tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post2197158018684502989..comments2023-10-24T11:15:43.787-04:00Comments on Red Sox Dad: Perspective is a funny thing.Ted Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-6536872790467196982009-04-10T08:21:00.000-04:002009-04-10T08:21:00.000-04:00Well said, Cyn. Sports and alcohol are so closely ...Well said, Cyn. Sports and alcohol are so closely tied that maybe they need to look into it a little more.<BR/><BR/>Nichole, it's a really tough thing to get your mind around isn't it? Just a sad loss.<BR/><BR/>Sarah, I really don't know the answer; I just wish people would THINK before stuff like this happens.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-75339049163351548092009-04-10T03:05:00.000-04:002009-04-10T03:05:00.000-04:00First, this guy was my sister's age... yeah, that ...First, this guy was my sister's age... yeah, that was bad enough to think about. Second, I found out today that TWO of my friends at the bar tonight have recently gotten behind the wheel of a car drunk; one really messed up her car and got a DUI, and another fell asleep ON the wheel and pushed pedals while his brother steered - ALSO drunk. I was pissed.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't this be as simple as hiring a couple of bouncers to check on people? I realize it'd be hard to stop everyone but if even a FEW were watched more carefully, couldn't more of this be prevented?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307484872194634734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-20491821694972045472009-04-10T00:00:00.001-04:002009-04-10T00:00:00.001-04:00I saw him pitch. He was great. And would have been...I saw him pitch. He was great. And would have been so much greater had he been allowed to show us.Nichole Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02019214170505205626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-5780595705924615222009-04-10T00:00:00.000-04:002009-04-10T00:00:00.000-04:00//For starters, bars can stop having Happy Hour(s)...//For starters, bars can stop having Happy Hour(s).//<BR/><BR/>There is no "happy hour" in Massachusetts. But Massachusetts is, generally, looked upon as the state that stomps on fun.<BR/><BR/>It isn't just the government at fault here. It's the idea that drinking is great. Most of us promote this and no one does it more than Major League Baseball heavily promotes beer. They take a Joba Chamberlain and hold him up as a hero and a stand up guy even after he gets arrested for a DUI...MLB needs to take a stand on this as well as anyone else.<BR/><BR/>Really well done, Ted.ssssssssshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371747517115253269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-77682128238936345312009-04-09T23:34:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:34:00.000-04:00It's really sad, Mattie. Such a preventable thing....It's really sad, Mattie. Such a preventable thing.<BR/><BR/>And Tex, the beer companies supply so much money to Capitol Hill that I realize it won't happen. But it freaking should.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-91150208899572222852009-04-09T23:30:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:30:00.000-04:00I can tell you why it'll never happen...Lobbyists....I can tell you why it'll never happen...Lobbyists....donations to legislatures...money talks<BR/><BR/>I'd like to know how some people get several or more DWIs and never get behind bars.<BR/><BR/>think about it...if bars/restaurants had to be more accountable to WHO they were serving?? you do not have to be trashed to get a dwi. or be impaired in driving thereby causing an accident.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-24592609873903380252009-04-09T23:28:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:28:00.000-04:00Sad, man. I hadn't heard about that. It all can ...Sad, man. I hadn't heard about that. It all can change in an instant, no? <BR/><BR/>I'm with ya. If they make us wear seat belts and tell us what we can and can't say, do, think, why can't they come up with a way to keep a car from starting when a drunk takes the wheel? Seems simple enough. They want to retrofit our cars with a black box to track our every move, just put this on there with it.Tree Newthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934915309499354316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-10098382365467060962009-04-09T23:21:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:21:00.000-04:00Tex, I agree 100% with everything you said.But if ...Tex, I agree 100% with everything you said.<BR/><BR/>But if our government can regulate every aspect of our lives, make the automakers put that thing on every car that rolls off the assembly line. It's obvious that the majority of this country can't or won't assume personal responsibility; give some people some jobs and make it a mandatory thing.Ted Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194317104263591515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574766998157088542.post-80072070042580409672009-04-09T23:15:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:15:00.000-04:00For starters, bars can stop having Happy Hour(s).B...For starters, bars can stop having Happy Hour(s).<BR/><BR/>Beer/Alcohol companies can lower their alcohol content of their product.<BR/><BR/>But more importantly, each individual needs to take responsibility and use the DD approach. Designated Driver.<BR/><BR/>its not till it happens to us..that it becomes personal. Why do you think the organization MADD was created?Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662266315215108085noreply@blogger.com