If you drank this much alcohol... would you drive tomorrow?

[FuckingNoise]

16.4 units (lager)... starting 1pm finishing probably 7pm. Driving tomorrow 11am...

@Smartsub yeah but she is drinking the equivalent of 6 pints not 10. You drink rarely, op is used to drinking. Everyone is different.
Also her body will be processing alcohol units from 1pm when she starts drinking. The body doesn't know when the alcohol cut off is so as soon as a person is drinking it's processing it. The count begins at 1pm. so by 3pm her body processed 2 units already, normally.

Yeah I would I’ve done it on Sunday when in work next day but may have approx a bottle of wine over the afternoon stop about 7pm. .

How exactly does your liver know when your going to stop drinking ??

It starts to break down the alcohol as soon as it goes in there.

” Oh hang on a minute liver, we best not start yet as she might fancy another “. 🙄

To be fair. I think Ant had probably had a fuck load more than 6 pints.

I think a rule of thumb is one hour for every unit after you stop. So I think 7pm to 11am for 16 units is ok.

Also I would have 16 units on a day out. 1-1.5 glasses in the house but likely best part of a bottle of wine then a cocktail for a whole day/night out.

@Chumleymouse the liver starts processing immediately, but the more that is drunk, the body is saturated with alcohol and so this has a knock on effect to the livers efficency, hence the suggestion to start counting the units and hours after you stop.

I'd sub out one of those pints for orange juice and Perrier. That should leave you safe.

@FuckingNoise Yes! Also he might have been drinking right into midnight or even early morning and said oh it's from last night.

@Chumleymouse hahaha yes! There is nothing worse than judgy, sanctimonious misinformation!🙄

Personally I wouldn't risk it.

I know of someone who had 2 pints at lunchtime. Got the train home after work - got in the car and drove home - met a motorcycle head on at the brow of a hill - totally motorcyclists fault as he was overtaking and on wrong side of road etc - motorcyclist unfortunately died at the scene.

However, the person driving the car, although technically not at fault - driving position, speed, etc was all as it should be, they were breathalysed as routine and found to be just very slightly over the limit but over the limit nonetheless and therefore prosecuted and riddled with the "what if" guilt ....

Apparently you can buy fairly sophisticated breathalysers from Halfords - a requirement to have them in your car if driving in France I understand - maybe a good idea to get one so you can check your morning after levels for peace if mind OP?

I wouldn’t but I’m probably overly cautious.
Someone near me was killed recently by a driver who had been drinking the night before and assumed that he was safe to drive because he had slept.

However important the journey It’s not worth the risk.

If you have a halfords nearby you should be able to buy a breathalyser kit and check for yourself in the morning.

I'd probably be too busy vomiting to be honest. Irrelevant whether you are a big drinker, can handle your alcohol etc as it just depends on how your body metabolises it.

@Oblomov22 no people with the exception of young people don’t drink that amounts unless they are an alcoholic. You are minimising and that’s really dangerous. Better to be offended than not face up to reality. Being an alcoholic is not just a daily reliance on alcohol.

No, because I would have a headache from hell 😩

Just drink less, I drank approx 10 units yesterday (ending at 9pm) and wouldn't dream of driving in the morning, I had a hangover for starters. Yes it's approx 1 unit per hour but we are all different and I think it's slower for women, be cautious, have a couple of non alcoholic drinks

do you drive the morning after 2 bottles of wine? how you feel is irrelevant to your blood alcohol level

No it isn't but you should have known better than to ask on Mumsnet. A world where a single takeaway lasts people for a week and where a few pints would render them dead 🙄🤣. Anything more than a thimbleful of croft original at a special occasion mans you're an alcoholic

IME it's not normal at all for a young adult. The ones I know hardly drink at all, it's their parents who like a binge.

It is however perfectly normal for lots of adults. It might not be advised on a regular basis but to say it's unusual is ridiculous. 6 pints is an evening out for loads of people and quite restrained for a whole day.

Gross. A planned binge. A binge drinker so committed to getting pissed, they plan it. And who is arrogant enough to believe they will not harm anyone else.

1 glass of wine of an evening and you're an alcoholic on Mumsnet.

How is OP going to harm anyone? She will be well recovered from the affects long before she plans to drive.

Jeez the sanctimoniousness of some people knows no limits 🙄 have a great time OP

I don't drink anymore.

But even I don't think 6 pints over 6 hours is a lot.

Especially at a function.

Pint before eating, pint whilst eating, few pints whilst chatting.

Then drink soft drinks and have an evening meal.

I think it's probably less likely you'll manage 6 pints purely because when you get socialising you drink less and you clearly have a slight frame and I imagine you'll be full!

But even so - driving 11 the next day is fine.

That's about a bottle and a half of wine.

I could drink that on a big night out / wedding / event / but don't think I would drive the next day until at least the evening.

Can you get a cab, OP?