Thread: I Pit Drunks Falling on Subway Tracks

Quote: Originally Posted by Rumor_Watkins I'm just playing . But BAC and the effects alcohol consumption is known to be related to body fat percentage and overall weight. Right. But if with enough practice, we can all be upright after one lousy six-pack. Which is why I call these women rookies.

If anything, this would seem to be a superb advertisement for the MTBA's safety protocols. The train operator is the new Captain Sully.

Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMaid I readily agree that she did the right thing by taking public transportation rather than driving. Maybe an extra layer of annoyance at this situation was that the Boston MBTA is going through a horrible time ( a report out questioning safety, tons of system issues, and injuries to commuters). Tom Tildrum hit the nail on the head - she endangered others. Also, maybe it's me, but I haven't...

Quote: Originally Posted by velvetjones Not that this really matters but I'm wondering if "22 oz beers" is a typo. A typical american can or bottle of beer is 12 oz. A pint is 16 oz depending on whose pouring so I'm wondering where it is that she goes that they're pouring these huge 22 oz beers? You'd have to have special glasses for that. Just saying. Hmm, that's almost exactly 660 ml, which is one...

Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMaid I readily agree that she did the right thing by taking public transportation rather than driving. Maybe an extra layer of annoyance at this situation was that the Boston MBTA is going through a horrible time ( a report out questioning safety, tons of system issues, and injuries to commuters). Tom Tildrum hit the nail on the head - she endangered others. Also, maybe it's me, but I haven't...

I readily agree that she did the right thing by taking public transportation rather than driving. Maybe an extra layer of annoyance at this situation was that the Boston MBTA is going through a horrible time ( a report out questioning safety, tons of system issues, and injuries to commuters). Tom Tildrum hit the nail on the head - she endangered others. Also, maybe it's me, but I haven't gotten that drunk since I turned 21. At 26,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Really Not All That Bright Mothers Against Drunk Stumbling just isn't very catchy. Mothers Yelling At Snockered Stumblers.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rumor_Watkins Budapest, the capital of Hungary, has a subway system - actually Line #1 is the 3rd oldest in the world. Indeed, there's a rather good film about it (sort of).

Quote: Originally Posted by Freudian Slit Or because drunk drivers often get into accidents but often survive them? Good point - a drunk staggerer falling into traffic has a lower survivability than a drunk driver hitting a telephone pole.

Quote: Originally Posted by Zsofia According to Superfreakanomics , you're actually in more danger of killing yourself by drunk staggering. (I'm sure that's partly because the sort of people you see drunk staggering are a lot drunker than the ones who either got in a car or got a cab, not to mention the number of homeless drunks who have no choice but to drunk stagger, not owning a car.) Or because drunk drivers often get into...