Breathalize this!

From Mighty Mo:

Only a Texan could think of this .... from Bandera County, where drunk driving is considered a sport, comes this true story.

Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in Bandera, Texas. After Last Call 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
car which he fell into. He sat 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 fine, dry summer night), flicked the blinkers on, then off a couple of times, honked the
horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and then remained still for a few more minutes as some
more of the other patron vehicles left.

At last, the parking lot empty, he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the road.  The police officer, having patiently waited all
this time, now started up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, and promptly pulled the man over and approached the car carrying a breathalyzer test kit.

To his amazement the breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed any 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 truly proud Texan, "Tonight I'm the designated decoy."

You know, I bet you could still get into trouble for this.  It's ingenious, sure, but what do you do if the officer just pulls out his night stick and gives you a good ass whipping?  You'd have earned it.  Might be worth it, though.......

Comments

[Frank Borger]

Circa 1965 I was discussing driving home on a Saturday night / Sunday morning with one of Chicago's finest, who happend to be Irish, and prone to tipping quite a few.

"You've got it easy," I said, "You just flash your badge and you get a pass."

"If any cop asks you to blow in a bottle," he said, "tell him 'I will if you will' At one AM on a Sunday, he's probably had as much to drink as you."

[pedro]

You're probably right Frank, but he's got the badge.
Best to walk home, even if it means leaving your car running at the 7-11 parking lot.