Kid I know, 19 years old. Nice kid, been lifeguarding since he was 16. Goes out partying one night, hits a parked car. Blows 0.21. Nobody got hurt.

Parents want to sue the bar.

Whatever happened to personal responsibility?

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The family of the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who killed himself in a DUI-related wreck want to sue the bar that offered him a cab as he was walking out the door, he declined, said he was walking to a nearby hotel...again, who is the bad guy here?

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

Loaned a friend $20 for a hooker. He never paid it back.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

He might be brain damaged from syphilis.

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$20 hooker, scary...I drove through East St. Louis the other day and the "ladies" working the corners were all just nasty, look like meth heads, all scrawny and dirty. Yuck! Not like that movie Pretty Woman by any stretch of the imagination.

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

Betrayal.

Once in Seattle, driving cab, got a call just at bar break -- few minutes before 2 am -- the bartender had called a cab for a drunk and belligerent dude. The guy's virtually ignoring me, walks out of the bar, I'm telling him that I'm the cabbie sent for him. He just gives me a dirty look. Walks to his car and fumbles for keys. Guy is too drunk to drive, at least on any sane register.

I tell him, OK, you owe me $2 dismissal fee (this was early 80s, late 70s maybe). The guy says FU. I repeat my demand a few times, same response.

Something rubbed me the wrong way about this. I positioned myself so that nothing was behind him, in a straight line between me and him (didn't want to hurt him too bad) and shoved the hell out of him while hooking one of his feet with mine.

As my old man would have said, he went flying a$$ over teakettle. A bit violent on my part but what else could I do? I didn't have the legal right to stop him from driving. Maybe I should have taken his keys. Oh well, dude had a few bruises to think about, anyway.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

where did my post go.. I just put it up like 10 minutes ago..

-goes to cast- owwww wtf man dude...

hook in the lip

Women and $

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'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Howdy All,
Starting a thread on religion, politics or oil on the OD forum LOL

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08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

As Botnst said: Betrayal
Especially the kind that is the result of a cold hearted conspiracy.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

Are the parents seriously suing the bar for their son's bad judgement?

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1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

I have no idea. I think it might be their anger. Give them a few weeks and maybe they'll figure it out. It just sends a lousy message ya know?

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drugs

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