# Got stopped at a DUI checkpoint **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 6, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979 "2015-02-06T16:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/1 "2015-02-06T16:21:17Z")
It’s Friday night here in Taiwan, and the police had a number of checkpoints. I turned one corner and there they were. I blew a 0.00. TB: Two years, 11 months and 13 days, but who’s counting? ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/2 "2015-02-06T16:46:29Z")
Good for you! How are the kids? StG ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/3 "2015-02-06T16:56:14Z")
Congrats, man! That’s the only time it feels so good to get a zero on a test. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/4 "2015-02-06T16:56:56Z")
They blew a 0.00 too. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/5 "2015-02-06T17:17:56Z")
Congrats! Isn’t it wonderful to **not** have all that crap that went along with drinking? No hiding bottles/drinks. No worrying about how to get your next drink. No worrying about getting pulled and going to jail. No waking up wondering exactly how badly you screwed up the previous night because you don’t remember the previous night? Slee 10 years and 10 months. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/6 "2015-02-06T17:47:40Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > It’s Friday night here in Taiwan, and the police had a number of checkpoints. I turned one corner and there they were. > > I blew a 0.00. > > TB: Two years, 11 months and 13 days, but who’s counting? Is blowing into the breathalyzer mandatory there, or do the police have to have something akin to “probable cause” to make you do it? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/7 "2015-02-06T18:09:02Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Good for you! How are the kids? > > StG doing very well , thank you. When Beta-chan was two, she’ld alway point out the beer cooler at 7-11. “Daddy’s!” Now at six, she doesn’t have a memory of daddy drinking. > [@sleestak](#): > > Congrats! > > Isn’t it wonderful to **not** have all that crap that went along with drinking? No hiding bottles/drinks. No worrying about how to get your next drink. No worrying about getting pulled and going to jail. No waking up wondering exactly how badly you screwed up the previous night because you don’t remember the previous night? > > Slee > > 10 years and 10 months. My called me the other day, and it so nice to be able to just answer “yes” without worrying about what had count out. > [@HeyHomie](#): > > Is blowing into the breathalyzer mandatory there, or do the police have to have something akin to “probable cause” to make you do it? not sure, but it looks random. They stop everyone to talk to them. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/8 "2015-02-06T18:51:11Z")
I promise I’m not drinking, but I read the title as “Got \*stripped \*at a DUI checkpoint” :eek: Luckily, I’ll be getting new glasses in another week or so. ---
**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/9 "2015-02-07T00:43:29Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > It’s Friday night here in Taiwan, and the police had a number of checkpoints. I turned one corner and there they were. > > I blew a 0.00. > > TB: Two years, 11 months and 13 days, but who’s counting? What does TB mean? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/10 "2015-02-07T03:36:41Z")
> [@Nelson\_Pike](#): > > What does TB mean? ToyoBayer. Sober now for just shy of three years. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/11 "2015-02-07T04:36:18Z")
Was it fun to blow 0.00? Did you blush from how smug you felt? Because I would! 1063 days, one at a time. Not to jinx myself. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/12 "2015-02-07T05:00:23Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/13 "2015-02-07T05:46:19Z")
Well done! ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/14 "2015-02-07T06:10:53Z")
Lookin good. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/15 "2015-02-07T06:30:24Z")
Far better than blowing a 8". ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/16 "2015-02-07T07:36:26Z")
Congratulations to both yourself & Sleestak! Keep up the good work you two. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/17 "2015-02-07T09:58:07Z")
I dearly love a beer but nothing stronger. First time I got pulled over I hadn’t been drinking (I never drive if I have) so there wasn’t a problem. However, I had the cat in a cage as I was taking him to the vet and I often wondered if I had been thrown in the clink what would have happened to the cat. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/18 "2015-02-07T13:37:12Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > When Beta-chan was two, **she’ld alway** point out the beer cooler at 7-11. (. . . > > **My called** me the other day, and it so nice to be able to just answer “yes” without worrying about **what had count out**. OK, I promise I wasn’t drinking when I posted that. Damn iPhone. What I wanted to say is that my wife called out to me the other day and it was so nice to be able to just answer “yes” without worrying about what she had found out. > [@dropzone](#): > > Was it fun to blow 0.00? Did you blush from how smug you felt? Because I would! Hell yes. I wanted to circle back three more times. > [@](#): > > 1063 days, one at a time. Not to jinx myself. You rock! One day at a time. > [@48Willys](#): > > Congratulations to both yourself & Sleestak! > Keep up the good work you two. Don’t forget our friend, **dropzone**. He’s almost caught up with me. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/19 "2015-02-07T19:03:56Z")
And I hope I never do! ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979/20 "2015-02-08T01:24:14Z")
And keep the heat on. Don’t let me get a bigger lead! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-stopped-at-a-dui-checkpoint/711979.md?page=2)