I-85 NB last scale in Georgia EPES driver had a gallon of liquor

When I drive at nights I usually see one truck every other night that's all over his lane, sometimes in both lanes, making sharp corrections, tail whipping his trailer. I tell myself they are probably just fatigued and plan on pulling over at the next opportunity, but …

Its usually between midnight and 2AM. Must just be the remaining few day drivers still on the road that shouldn't be. Right?

 

The driver should vehemently deny that the whiskey is his.
Even when he's fired, he should ask, "So you're going to take the DOT officers word over mine? In that case, you're doing me a favor by firing me!"

 

LOL, yeah it's never there fault.

 

Some of them watch movies on their phone while they drive! Also read an article about sleep driving. Apparently you can drive asleep well enough to keep your vehicle on the road. The motorist will not realize they are asleep or that they are driving as poorly as the are. They will feel fatigued, but otherwise think they are awake. According to what I read, anyway.

Its probably a mix of all three. A few of them drink, a few sleep drive, and others are arguing with their spouse via text... or watching Game of Thrones reruns.

 

Ive been sober a number of decades. Half a gallon is just getting the evening started with a group. One of the stupidest things I ever did was down a 10 dollar bottle of Beam I think it was with 4 other people. Last one still up at the table wins.

What a mess. That took a month to recover from. Never mind the bodies that needed removal later on.

However.

Half a gallon tells me tolerance has built up in that driver potentially. That would be one very sick driver physically in some ways if not others. It's good they got him out of there. Drying out for him is going to be rough.

My state considers Spearmint to be a form of noxious weed based plant. So you wont find any for sale here. And by the same token you would have to go out of state to get that form of strong drink from that plant and bring it back in. We are in a dry county which isnt that bad. Yet.

But I would not mind a little lightning one more time or a touch of that Carolina Apple jack.

 

I counted 4 cars in a row passing me, the driver was texting or talking on their phone. The third car, the lady had both hands on her phone, not holding the steering wheel at all.

Thought about blowing her hairs off with my air horn, but didn't want to freak anyone out and cause them to jerk their steering wheel.

 

Could have been the someone's piss jug. I would think that if he was arrested for being drunk or having alcohol in the truck that the bottle would be collected by whoever arrested him.

I know that on more than one occasion i have parked in a spot at a truckstop or rest area and found empty beer cans and bottles right beside my truck. Maybe this guy did the same. We just don't know.