left this here so people know whats not acceptable. Thats not acceptable. Don’t repeat it.
I read this post a while back, I discussed it with a couple of other drivers (down the pub) maybe slightly different round here the general feel was people would have a “word” if it carried on maybe a call to their boss as a wake up call, we all agreed that people shouldn’t drink & drive but we also agreed that if a HGV driver was drink driving there was probably some issue behind it, it’s one thing losing your car licence for a while it’s something else losing your career, yes we all agreed he shouldn’t be drinking.
Thanks for the post this was the conversation for about 2 hours
Just to point out I go in pub tea time for a couple catch the bus home 2 stops for a pound never drink after 9pm, don’t drink anything if on call which I am now until 1st week of January so coke cola it is for me.
I was tea total until 27 no idea what changed.
I agree I would prefer a pleasant atmosphere on here and my favourite word is epistemology, used it twice yesterday.
Merry Christmas
Chas:
Drift:
Eh…I dont know who Luke is (admin I have a Virgin Media IP)Yep, it’s Luke . . . again.
Errr… It’s not Luke
Two weeks ago coming down from Glasgow I was following a rigid who was swerving between the hard shoulder and the middle lane. He narrowly missed a transit van in the hard shoulder by an sos phone. Phoned the boss who said ring 101, which I did.
Long story short the truck was pulled over at Southwaite services.
No money changed hands.