Emily
10-26-2004, 01:33 PM
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."
> > 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."