Subj : Re: Off-duty cop shoots 3 unarmed shoppers at my neighborhood Costco
To   : Nightfox
From : Vk3jed
Date : Thu Jun 20 2019 01:37 pm

-=> On 06-19-19 17:21, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Vk> These days, it seems a similarly equipped car without probationary plates
 Vk> attracts less curiosity. Traffic stops nowadays are routine random breath
 Vk> tests - again, nothing to worry about, I hardly drink at the best of times
 Vk> and make it a point not to drink then drive. I usually thank them for
 Vk> getting the drunks off the road. :)

Random breath tests have been a thing here for decades.  Most well known are
the so-called "booze buses", which also contain the necessary instruments for
an official reading, which can be used on charges.  Over the last 10 or so
years, they have been doing drug tests as well, for cannabis, meth and ecstasy.
 Surprisingly, despite the amount of random testing done, I haven't been tested
for drugs yet.  My only concern is false positives in the screening tests, but
the lab blood test used for evidence should clear that up.  I did see a young
guy on one of the reality shows that follow cops around test positive to both
the roadside and second screening tests, but the lab test cleared him of any
drugs.  Never found out what caused those 2 false positives.

 Ni> I suppose it's good for them to do that.  Here, I don't think they do
 Ni> random breath tests - I think the police would only stop a driver if
 Ni> they were obviously driving irratically, posing potential danger to
 Ni> other drivers and people around them.

Yeah it's proactive policing.  I'm all for it, if it improves road safety.

 Ni> I've never been in the habit of drinking alcoholic beverages.  I might
 Ni> only have just a few drinks a year.  That's mainly because I've never
 Ni> found any alcoholic beverages I really like, and most of the drinks I

From a taste point of view, I would make a good alcoholic, as I do like the
taste of a lot of alcoholic drinks.  However, age (and wanting to sleep better)
and sporiing interests have combined to really cut my drinking down from
"light" (a few drinks on a Saturday night) to almost not drinking.  Like you, I
now drink alcohol only a few times per year.

 Ni> tried early on made me feel sick, similar to having a cold. I think the
 Ni> types of drinks that make me feel like that seem to be beer or similar
 Ni> (Mike's Hard Lemonade, etc.), and other things like wine and liqueurs
 Ni> don't make me feel bad like that.  I've just tended to shy away from
 Ni> alcoholic beverages in general.

In the long term, that's a good thing. :)


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