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Location: Yahara River Chain | Folks think they can do fine with a beer or two. I remember when I use to play softball. We tapped a 1/4 barrel for after the game and a few players just has ONE beer. You never seen so many errors on such basic plays by those that had just one. Any amount will impair you - period. |
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| Having never blown into a breathalizer,I have often wondered just how many beers would put me at .08 or .10. 1,2,3 or 4 and over what period of time. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | http://bloodalcoholcalculator.org/
Obviously not 100 percent accurate but you can get a general idea. |
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| We bought a "blow-machine" at work because we employ a good sized crew of drivers and were sort of "curious." It's something that for (around $150.00) you really ought to get when folks who think they are totally fine to drive are "legally" OWI. Honestly, it's even a bigger surprise to see how a guy who put-em-down last night and thinks he's slept it off is still over the limit. You can always argue with the officer, and relate to him just how stupid the limit is for a big guy such as yourself.....then let us know how that's working out for you!! |
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| I see no issue with having a few while out boating. Those who say they never have are probably lying. What this does is opens the door to more hassle and inspection. You can't legislate stupidity. If they want to watch for stupid behavior then so be it. But pulling people over like the DNR does without cause should be illegal. Even cops can't do that. This just gives them more ability to write tickets. I know someone who got stopped on the Wolf river. They were sober, just fishing and the DNR boarded the boat and wrote a ticket for a missing battery post cover. Absolutely ridicules IMO. Again, give them an inche they will take a mile. |
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| Jackson
here in Minn the COPS do it all the time-pull you over,,, all they have to say is "you appeared to be weaving" there are some streets in Bloomington 'old shakopee' and Minnetonka '15' where if your out after a certain time you can figure its 50/50 you will get pulled over for something
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| According to their calculator i could have 5 in an hour and be at .07. That's never going to happen. Maybe 30 years ago but certainly not now. I actually have never had a beer in the boat but for friends of mine....................................... |
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| How many boating deaths are there every year? How many are alcohol related? Honestly, I think some of you guys are a little self-righteous about the whole thing. Why is it .08 instead of .1? Why can you drink in a boat but not a car? |
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| Guest - 6/20/2012 8:14 PM
How many boating deaths are there every year? How many are alcohol related? Honestly, I think some of you guys are a little self-righteous about the whole thing. Why is it .08 instead of .1? Why can you drink in a boat but not a car?
.08 in a car as well. Also you need to look at accident rates per amount of boats/cars on the road. I don't think anyone is self-righteous, just informed. Sad part is people still drive their cars after drinking. The only people who think boating or driving at or over the legal limits is okay, are the ones doing it. Plenty of data out there to look at. If you want to drink over the legal limit do it in a private lake or your bathtub, don't put the other people on the lake at risk of your addiction. BR
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | BenR - 6/19/2012 10:53 PM
RyanJoz - 6/19/2012 10:49 PM
Cowboyhannah - 6/19/2012 10:06 PM
Think about it, .15 as suggested would mean that literally 15% of your blood would be comprised of alcohol.
0.15 BAC refers to the percentage of blood alcohol content. 0.15%, not 15%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content
Either way you are a drunk idiot at .15.
I stand corrected, then....pass the rum.
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Location: one foot over the line | Give them a reason and they'll pull you over. BE SMART, have a few drinks if you want to, however, don't overdue you're alloted amount. if you are a new boater, be careful, after alot of sun and water, the drink can affect you in a surprising way. make sure your boat lights are in working condition and take it easy out there. When you get to the landing, make sure your running lights are working properly. Nothing wrong with having a good time, but a little preparation and common sense can go a long way. better to whoop it up when the rig is parked than to find someone to bail you out at o'dark thirty. be safe, be smart. |
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Location: MN | muskie! nut - 6/19/2012 3:30 PM
Guest - 6/19/2012 3:18 PM
Put the legal limit where it belongs at .15 and you won't have near the amount of infractions.
I bet if you made it .3 you'd hardly have any infractions. I'm betting you were at least .2 when you wrote that gem. : (
lol. Considering most states are .1 and MN is .08, I don't think .15 would help a thing
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I think that Booozzing and typeing som of the stuff that some of yous guys
put on Hear @ timess should be eleagle allsoo.........Butt how wood we crack down on Drunkinn Internett youser's ?? |
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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Keyboard interlock. |
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| Top H2O - 6/21/2012 9:16 AM
I think that Booozzing and typeing som of the stuff that some of yous guys
put on Hear @ timess should be eleagle allsoo.........Butt how wood we crack down on Drunkinn Internett youser's ??
Well, when their recklessness starts to kill innocent people, I think your point will become valid. H |
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Location: Smith Creek | Dirty Harry Callahan said it best.
"A man's got to know his limitations". |
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| Flambeauski - 6/21/2012 10:49 AM
Dirty Harry Callahan said it best.
"A man's got to know his limitations".
So True. H |
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| Prohibition! Oh wait we tried that! |
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Location: So. Illinois | Almost-B-Good - 6/20/2012 6:25 AM
BenR, do not assume things that aren't true. Some people can handle drinking much better than others. It is not a one size fits all situation. It is up to the individual to know their capabilities and be responsible for their actions. That seems to be the big problem, too many people have no concept of responsibility, hence the need to have an overabundance of laws to compensate.
"Either way you are a drunk idiot at .15." Is a pretty strange statement to make. I've seen people that could drink lots and still function quite well, while some people can have one or two beers and be pretty much incapacitated. How a person that is drinking reacts to the surroundings is not a straight function of the amount of alcohol in their bloodstream.
This type of mentality is what gets people killed -- mostly innocents. Laws that dictate BAC levels are what they are for a reason, to maintain and enforce standards to ensure the safety of the public. I challenge you to maintain that mentality after you lose a young son or daughter to a drunk driver. Someone who blows .15 is drunk and a danger to themselves and others no matter how "tolerant" they believe they are to alcohol. You want to continue to argue your POV, then I will be more than happy to show you photos of the loved ones we have lost in my family... |
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| .08 is an arbitrary limit. Just a few years ago in MN and in other states a guy could be at .09 and be perfectly legal. Now you get a DUI and all the stuff that comes with it. Driving or boating while drunk is a horrible thing, no doubt, but this isn't a black and white issue.
Also, the number of muskie fishermen (and guides!) that smoke weed while fishing is absolutely amazing. Maybe the law should crack down on them, too. |
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| Why drink and drive when you can smoke and fly?! |
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| along those same lines
dont drink and drive you may hit a bump and spill your drink
Edited by happy hooker 6/22/2012 3:19 PM
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Location: Ames, Iowa | guest >>Driving or boating while drunk is a horrible thing, no doubt, but this isn't a black and white issue.<< meaning what?
>>Also, the number of muskie fishermen (and guides!) that smoke weed while fishing is absolutely amazing.<<
When you're a "guest" you can post a lot of crap. |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | I can think of a couple times I have drank before boating, a drink or 2 with supper... Never have had a beer in the boat nor do I allow it... |
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