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Oldgringo wrote:I know this is gonna' sound sissy and crazy but why not have no beers if you're going to be driving?

That's how I roll.

I can't afford the expense of a DWI. More importantly, I don't want to lose my CHL.
Most importantly, I don't want to have to live with the thought of possibly injuring (or worse) someone else.

sjfcontrol wrote:So, if you've been drinking, and don't want to answer (or lie) to the "Have you been drinking" question -- How do you respond? Just sit there mutely? Smile stupidly? Throw up on the officers shoes?

You say "I have not had a single beer" *burp*

Keith B wrote:If you had been drinking (and you had), even with just a couple of beers the officer will normally be able to smell it on your breath.

Precisely. That's one of the first things they are trained to look for.
So if you answer "no" after he or she smells alcohol, it's only going to go downhill from that point.

I think VMaxer did the right thing and all turned out well.

VMaxer wrote: If that's correct, how in the heck should one answer the, "Have you been drinking tonight," question?

In my opinion, a person should never lie to the Police. Had he believed you were impaired, the next step would have been a breathalyzer test. There's a minimum legal limit for a reason and you more than likely would have been under that had you taken a breathalyzer test (based on 2 beers in 4 hours)...IANAD (i am not a doctor)

My real concern is why he replied "good" when you said you didn't have any firearms with you.