r/dashcams • u/wronghoIe • 18h ago

Flipping your car at 5 mph

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u/RedundantConsistency 18h ago

when i was a young bartender i drove drunk countless times.

i changed jobs and the realization of what i did makes me shiver still. i never crashed but that doesnt change the fact that i could cause a tragedy all those times.

i spent more money now to get a taxi or have family member pick me up if and when that happens now.

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u/SosugBiskit 18h ago

In my mid 20s I got a job as a pitmaster at a local restaurant and bar. The job involved me showing up at 2am and running the smokers and prepping all the bbq sides. I'd show up right as the bar was closing, and the staff would hang out after hours and party. I fell into some bad habits and started drinking pretty heavily during my shifts. The shifts were long, and I would stop drinking before day shift showed up, so I wasn't completely blasted by the time I had to drive home, but there were more than a few occasions I probably still shouldn't have driven.

That was a fun job, but I very quickly realized if I stuck with it I was going to wind up an alcoholic.

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u/RedundantConsistency 17h ago

same, shirt brother. i am still drinking, more than normal if im being honest due to circumstances id rather not get into, but the one thing id never do again is drive drunk.

i was a witness to a very gruesome accident in my town, because of a drunk driver. that could be me and i would not be able to live with myself with lives taken because of my stupidity.

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u/motherofsuccs 4h ago

I was a bartender throughout my 20s while in school. Drinking and drugs is just part of the industry. The other bartenders that I knew that never moved forward with their lives are full blown alcoholics and/or drug addicts.