stowe1
Ye Olde Curmudgeon
I presume you are being facetious with respect to my grading system. However with respect to DWI/DUI:
Once upon a time each state set its own rules with respect to what constituted drunk driving. After a heavy lobbying campaign lead by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Federal government set a limit of 0.10 or higher reading of alcohol in one's system as the legal definition of drunk driving. Since the Federal government could not constitutionally impose this on the states what it did was make it a part of the Nation Highway Safety and Transportation Act (NHSTA) which funnels Federal money to the states for highways and bridge construction and maintenance. Generally the Feds fund 80% of such projects. NHSTA said if a state did not pass its legal alcohol limit to conform to the NHSTA limit of 0.10, then that state would not receive any Federal highway and bridge money. Given the 80% amount, all the states changed their limit to conform to the Federal limit. Subsequent to that the Feds lowered the legal limit to 0.08 (which is the current limit) and the states followed. A state is not prohibited from having a limit lower than the Fed limit; nor really is it prohibited from having a higher one. Just in the case of choosing a higher one, the consequence of that decision is loss of Federal highway money.
In so far as the DWI/DUI nomenclature, each state use to have its own usage; some using one, some the other. I believe that under the NHSTA law the DUI acronym is used (but I'm not 100% sure of that). In any event, now each is inter-changeable with the other in a legal sense and can apply to alcohol or drugs.
I wasn't being facetious i just thought that 2 and fair was rather kind. Anyway thanks to you and Tampa for explaining the DWI but what does 0.08 mean in relation to how many drinks you can have before being over the limit. In the UK they reckon one and a half pints should just get you under the red line but it differs from person to person. Best thing to do is if you're gonna drink then don't drive. BTW what is the punishment for being caught DWI ? Over here it's a 12 month driving ban and massive future car insurance premiums. Some companies have been known to fire employees who have been convicted of DWI.
Jon, you can Goggle "dui blood alcohol content" and get sites which will answer all your questions regarding dui.
With respect to my grading system, it is as follows:
1 - Poor; 2 - Fair; 3 - Average; 4 - Very Good; 5 - Excellent. If I think a scene is particularly horrendous, I'll say so and not vote. I believe I've done that perhaps 2 or 3 times since I've been a forumite. If I think a scene is exceptionally good, I'll say so but unfortunately can't vote any higher than 5. Obviously we each have our own parameters for our grading systems based on a myriad of factors such as age, fantasies, fetishes, likes and dislikes based on our own sexual history, etc.
In Romeo's case, he was teetering on the brink between a 1 and a 2, but the reason I gave the 2 instead of a 1 was his cumshot, which was shot nicely and had good quantity - something we don't get nearly as often as I'd like lately.