I said what I said…consider yourself warned.

You listed three places; two of them are legit, one will try to take take your kidney on the third visit.

We are both mocking him

Now you are putting words in his mouth…granted, they are words he said and this is exactly what he meant by them but where do you get off making an observation?!

If we could award a contract for “UpTROLLing”, I think you’d get it, no-bid.

You were temporarily inconvenienced by the storm and now think that it’s because of unions.

So what $ amount do you support this endeavor UP to?

What’s the projected cost of this proposal to bury all the power lines in NH?

If “massive overtime conspiracy” is your foothold in this or any argument, you should also consider that you may just be wrong and run that out a little also. Yes, the grid as it exists requires more maintenance than one that is subterranean but that doesn’t implicate the workers in a lobbying/conspiracy/scheme.

Did you lose power yesterday?

Then support “big hole”

The unions are actively lobbying for this?

What special interests are opposing burying power lines? Is there a “Big Power Pole” lobby?

That’s actually a new technique…releases “toxins”

And instead of bringing that one up…

What town do you live in?

That’s most likely what happened…probably most of them were timing the market and trying to sleep in below 0 temps for a few more weeks to try and save a few % on the mortgage rate.

Oklahoma sounds nice

If it’s a fair discount, tell your uncle that you and your brother would like him to consider selling his hand to both of you a the equivalent discount and just see what he says.

The accuracy of the subjective tests is more/less binary; above or below legal limit. The visual acuity test adds nuance to the extent to which the subject is intoxicated in excess of the legal limit. I’m not suggesting “some beat cop” can beat you or any physician at a physical exam. I’m also not suggesting anyone rely on this test alone…when a police officer pulls someone over after 12:30 AM, detects an odor of alcohol and slurred speech, and puts the driver through the visual acuity test (which also requires them to stand in front of the officer and allows them to observe the subjects balance, respiration, as well as their response to the test itself) they’ve got a pretty good justification to make an arrest for suspicion of OUI.

Your point is well taken;

“Yeah, you failed…you have the right to remain silent.”

“How did I fail?

“You’re eye…or something…also the alphabet thing…and now you are talking back to me…OFFICER DOWN!”

The subjective tests WHEN ADMINISTERED PROPERLY are remarkably accurate…a veteran officer can usually get pretty close to your BAC with the visual acuity test (follow the pen with just your eyes, officer notes the frequency with which your twitches as it tracks laterally).

Good catch.

But the second test is always waiting for you so if you have been drinking, you are just buying yourself 20 more minutes of delusion.

It’s packed with denial…he’ll learn alllllllll about denial at the IDIP weekend course. The final draft usually goes something like “I knowingly drank to excess, got behind the wheel because of my contempt for the law, and I have nobody to blame but myself. I accept the consequences of my actions.”

I’ll +1 for Jefco.

The most favorable course of events is 1) he pleads guilty to what it sounds like he knows that he DID do 2) he signs up immediately for the IDIP program 3) doing so vacates 6 of the 9 month suspension AND the DMV will generally waive the ALS 4) he will pay a fine ($620) and lose his license for 3 months 5) after 45 days he can apply for a limited license to drive to work (after installing an ignition interlock at his expense). An attorney may be able to find an angle to destroy the case on procedure or something like that but this is less than ideal; the average DUI has to drive intoxicated 188 times before getting arrested so I think it’s entirely likely that this wasn’t his first time and if he doesn’t take responsibility here, it also likely won’t be his last…DUI has a better than 90% recidivism rate.

These parcels exist in Campton.

I’m sure you’ve done the math; over the next 10 years you are going to spend how much money to save how much money on state income tax?

You’re doing great…don’t let me slow you down.