On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:52:14 -0800, "Bill McKee"
wrote:

Studies show not much change in crashes from a 0.1 to a 0.08 level. I am
for penalties, but making it a mandatory felony is as stupid as a you get.
And the hardcore drunks drive better at a 0.1 than they do at a 0.0. The
body, I think, suppresses a lot of chemical production that the alcohol
provides. Those alcoholics that I have known need a drink to get going in
the morning. When you can drink a pint and show little effect, you have a
problem

Well, you say that, but it's not true. You may not show the effects,
but they are there. And I know - believe me, I know. You're talking
to somebody who once drank a bottle of Aqua Velva to get rid of the
shakes enough to drive to the convience store to get a bottle of
Boone's Farm to be able to get to the package store for a case of beer
and a quart of Valu-Rite bourbon. :)

It was shortly after that that I understood that I had a problem - so
to speak. :)

And I'm sorry, but it's just not true that a drunk can drive better at
..1 than .0 - they may not show the effects as readily, but they are
blitzed. Very few people metabolize alcohol efficiently enough to
avoid the effects - something like 1 out of every 15 million or so I'm
given to believe.