What's a mistake you don't make twice?

kjl wrote: »

A friend of mine just go off and ban and went to get insurance; they were quoting him €4500 for the year. They should put that in the drink driving commercials.

Harsh lesson; but I'm glad you learned something from it.

Its 16 years ago now, but I can still remember my best quote was £2500 on a 1 litre car. I spent 2 years walking in the rain and waiting at bus stops etc; while I saved up the money for the premium. This was before direct debit instalments was an option; it was money up front or nothing. The worse thing was it stayed on my UK licence for 11 years; so when ever I got a job that needed some driving my employer saw it. I was working for car dealerships at the time so it was unavoidable.
My friend also got done once, but it was the morning after. He got a taxi home, had 8 hours sleep; and thought he would be all clear. But was still over the limit 12 hours after his last drink. It's easier than people think.

When I was 18 I went out and had a session.
I came home from the local club around 2.30am full of cider.
I was bursting for a pee so staggered around the house in the dark until I found the familiar downstairs toilet.
I couldn't find the chord to turn the light on, so felt my way around until my legs were either side of the bowl.
Then unzipped and released the pressure.
Fully satisfied with an empty bladder, I then crawled up the stairs on all fours and fell asleep fully clothed on my bed.
I was awoken by my mother screaming at me at 8.00am for peeing with the toilet lid down and reflecting my pee all over the carpet and up the walls.
At that point I realised my jeans were soaked in pee and I had slept in them.
I was still drunk while my mother stood over me as I scrubbed the pee stains out of the carpet with 1001.
Suffice it to say, I never made the mistake twice.
Although once I did wake up and walk into my girlfriend's wardrobe in the dark thinking it was her bathroom.
I then peed all over her shoes, and got back into bed.
She wasn't best pleased the next day.