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Posted by: Susan D. ® 12/05/2004, 22:40:29 |
Here's a new one to add to the list of humuliations we all sooner or later encounter in living with S.D. On Sat. night, my husband and I went out to dinner to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. I had one drink at 8:00 when we arrived at the restaurant while we waited an hour for our table (with reservations!). I drank water the rest of the evening. Driving home on a long stretch of dark road, I was stopped by a cop for "dimming my bright lights a little too slowly". He asked where I was coming from/going to and I told him. He then asked me how many drinks I had & I told him "one at 8:00") (it was now 11:30 p.m.). He made me get out of the car and take the sobriety test! Before I started I told him that I was deaf due to inner ear problems in one ear and as a result, have no sense of balance, and that I had a vocal cord disorder. He put me thru all the paces anyhow--stand on one leg (which I can't do), walk toe to heel, which I couldn't do, receite the alphabet (thank goodness I could pass that one) and then I had to blow into the little meter. When he saw the dismal results, he apologized to me, handed me back my license and said "I'm sorry about this, but when you talked funny, I thought you had been drinking". I got back in the car and teared up (but didn't break out into a full poor-me tear session like I would have earlier in my life)--just one more thing we live with. Happy holidays to all of you. Sue |
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