teeroy
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I sure hope my kids' school bus driver doesn't have the same attitude towards alcohol as most of the posters in this thread.
I sure hope my kids' school bus driver doesn't have the same attitude towards alcohol as most of the posters in this thread.
unless you are unfortunate enough to involve someone else... the couple beer is a non factor....
unless you are unfortunate enough to involve someone else
you would have alcohol in your system if tested, levels would most likely be irrelevant when facing a lawsuit for negligence. just sayinhence the difference between having a few and being "impaired"....
you would have alcohol in your system if tested, levels would most likely be irrelevant when facing a lawsuit for negligence. just sayin
lol...Merry Christmas IanWell I hope I never have to find that out first hand... in the mean time I will continue to enjoy a beer here and there while taking a break from sledding...
Happy holi..... fawk it... Merry Christmas
I sure hope my kids' school bus driver doesn't have the same attitude towards alcohol as most of the posters in this thread.
Your splitting hairs here Tee..... Comparing an occupation to a recreation.
That would be like me calling myself a trucker, because I drive a pick up.
When I was younger, much younger, I was at the lake sledding with some friends. We stopped at "fernando's" a colombian neighbour out there. We had some tequila, some beer, and some other quick shots.
Being young, stupid and all we went for a rip in the back of his property. There was a creek, which I forgot about and wanted to bust a drift on the other side. I had a little buzz going on, nothing too crazy... It was enough to forget about the hazards and I ripped across the field, slamming into the opposing creek edge drop off and going over the bars... Sled was a mess, and so was I. I couldn't walk very well for about a week.
Ever since then I said to myself "no more drinking and sledding"
I started sledding in the mountains a few years later, and still don't take any alcohol up with me, Some friends that started coming up to the mountains with us a few years later, were stuffing their seats full with beer, one guy bough a cat just because the seat could be hollowed out to carry a 15 pack. I refused to ride with them.
There are some guys that come up and take a few beers with them, I don't say anything. I will even accept the odd beer on the hill at lunch if someone offers..
When you see guys with the fake jerry cans, or even worse, they fill a jerry can with liquor, that's getting a little overboard.
I prefer to have a beer at the truck after loading up my sled... It just tastes so much better after a long day's ride.
All in moderation folks.
Here is a clip of some jerrycan drinkers..partying it up during the carnage at sugarbowl at a BIS.
Unedit carnage at the sugar bowl - YouTube
point is, why should it be viewed any different...you are in charge of a vehicle that may directly cause harm to others. whether getting paid, or paying to do it....does it make it any less reprehensible when you crash into a child after a few beers on your sled than if you were driving a bus? I can understand many would say "yes", but why?Your splitting hairs here Tee..... Comparing an occupation to a recreation.
That would be like me calling myself a trucker, because I drive a pick up.
or calling you a moderator because you whined until they made your name green....
point is, why should it be viewed any different...you are in charge of a vehicle that may directly cause harm to others. whether getting paid, or paying to do it....does it make it any less reprehensible when you crash into a child after a few beers on your sled than if you were driving a bus? I can understand many would say "yes", but why?
so are you insinuating that all the sledders slamming into one another were drunk? sure hope not looks more like the filmers to me.