I'm trying to learn where the line between safety and unnecessary paranoia is drawn.


YMMV, but to me the line is crystal clear: If you can feel it at all, you are impaired and have no business driving.

There is a good reason for the FAA's "12 hours from bottle to throttle" rule for pilots. I know of a pilot who stated definitively that he could feel the loss of reflexes and judgment from a single beer, and would never consider flying under those circumstances. And this was someone who, given the appropriate circumstances, could and did party and drink with the very best.

Just wait 'til I get to be King of the World... there'll be some changes made, you'll see!

tanstaafl.