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January 31, 2007
Designated Driver Take the Keys to My Truck
That's a line from "This is How We Do It," by Montel Williams, one of my favorite songs of all time. It is one of the few mentions in pop music (that I know of) of those fabulous people, designated drivers.
I mention this because ever since I started CR, I have had a horror of being in any situation where I might be called upon to drive after having even one drink. I am so short and was a lightweight to begin with, but on CR, my tolerance, never high, went out the window. Bu-bye. Even before I lost all the weight, the second I brought my calories down, my tolerance went way, way down. Leading to some unfortunate events (none of them involving driving, however) when I didn't quite realize that I couldn't drink like I used to.
Needless to say, I plan for this so that if I am going to be drinking at all, I either take public transit or line up a designated driver who isn't drinking. MR is good for this since he a) never was much of a drinker even pre-CR b) only drinks 3 ounces (aka a thimblefull) of pinot noir at dinner anyhow c) lives with me, so is going to the same place at the end of the night, and has some incentive for taking me home. I am also a huge fan of Philly public transit for both convenience and environmental reasons, so when I go out in Center City, I always take the train. If for some reason I'm driving, I just don't drink.
I was thinking of this today because last night I had this horrible nightmare that I went over to my best friend's house for dinner and even though I said I wanted a seltzer water, he made me a gin and tonic. I drank it, and then realized I really couldn't drive home after dinner. Then he kicked me out of his house cause we had some kind of stupid fight and I went wandering around his neighborhood trying to figure out how to get home, since I wouldn't drive my car.
So this is a big shout out to all you designated drivers out there. You literally save lives. Can I buy you a Diet Coke?
That reminds me that I need to get on the diet soda post. It's half written. Sorry for the delay! My job actually expects me to do it on a regular basis, so I've been short on writing time!
Posted by april at January 31, 2007 8:02 AM
Comments
That title sounds like the words to a country song. Thought maybe you'd spent too much time in Calgary.... JD ;-)
Posted by: Judith at January 31, 2007 6:29 PM