BiXLL
11-17-2004, 10:26 AM
From the state where drinking and driving is considered a sport, comes
>a true story from Houston, Texas.
>
>Recently, a routine police patrol was parked outside a local neighborhood
>bar. Late in the evening, the officer
>noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk.
>
>The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes with the
>officer quietly observing.
>
>After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different
>vehicles, the man managed to find his own car, which he fell into. He
>was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and
>drove off. Finally, he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it
>was a dry night), flicked the hazard flasher on and off, tooted the horn,
>and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few
>inches, reversed a little, and then remained stationary for a few more
>minutes
>as more patrons left in their vehicles.
>
>At last he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly
>down the street. The police officer, having patiently waited all this time,
>now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled
>the man over and carried out a Breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the
>Breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at
>all!
>
>Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me
>to the Police Station. This Breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
>
>"I doubt it," said the man. "Tonight, I'm the designated decoy."
>
>a true story from Houston, Texas.
>
>Recently, a routine police patrol was parked outside a local neighborhood
>bar. Late in the evening, the officer
>noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk.
>
>The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes with the
>officer quietly observing.
>
>After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different
>vehicles, the man managed to find his own car, which he fell into. He
>was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and
>drove off. Finally, he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it
>was a dry night), flicked the hazard flasher on and off, tooted the horn,
>and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few
>inches, reversed a little, and then remained stationary for a few more
>minutes
>as more patrons left in their vehicles.
>
>At last he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly
>down the street. The police officer, having patiently waited all this time,
>now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled
>the man over and carried out a Breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the
>Breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at
>all!
>
>Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me
>to the Police Station. This Breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
>
>"I doubt it," said the man. "Tonight, I'm the designated decoy."
>