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From: peterb@pbear.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Survey: Six Pack as unit of meas
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 02:15:24 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  7 02:15:24 1985
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Nf-From: pbear!peterb    Mar  6 14:02:00 1985


	I plead the fifth amendment over the origin of this survey.

	This was not meant to be serious, (don't construe that it was meant
to be humerous). I'll bet you that there is a hell of a lot of drinking and
driving occuring in the US. And I'll bet that most people who drink have
driven at one time or another "under the influence" or "while impaired".

	Yes, I plead the fifth to drinking and driving, but the problem is
what is the definition of "drinking". Is the a glass of wine, a shot of
tequila, a six pack, a case ??? Where do you draw the line ??? I have
consumed a few beers and have driven, all without any ill side effects. I
don't drink to get drunk,(except when I was in college where I learned the
true meaning of technicolor yawn...) and I don't drink anything stronger than
beer.

	I am not trying to paint myself as "one of the innocent", since that
is silly. The real problem of drinking and driving is that people don't think
about it until its too late( ala ... oooopss, I shouldn've had that last
margarita.... now where is that fuzzy yellow line?), so my silly survey was
aimed to make people think unconsiously of the times that they have drunk
WHILE driving, and this would (hopefully) make people more aware of THEIR OWN
habits.

	I am sorry if I have offended you (Laura), but what is said is said
and nothing can change it.

	Driving doesn't kill people.
	Drinking doesn't kill people.
	The two in reverse to excess sure as hell does!
			   ^^^^^^^^^
						Peter Barada
						ima!pbear!peterb

PS      How many of you out there have hit a bar on the way home on Fridays?

	I welcome mail. You bring the flames, I'll bring the 151. We'll
	do some fireballs and flamers...