poem eee eee an. ae ng a ge ng gE ae ee A2 - Wednesday, March 30, 1983 - North Shore News Drunk driver cured IT WAS ONE of those all-too-human situations involving booze and cars. This time we were lucky. My wife and I had at- tended a gathering at the Bayshore announcing the opening of Cathay Pacific's new direct flight between Vancouver and Hong Kong. It was a splendidly-arranged event, right down to the fine touch of serving only coffee beyond a certam point m the evening. That's responsible, | thought. All too often, these kinds of events can end up with dozens, if not hundreds, of half-hammered people breezing off to their cars, tunnking theyre not un- paired God knows it has hap- pened to me often enough. There were too many oc- casions to count when it was only a miracle | survived — and didn’t kill anybody. _l shudder to think how —dont-make it to the subway—- often, as a young reporter trying to prove his manhood by outdrinking every man in the house. I staggered blindly off mto the night. making long dangerous drives bome that I never remembered later. It has only been in the last couple of years that I've smartened up. There was an mecident that finally told me I was a true menace. ‘Nuff said. Rationally, everybody knows that drinking and driving aren't just a crime, they're a sin. A drunk driver is Like somebody lurching around the neighborhood waving a loaded gun. Fm all in favor of stiffer penalnes for people who RETIREMENT ANNUITIES BC s teadmng annulty brokers are now on the North Shore prowding personal attenton and competitive quotes Give us a call or drop m tor a visit and ask us tor our brochure on BRRSPs and Retirement An Mmues We're here to serve you on the North Shore Bert Wickham & Associates Led. Seatee A000 Ambicntade (centre 14897 Martme Dries West Vancwuse: 926-3639 cause accidents while d@ninking. I'm all in favor of tough policing of the roads. 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Another couple of From there we drove my fnend home — just a matter of a few blocks. We went in for a nightcap. This became a couple more drinks. The friend decided to go to a bar. My wife had fallen asleep. The msane tdea came to my mind that I had to dnve home nght now. Out I wobbled onto the street. As luck would have it, the needle on the fuel gauge said EMPTY. At this point I discovered | had forgotten my wallet, my fnend had disappeared from view, I didn’t have a key to get back into the apartment building, and when I tossed pebbles at the window, my — 1388 Main St. North Van 980-4118 unconscious wife didn't hea a thing. My punishment was to have to sit out in the car, shivering, until my friend eventually returned. He insisted that my wife and | Stay the night. So we The survived. trouble with booze is that you get drunk. And then you : Saal & A Class Above The Rest make. the fatal decisions. And you aren't always lucky. 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