Ever have one of those weeks?

**keith720** · 05-23-06, 12:01 PM

Last week was a disaster! First off, I took my Ford in and $700.00 later, it was fixed. Then on Friday, my 17-year-old came home drunk, and I called and had the city cite her for underage drinking. (for more on her, see the forum "Kids, Grrrr.....) On Saturday, my oldest daughter was driving home from college and a tire blew out while she was on the highway. We got her a new tire and when she got ready to leave, the "check engine" light was on in her Pontiac. She took the Ford and I took her car to the shop. $250.00 later, it was fixed. She was bringing the Ford home yesterday to exchange it for the Pontiac, and she hit a deer! I'm getting afraid to leave the house!

**Autumn2009** · 05-23-06, 12:05 PM

Yikes!!!! I've had weeks like that, where I never want to come out of my bed scared next, I'm going to get struck my lightining or something. Good luck!!

**kdm0409** · 05-23-06, 12:09 PM

Poor guy. Thought my luck was bad lately. We took the Toyota to the shop and $600 later and a new transmission that they paid for, we have it working fine. I traded in a 2002 Isuzu POS for a 2002 Mazda Millenia and now thew check engine light is on it and I have to take it to the shop. Well I hit a turkey in my patrol care and it went to shit on me yesterday and I had to get it fixed. Well, I was driving a pool car and got a flat! I guess I am going to have to get a horse and start riding!

Cheer up, it will only get better !! (I hope

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**nitestokker** · 05-23-06, 12:29 PM

I'm glad I'm not alone in the bad luck category. Just keep looking for the light at the end of the tunnel and hope it's not a TRAIN! Peace and be safe! Bad luck sucks, but at least you're healthy and your family is safe. Could've been worse.

**Beans** · 05-23-06, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by keith758

Last week was a disaster! First off, I took my Ford in and $700.00 later, it was fixed. Then on Friday, my 17-year-old came home drunk, and I called and had the city cite her for underage drinking. (for more on her, see the forum "Kids, Grrrr.....) On Saturday, my oldest daughter was driving home from college and a tire blew out while she was on the highway. We got her a new tire and when she got ready to leave, the "check engine" light was on in her Pontiac. She took the Ford and I took her car to the shop. $250.00 later, it was fixed. She was bringing the Ford home yesterday to exchange it for the Pontiac, and she hit a deer! I'm getting afraid to leave the house!

I wish we could site kids for being drunk. We can only site them if they have alcohol in their possession.

**nitestokker** · 05-23-06, 12:43 PM

Nebraska has MIP Consumption. Anything on the PBT over .02 is an automatic arrest and we can only release them to their parents (this policy depends a lot on agency P&P and your county attorney). Same penalty as if we got 'em with a case of beer in hand. If it's in their system, they're done dealin'. And if they're driving, it's called a "baby DUI". Same penalty as regular DUI. Regardless of all that, teen drinking is out of hand in small towns, not sure about the big cities because I never worked a big city.

**keith720** · 05-23-06, 01:21 PM

In Wisconsin we have the "Not A drop" law. Anyone under 21 can be cited for Underage Consumption if they have even a single drop of alcohol in their system. Under age 16, they can only be released to their parents. I could have written my own kid a cite, but that would have been a little too radical. She's also grounded for a month, and isn't too happy about any of it.

**jmur5074** · 05-23-06, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by beans43

I wish we could site kids for being drunk. We can only site them if they have alcohol in their possession.

Are you kidding??????

MN has the not a drop law as well. ANY alcohol in a persons system who's under 21 is a Minor Drink and Drive. Same level of offense as DWI.

**Pedro56** · 05-23-06, 05:41 PM

I would say you need a nice weekend out on the boat with a couple 2-tree cases of some brew and a fishing rod with no kids no wife no phone no nothing. Just chill out and relax out there.