My decision to forego an adult beverage when eating out has little to do with my CHL. It's all about cost! I can have a nice water with my meal, leave the establishment and drive home without worry about the legalities of drinking, driving and/or carrying.alphonso wrote:I personally practice the airplane pilot's rule "twelve hours between the bottle and the throttle" when it comes to drinking and then carrying a gun.
I do this in part because of the vagaries of the Texas law for intoxication and CHL. I wish the law was more precisely spelled out at .08 percent--or any other number. Once and a while I would like to have a beer with my BBQ or Mexican food at at restaurant, but will not because of the possibility of being stopped with alcohol on my breath.
Does anyone know (or care to hazard a guess) why the rule for drinking and carrying was not as precisely spelled out as the drinking and driving rules?
Once home, I lock up, park my carry, grab an adult movie or MSNBC News (same difference), a family-size jar of hooch and guzzle until bed time.
What's the problem?