I have only been to Sydney a handful of times, mostly for my brother's wedding stuff. This included the engagement party, the bucks night, and naturally, the wedding. I have heard news reports and heard stories of the infamous Kings Cross, and have experienced it twice. The first time was on the bucks night, however, battling a shocking cold made the experience un-enjoyable, with no help from shady strip clubs and creepy guys. However, when Round 2 rolled around, it was a whole new ball-game....
I won't bore you tonight with the wedding trip details, I will just jump straight into the main event. It was the fall of 2010, and having been suited-up all day at the wedding, I wasn't going to slip up at the reception, or afterwards, so I kept the suit on, which is probably the best reason of what happened at "The Cross"
We attended some dingy nightclub which prohibited photos, and I nearly got bashed in the men's toilet by a big fat guy for no reason, yes the club was on Kings Cross. After eventually leaving, we were ready to leave, but one friend was not, so we stood outside the club and waited while he talked to some girl.
While waiting, a person in our group noticed a girl just had her tit hanging out of her top, for quite some time, and she has been forever remembered at "Nipple In The Gutter". Ahh Cross, you have done it again.
Now for the story you have been waiting for, the prostitute....
We were walking to a taxi rink I believe, when a girl outside a building asked "Hey, wanna have sex" to which I replied with "Yes, but not with you" Then 2 seconds later, she asked some other guys, and they stood there talking to her, yuck! What annoyed about this hooker was her tone of voice. Her tone was sort of like, she had a quota to ask that night and asked me in such a way that she wasn't interested, but just making one less person to ask. She did not have very good people skills at all, and is something she needs to work on.
After walking away, proud of my efforts of totally destroying the hooker's confidence, I noticed police officers down the street, and thought I should inform them on the dirty hooker lady. I told them about her, and to my surprised, discovered prostitution isn't illegal in Australia. It is only illegal if you are having sex in a public viewing area, but if she takes them into a private room, it is allowed. Shattered that I couldn't completely destroy the hooker's life by getting her flat ass thrown in jail, we proceeded to head back to the motel.
That is the story of the time I turned down a prostitute, it's been my first turn-down, and my first ever seeing one in the flesh. I have been out in Melbourne on occasion, and not once have I seen hookers walking the street, but Kings Cross, there was an abundance of them, the street was littered with them.......
From The One They Call Anthony, This Is The Life & Times
Friday, February 18, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
'You've Just Been Scammed!'
No, not a new TV show like Punk'd, this blog tells the time where I was scammed by a Nigerian through eBay. We have all got them emails, in fact give me 2minutes and I'll check my junk mail for one.....
Okay I couldn't find one, which is annoy, why is it when you are looking for something you can never find, but when you aren't looking, it is always there?!?!?! Ahhh! That's a whole new blog, anyway basically the emails I sometimes find in my junk says crap like 'You have inherited $1,000,000, please reply with your bank details' or something along those lines.
These types of scams are called Advanced-fee Fraud, where people are usually talked into paying sums of money in hopes of getting larger outcomes. Such as, you pay them $1,000 to 'process forms and legal fees' and you end up with $530,000. Basically it is all a bunch of lies, and as the scam progress', you are persuaded into handing more money over to hopefully end up with much more.
Now, here is my tale of my 419 Scam....
Back in 2008, I was making some good decent money working where I was, so I thought I'd look into buying a new phone outright, off eBay. I found a nice phone, so I placed a bid, won it, and had the phone on my doorstep a few days later. It turned out the phone didn't work in Oaklands, because Oaklands is a isolated village, so I decided to just sell it back on eBay to hopefully recover the money I spent. Oh boy, I did not know what was just around the corner.
So I had someone who bought it straight away, which was good because it meant I was getting my money back. Turned out this person's address was in Nigeria, South Africa, and back then I was unaware of the scams and frauds occurring from this part of the world. I actually dug up the emails from everyone involved in the scam, so I will be pasting snippets, and keep in mind, I was 19 and never left the big world of Oaklands.
The buyer, "Emily Nelson" wanted me post the phone off first, before she paid me, because she didn't want to be scammed. Ha! If I only read eBay's terms and conditions harder, I could of told her money is needed before a buyer had to send the product, but I sent it off before I had any sort of money, and this is where it all turned to poo.
"what is happening?did you post the parcel?I will be reporting you to the police"
Now reading a email like that is enough to get you scared, but got even more scary was the email that appeared next in my inbox.
I got a email from the "Australian Federal Police" with the email being australianfederalpolice911@rocketmail.com (turned out was not the real Federal Police, duh) who said I could be facing loss of job, money or jail time because apparently I didn't give a tracking number, although I did. At the end of the email, there was a bit that said 'if you believe you were set-up for fraud, please reply and mention'
Them scammers must of been confident, because A) They were pretending to be the Australian Federal Police, and B) They mentioned about stopping fraud, which was exactly what they were doing.
Before you question, 'Wait, surely you knew that was a fake email' I did get that suspicion, so I looked up the Australian Federal Police, and none of the emails matched. So I replied back questioning why their emails weren't the same as the website, and they replied back saying how the server was down or some crap. I also told them that I was a victim of fraud, and in the response, the "AFP" said "We want you to know that you are not a victim of fraud, as the investigation is still in progress"
A few emails were exchanged between me and "Emily" questioning why she got the police involved, and then why I told the police she was scamming me. We ended up reaching an agreement of not involving the police anymore.
I later received an email from the "Nigerian Customs" saying my parcel was pretty much held hostage. In order for it to reach it's final destination, I had to pay $150 to have it cleared, or $250 to have it sent back, or if I didn't pay it in 3 days, it would be destroy. Keep in mind, at this point of the story, I still had no idea I was being scammed. The money had to be sent using Western Union, which all the scammers use to get money.
After some hesitation, questioning and the like, I got an email from "Emily" asking for me not to betray her, and pay the money so the phone can be released. I finally caved and paid $125, then an emailed popped up saying I owed $100 more for the phone to be released, oh golly!
I got an email from Emily begging me to pay the $100 and she would pay me back when she got paid from work, and being the nice guy, I decided to do so. What came next was a bit of shock....
An email from the same Nigerian Customs email, stating I was a victim of fraud, and that Emily was a scam artist. I was told she (who was a he) was arrested and was going to be on trial. I was informed that the phone would be returned, and my case would be held in court. Apparently, if the case won, I could be compsentated between $7,000-$80,000, and a resperesentive from Nigeria was going to plead my case for me.
Now I was planning on moving in a couple months, so to see an email to say I could potential have $7,000+ got me a wee-bit excited. Even at this point, I didn't suspect this part was a scam.
Just reading what happened next, I can't help but laugh that I actually believed it. I got an email from my 'lawyer' who said we won the court case, and I was going to be awarded $9,000 compensation. All we had to do was pay $900 for documents to be processed, and since he was my lawyer, he had to pay half, so I had to pay $450 to receive $9,000.
Notice how this scam is starting to sound a lot similar to what I talked about at the start?
I didn't have $450 laying around, so I talked to a friend, told her my situation, and she said to go see the police first, and if it ended up legit, she would lend me the money. So I visited the local police, and he did some background checking on the emails, characters, addresses and that.
Being a cop, I was expecting databases and that, but nup, simple Google. We googled names, business', emails, and tried matching pictures. Nothing was adding up, and when told about the Australian Federal Police, right then he knew it was a scam.
While I didn't end up sending the $450, there is still a little bit more left to tell of the story.
The policeman said not to reply to anymore emails from the lawyer, and I got a couple saying "Where is the money, I need it for you to get the $9,000" But I ignored them. I got a email from "Emily" asking where her money was (thinking I owed her) and saying she was going to sue me and the Nigerian Customs. What was funny about this was she said she sent me money, which she clearly didn't. The previous email I sent her, I must of been angry because I said "I paid the Customs $100 to get that phone to you, now you pay me the $500 you owe me!!"
The email which I sent to her after she said she I owed her money and she was sueing me, I got real angry. What's annoying about this blog is the lack of copy and paste, but I will type out my reply because it was a real beaut.
"your money? what money do i owe you? NOTHING! I PAID ALL THE MONEY THE "CUSTOMS" TO HAVE IT "RELEASED" DICKHEAD! YOU OWE ME $500!
What about your son's court case? About fraud? Oh wait, because there was no real customs, you made that up. Also, went and saw the local police, the emails from the Australian Police Federation you made up as well because they don't operate under that email.
So don't bullshit me, you are the scam artist. I didn't owe you any money either, mainly because you bidded on my item in ebay, which means you were under contract to pay me. But don't worry, if I don't receive the money soon, I will track you down and have you arrested by the real police, not the fake ones you made up."
Her reply was,
"What? you did not pay any money to the Nigeria Custom they asked me to stop contacting you that you are a scam... they also stated that they have contacted PayPal service about the money that you have received your money. Now they charge me the sum of $3000 us dolls to Pay which I have Paid $2,400 from the money I was told i will be compensated that you have scammed me....Now what are you telling me..Let me know something if there will be anything for us to do about this. Now I have Lost $2,400 and i don't have any ideal of what is goin on."
After that, I gave up, I was in Melbourne, and didn't want to deal with scams anymore, or waste energy tracking her down. I never heard from her again.....
There is my story, the end loss was $100, and a phone worth about $500, so $600 total. Could have been a lot worse if I didn't speak up and see someone about it. I have read stories about people losing not only thousands, but hundred's of thousands. Even read a story where a man was kidnapped and killed as part of a 419 Scam.
Looking back, I kind of shake my head, for being so stupid, and for the scammers being pretty stupid. While I will never see that money, it has given me the ability to spot scams a hundred-mile away. If you do get any emails that promise big money from just a small payment, delete it, or report the email address to the police.
These scammer pretend to be high officials, like the Australian Federal Police, Nigerian Customs, Federal Court, lawyers and the like, to either scare us into transferring the money, or giving us faith and believing them. I have thought about contacting "Emily" and see what response I will get, but I am guessing none, but hey, may as well give it a try, could make for an interesting blog in the future. I'll just leave you with one final piece of advice, if something sounds too good to be true, 99.99% of the time, it is fake....
From The One They Call Anthony, This Is The Life & Times
Okay I couldn't find one, which is annoy, why is it when you are looking for something you can never find, but when you aren't looking, it is always there?!?!?! Ahhh! That's a whole new blog, anyway basically the emails I sometimes find in my junk says crap like 'You have inherited $1,000,000, please reply with your bank details' or something along those lines.
These types of scams are called Advanced-fee Fraud, where people are usually talked into paying sums of money in hopes of getting larger outcomes. Such as, you pay them $1,000 to 'process forms and legal fees' and you end up with $530,000. Basically it is all a bunch of lies, and as the scam progress', you are persuaded into handing more money over to hopefully end up with much more.
Now, here is my tale of my 419 Scam....
Back in 2008, I was making some good decent money working where I was, so I thought I'd look into buying a new phone outright, off eBay. I found a nice phone, so I placed a bid, won it, and had the phone on my doorstep a few days later. It turned out the phone didn't work in Oaklands, because Oaklands is a isolated village, so I decided to just sell it back on eBay to hopefully recover the money I spent. Oh boy, I did not know what was just around the corner.
So I had someone who bought it straight away, which was good because it meant I was getting my money back. Turned out this person's address was in Nigeria, South Africa, and back then I was unaware of the scams and frauds occurring from this part of the world. I actually dug up the emails from everyone involved in the scam, so I will be pasting snippets, and keep in mind, I was 19 and never left the big world of Oaklands.
The buyer, "Emily Nelson" wanted me post the phone off first, before she paid me, because she didn't want to be scammed. Ha! If I only read eBay's terms and conditions harder, I could of told her money is needed before a buyer had to send the product, but I sent it off before I had any sort of money, and this is where it all turned to poo.
"what is happening?did you post the parcel?I will be reporting you to the police"
Now reading a email like that is enough to get you scared, but got even more scary was the email that appeared next in my inbox.
I got a email from the "Australian Federal Police" with the email being australianfederalpolice911@rocketmail.com (turned out was not the real Federal Police, duh) who said I could be facing loss of job, money or jail time because apparently I didn't give a tracking number, although I did. At the end of the email, there was a bit that said 'if you believe you were set-up for fraud, please reply and mention'
Them scammers must of been confident, because A) They were pretending to be the Australian Federal Police, and B) They mentioned about stopping fraud, which was exactly what they were doing.
Before you question, 'Wait, surely you knew that was a fake email' I did get that suspicion, so I looked up the Australian Federal Police, and none of the emails matched. So I replied back questioning why their emails weren't the same as the website, and they replied back saying how the server was down or some crap. I also told them that I was a victim of fraud, and in the response, the "AFP" said "We want you to know that you are not a victim of fraud, as the investigation is still in progress"
A few emails were exchanged between me and "Emily" questioning why she got the police involved, and then why I told the police she was scamming me. We ended up reaching an agreement of not involving the police anymore.
I later received an email from the "Nigerian Customs" saying my parcel was pretty much held hostage. In order for it to reach it's final destination, I had to pay $150 to have it cleared, or $250 to have it sent back, or if I didn't pay it in 3 days, it would be destroy. Keep in mind, at this point of the story, I still had no idea I was being scammed. The money had to be sent using Western Union, which all the scammers use to get money.
After some hesitation, questioning and the like, I got an email from "Emily" asking for me not to betray her, and pay the money so the phone can be released. I finally caved and paid $125, then an emailed popped up saying I owed $100 more for the phone to be released, oh golly!
I got an email from Emily begging me to pay the $100 and she would pay me back when she got paid from work, and being the nice guy, I decided to do so. What came next was a bit of shock....
An email from the same Nigerian Customs email, stating I was a victim of fraud, and that Emily was a scam artist. I was told she (who was a he) was arrested and was going to be on trial. I was informed that the phone would be returned, and my case would be held in court. Apparently, if the case won, I could be compsentated between $7,000-$80,000, and a resperesentive from Nigeria was going to plead my case for me.
Now I was planning on moving in a couple months, so to see an email to say I could potential have $7,000+ got me a wee-bit excited. Even at this point, I didn't suspect this part was a scam.
Just reading what happened next, I can't help but laugh that I actually believed it. I got an email from my 'lawyer' who said we won the court case, and I was going to be awarded $9,000 compensation. All we had to do was pay $900 for documents to be processed, and since he was my lawyer, he had to pay half, so I had to pay $450 to receive $9,000.
Notice how this scam is starting to sound a lot similar to what I talked about at the start?
I didn't have $450 laying around, so I talked to a friend, told her my situation, and she said to go see the police first, and if it ended up legit, she would lend me the money. So I visited the local police, and he did some background checking on the emails, characters, addresses and that.
Being a cop, I was expecting databases and that, but nup, simple Google. We googled names, business', emails, and tried matching pictures. Nothing was adding up, and when told about the Australian Federal Police, right then he knew it was a scam.
While I didn't end up sending the $450, there is still a little bit more left to tell of the story.
The policeman said not to reply to anymore emails from the lawyer, and I got a couple saying "Where is the money, I need it for you to get the $9,000" But I ignored them. I got a email from "Emily" asking where her money was (thinking I owed her) and saying she was going to sue me and the Nigerian Customs. What was funny about this was she said she sent me money, which she clearly didn't. The previous email I sent her, I must of been angry because I said "I paid the Customs $100 to get that phone to you, now you pay me the $500 you owe me!!"
The email which I sent to her after she said she I owed her money and she was sueing me, I got real angry. What's annoying about this blog is the lack of copy and paste, but I will type out my reply because it was a real beaut.
"your money? what money do i owe you? NOTHING! I PAID ALL THE MONEY THE "CUSTOMS" TO HAVE IT "RELEASED" DICKHEAD! YOU OWE ME $500!
What about your son's court case? About fraud? Oh wait, because there was no real customs, you made that up. Also, went and saw the local police, the emails from the Australian Police Federation you made up as well because they don't operate under that email.
So don't bullshit me, you are the scam artist. I didn't owe you any money either, mainly because you bidded on my item in ebay, which means you were under contract to pay me. But don't worry, if I don't receive the money soon, I will track you down and have you arrested by the real police, not the fake ones you made up."
Her reply was,
"What? you did not pay any money to the Nigeria Custom they asked me to stop contacting you that you are a scam... they also stated that they have contacted PayPal service about the money that you have received your money. Now they charge me the sum of $3000 us dolls to Pay which I have Paid $2,400 from the money I was told i will be compensated that you have scammed me....Now what are you telling me..Let me know something if there will be anything for us to do about this. Now I have Lost $2,400 and i don't have any ideal of what is goin on."
After that, I gave up, I was in Melbourne, and didn't want to deal with scams anymore, or waste energy tracking her down. I never heard from her again.....
There is my story, the end loss was $100, and a phone worth about $500, so $600 total. Could have been a lot worse if I didn't speak up and see someone about it. I have read stories about people losing not only thousands, but hundred's of thousands. Even read a story where a man was kidnapped and killed as part of a 419 Scam.
Looking back, I kind of shake my head, for being so stupid, and for the scammers being pretty stupid. While I will never see that money, it has given me the ability to spot scams a hundred-mile away. If you do get any emails that promise big money from just a small payment, delete it, or report the email address to the police.
These scammer pretend to be high officials, like the Australian Federal Police, Nigerian Customs, Federal Court, lawyers and the like, to either scare us into transferring the money, or giving us faith and believing them. I have thought about contacting "Emily" and see what response I will get, but I am guessing none, but hey, may as well give it a try, could make for an interesting blog in the future. I'll just leave you with one final piece of advice, if something sounds too good to be true, 99.99% of the time, it is fake....
From The One They Call Anthony, This Is The Life & Times
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Hoon Drivers.....
Of course hoon drivers are everywhere, every minute of every day, but what brought this blog on was a couple days ago. Thursday afternoon I was driving back home, and in a 60km/hr zone I'm happily plotting along at said speed. I notice in my rear-view a car approaching quite quickly, I ignored my mirror, focused on the road ahead, looked up again and the car was not in the mirror. Half a second later the car flies by the side of me, doing at least 90km/hr, and speeding off into the distance until he was out of sight. It got me thinking, I was I was an undercover cop so I could slap on my siren on the top of my car, pull him over and take his license away.
Why did he have to be speeding in a 60km/hr zone? What was so important that he could risk people's lives? This doesn't go out to just him, this goes out to all the hoon drivers out there.
If you had to travel 40km to your place of work, and you stuck to the speed limit of 100km/hr, it will take you 24mins to get there. However, speed at 130km/hr and it takes you 18mins, only 6minutes quicker. So what's the point, it is only 6minutes? Why risk your life for 6minutes? Here is a tip, wake up 6minutes earlier so you can leave on time to arrive while travelling at the proper speed limit. Either that, or just arrive late, better arriving late than in a body bag.
I got a bit of a eye-opener early last month where me and two of my family members came across a car crash early Sunday morning. What I saw next would certainly stick in my mind, and that was a man, lying motionless on the side of the road, dead. To make matters worse, I knew him and he was a good man, aged 40ish. He was in a head on collision with another car, carrying a mother and her 12 year old daughter, with the mother sustaining pretty severe injuries, the daughter not as bad. Both vehicles would have been only travelling around 60-70km/hr, 80km/hr at most, and there was big devastation.
Imagine now if you were travelling at 130km/hr, and hit a car head-on travelling at 100km/hr, there would be nothing left of both of you.
This doesn't just concern speeding drivers, not wearing a seat-belt (Not exactly a hoon problem) is pretty stupid. A friend of mine always seems to put her seat-belt when on the road travelling, which I find troubling. I always put my seat-belt on as soon as I get in the car, because you could pull out and maybe a car on the other side of the road loses controls and hits you, I don't know but you never know what can happen. All it takes is a split-second for an accident happen, so it is always best to wear a seat-belt.
Doing burn-outs is another thing. Sure, when I first got my license I went out and did a couple "burn-outs" on a dirt road, away from anything and everyone, and then after I did 2 or 3, I was over it. However, when people are doing burn-outs in residential streets, main streets and doing doughnuts where possible, it not only damages the road and leaves unimpressive marks, you risk losing control and doing damage. There has been stories in the newspaper of drivers doing burn-outs, losing control and slamming into people's houses. Imagine, you are watching TV, eating dinner, and suddenly you hear people doing burn-outs, you shake your head, and all of a sudden a car is in your living room....
Drink-driving is another thing I just don't get. Yes, I have driven after consuming a couple drinks, but only 1 or 2, I think 3 was my most, but these were consumed over a 5 hour period with quite some time since consuming my last and driving off. So why do people who are clearly drunk, and know they are drunk, get behind the wheel? A car can weigh over a tonne, and you get behind a lethal weapon while intoxicated, you are asking for trouble.
There has been way too many accidents caused by drink-drivers, many with sad endings. Sometimes the driver survives, but the people in the other car, or passengers, do not. How could you bare to live with that guilt of being responsible for one's death? I know I could not do it.
So why do people drink-and-drive? Because they have no other means of getting home? I think it is safe to assume over 95% of people with a license has a mobile phone, so in that case, ring somebody to come get you! I'm sure they will much rather wake up at 3am, and make sure you get home alive, then to wake up that morning and see an article about a car crash and recognise your car. Don't have a mate because you are a loner? Well, go to a taxi rink, or ring one, and get home that way. Can't afford a taxi? Do a runner at the end, or, walk! Me and a mate walked over 10km one night to get home, it took us a couple hours, and by the end we were just about sober, but we didn't want to pay a taxi, our mates were not in reachable distance, and we actually didn't even have a car to drive home.
I don't understand why people continue to risk their lives in these deadly machines. People must think they are in a car, they are safe. Or they might think 'I'm young, I'll be right, Grandpa is 93 years old, I'm only 18, I got heaps of living to do' thinking they are invincible. Wake up to yourself, you aren't, and keep doing what you are doing and your Grandpa will be attending your funeral, when usually the grandson attends the grandfathers funeral.
So I've ranted, I've questioned and I've told some stories, but haven't given my opinion on how to stop this. The answer is simple, get tougher laws in-place. I don't care if a law comes in where a cop can crush your car right there on the spot, because I know I won't be doing anything to risk that. The people who complain about new laws and complain when they get tickets are the hoons themselves. Get tougher, harsher fines, take licenses away, take cars away, do anything to rid these idiots of their weapon. Advertisements can also help, but make the ads more gruesome! Yes that's right, screw 'protecting the minds' and show what can really happen if you speed, or don't wear a seat-belt, or drink-and-drive, and people might second guess next time.
That is all for now, I'm sure I will be re-visiting this topic in the future, as there is so much to write about, but before I go, I shall leave you with one thing...... It's only 6minutes, it's not worth it, don't be a bloody idiot....
From The One They Call Anthony, This Is The Life & Times
Why did he have to be speeding in a 60km/hr zone? What was so important that he could risk people's lives? This doesn't go out to just him, this goes out to all the hoon drivers out there.
If you had to travel 40km to your place of work, and you stuck to the speed limit of 100km/hr, it will take you 24mins to get there. However, speed at 130km/hr and it takes you 18mins, only 6minutes quicker. So what's the point, it is only 6minutes? Why risk your life for 6minutes? Here is a tip, wake up 6minutes earlier so you can leave on time to arrive while travelling at the proper speed limit. Either that, or just arrive late, better arriving late than in a body bag.
I got a bit of a eye-opener early last month where me and two of my family members came across a car crash early Sunday morning. What I saw next would certainly stick in my mind, and that was a man, lying motionless on the side of the road, dead. To make matters worse, I knew him and he was a good man, aged 40ish. He was in a head on collision with another car, carrying a mother and her 12 year old daughter, with the mother sustaining pretty severe injuries, the daughter not as bad. Both vehicles would have been only travelling around 60-70km/hr, 80km/hr at most, and there was big devastation.
Imagine now if you were travelling at 130km/hr, and hit a car head-on travelling at 100km/hr, there would be nothing left of both of you.
This doesn't just concern speeding drivers, not wearing a seat-belt (Not exactly a hoon problem) is pretty stupid. A friend of mine always seems to put her seat-belt when on the road travelling, which I find troubling. I always put my seat-belt on as soon as I get in the car, because you could pull out and maybe a car on the other side of the road loses controls and hits you, I don't know but you never know what can happen. All it takes is a split-second for an accident happen, so it is always best to wear a seat-belt.
Doing burn-outs is another thing. Sure, when I first got my license I went out and did a couple "burn-outs" on a dirt road, away from anything and everyone, and then after I did 2 or 3, I was over it. However, when people are doing burn-outs in residential streets, main streets and doing doughnuts where possible, it not only damages the road and leaves unimpressive marks, you risk losing control and doing damage. There has been stories in the newspaper of drivers doing burn-outs, losing control and slamming into people's houses. Imagine, you are watching TV, eating dinner, and suddenly you hear people doing burn-outs, you shake your head, and all of a sudden a car is in your living room....
Drink-driving is another thing I just don't get. Yes, I have driven after consuming a couple drinks, but only 1 or 2, I think 3 was my most, but these were consumed over a 5 hour period with quite some time since consuming my last and driving off. So why do people who are clearly drunk, and know they are drunk, get behind the wheel? A car can weigh over a tonne, and you get behind a lethal weapon while intoxicated, you are asking for trouble.
There has been way too many accidents caused by drink-drivers, many with sad endings. Sometimes the driver survives, but the people in the other car, or passengers, do not. How could you bare to live with that guilt of being responsible for one's death? I know I could not do it.
So why do people drink-and-drive? Because they have no other means of getting home? I think it is safe to assume over 95% of people with a license has a mobile phone, so in that case, ring somebody to come get you! I'm sure they will much rather wake up at 3am, and make sure you get home alive, then to wake up that morning and see an article about a car crash and recognise your car. Don't have a mate because you are a loner? Well, go to a taxi rink, or ring one, and get home that way. Can't afford a taxi? Do a runner at the end, or, walk! Me and a mate walked over 10km one night to get home, it took us a couple hours, and by the end we were just about sober, but we didn't want to pay a taxi, our mates were not in reachable distance, and we actually didn't even have a car to drive home.
I don't understand why people continue to risk their lives in these deadly machines. People must think they are in a car, they are safe. Or they might think 'I'm young, I'll be right, Grandpa is 93 years old, I'm only 18, I got heaps of living to do' thinking they are invincible. Wake up to yourself, you aren't, and keep doing what you are doing and your Grandpa will be attending your funeral, when usually the grandson attends the grandfathers funeral.
So I've ranted, I've questioned and I've told some stories, but haven't given my opinion on how to stop this. The answer is simple, get tougher laws in-place. I don't care if a law comes in where a cop can crush your car right there on the spot, because I know I won't be doing anything to risk that. The people who complain about new laws and complain when they get tickets are the hoons themselves. Get tougher, harsher fines, take licenses away, take cars away, do anything to rid these idiots of their weapon. Advertisements can also help, but make the ads more gruesome! Yes that's right, screw 'protecting the minds' and show what can really happen if you speed, or don't wear a seat-belt, or drink-and-drive, and people might second guess next time.
That is all for now, I'm sure I will be re-visiting this topic in the future, as there is so much to write about, but before I go, I shall leave you with one thing...... It's only 6minutes, it's not worth it, don't be a bloody idiot....
From The One They Call Anthony, This Is The Life & Times
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