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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went ot GW and ALL my friends had cars...and apartments/houses off campus.

That is what happens when you are rich a spoiled. No shortage of DC kids driving aroud DC drunk. I was one of them. Luckily everyone survived.

To say that DC is a non car city is either niave, or stupid.  DC is a far cry from NYC.[/quote]

There's no such thing as a "non-car city" (as you've pointed out).  I know people who own cars in NYC.  Sure, it's a dumb thing to do, and unnecessary, but there you go.  Plenty of folks manage to live in DC without owning a car.  To argue otherwise is "either naive, or stupid."[/quote]

I think the point is- if you live in DC, it's much easier to avoid driving drunk than it is if you live in the suburbs.  If you're a reckless idiot and drunk driving doesn't bother you, then you have just as much opportunity wherever you live.  However, if you're a responsible adult, it's much easier to jump in cab or take the Metro if you live in DC or close in.  It also makes it much easier to fetch your car and get to work the next day.

Regardless of where you live, you should make plans to ensure that you and everyone else on the road, makes it home safe when you're drinking.  If this is too tough to do in the 'burbs and you regularly go out, you should either quit drinking or move closer in so that you can get home without driving drunk.

OP-If your DH has already had a DUI in the past and he continues to drive drunk, he either has a big problem or is stupid.  He will get caught again and this time, being a 2nd offense, will be worse than the first.  If he keeps doing this, there is no possible good outcome.[/quote]

OP here and I think my dh is both a problem drinker (binging type) AND he is stupid or else he has a psychiatric condition that impairs judgment and impulse control (or all three!!!).  A part of me REALLY wants him to get caught b/c I think that may be what he needs.  Although it also means that our family will be thrown into poverty at least temporarily b/c he WILL lose his clearances (or so I've been told)  and never work in his field again and our debt is such that there is no cushion.  So regardless of what the collective opinion is on the frequency and amount of his drinking or whether it is ok to parent under the influence (PUI ?)  clearly, the DUI needs to stop (for every obvious reason, in case some may think it hasn't occurred to me: his safety, the safety of others and the financial and legal implications).  I think I am nearing the point where I either I need to file for a separation or he needs to get caught for any real change to occur.   Either will be devastating for me and the children but hopefully will help keep him and the public at large safe.  This sucks.  [/quote]

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