[timwilky]

Not me.


I have a drinking acquaintance who is an habitual drink driver, he is out 7 days a week and weekdays will have about 6 pints in the evening and take home a couple of bottles for when he gets in. Weekends it is probably about 10 pints. He always buys in 2 and half when last order is called for later on when the till has closed.

Trouble is at least 3 times a week he will drive the 2 mile home. The bar manager has talked to him about it, I have as well.

He knows he should not do it, having been banned twice in the past for drink driving. He freely admits to being an alcoholic as if that is an excuse.

We tell him to get a taxi booked. He lies and says he has. Next thing you think he has gone outside for a cig, and his car is disappearing.

He got a nasty scare about 6 weeks ago when the car behind him went blue and overtook him as he was pulling to the side, unfortunately it carried on at high speed. He learned his lesson for about 3 days.

It isn't anything to do with me. He has his own life. Sad personal circumstances and now on his own looking after a teenage son. Loss of a licence for 10 years would probably destroy that family.

Do I simply cringe whenever I see him heading for the carpark. He once even handed over his keys to the manager. But had a spare so he could collect the car in the morning so a useless gesture as his car was not there come locking up time. I don't want to grass him, but for the sake of everyone else on the road his time is well and truely overdue.


Dear Org. Please help me with this dilemma