What would you do in this situation?

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Scuzi

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My landlord was due to call round this evening to drop in a set of keys. He didnt arrive until just a few minutes ago and he stumbled in the door. He was stinking of drink and had trouble walking. Since he lives about a mile down the road I assumed he walked up so I thought nothing of it. He gave me the keys and went on his way. Just after he left I heard a car start outside and went to take a look. The landlord had just climbed into his Merc S500 and left.

I watched him try to negotiate it out of the parking space at which point I considered running out to say something. I kept watching though and he was on his way before I realised it. I did consider reporting it to the police but he only lives a mile away and would be home by the time anything was done about it. I also didn't want to cause any friction in case he found out about it.

I feel like I should have went out and sort of half politely offered him a lift home but I was afraid of causing any sort of friction, I'm not in this property long and I don't want to do anything to lose it. He's probaly at home already (I hope he is anyway) so I think it's pointless taking any sort of action now.

If I had realised he was driving at first I would have offered him a lift and had he declined I probably would have insisted in a manner as polite as I could manage. I have no time for people who think they can get away with drink driving, especially in that state :mad:
 
Best not to give your landlord a goosing unless you plan to move out very soon. Just get some 'so your a drink driver' leaflets and stick'um through his door.
 
If you did offer him a lift it could have gone two ways:

1: He accepts
2: He gets all arsey about it.

Would you have made it downstairs and to the carpark before he left anyway?

SiriusB
 
SiriusB said:
If you did offer him a lift it could have gone two ways:

1: He accepts
2: He gets all arsey about it.

Would you have made it downstairs and to the carpark before he left anyway?

SiriusB
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I might have made it outside but I'd have had to grab my keys and run outside rather rapidly. The reason I hesitated is as you said, in case he got arsey and offended which he may well have done in such a state. I don't know him that well so don't know what he's like with drink in him.
 
Had it of been a stranger you wouldn't have a problem. However, given it's your landlord it is a tricky situation to be in. The way I look at it though, is it that no one should do anything like drive under the influence of alcohol, for that reason I would have said something/reported it.

I hate to think what could happen if he was quite drunk, as he's in a position of control. Similarly, I would not like to know that the culture joke/stereotype about pilots is true! I'm sure the ATC's don't share that one, hopefully! :eek:
 
iBankAllDay said:
Had it of been a stranger you wouldn't have a problem. However, given it's your landlord it is a tricky situation to be in. The way I look at it though it that no one should do anything like drive under the influence of alcohol, for that reason I would have said something/reported it.

I hate to think what could happen if he was quite drunk, as he's in a position of control. Similarly, I would not like to know that the culture joke/stereotype about pilots is true! I'm sure the ATC's don't share that one, hopefully! :eek:
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You don't need to worry about controllers being drunk, we're all as sober as judges. The pilots on the other hand....;)
 
Scuzi said:
You don't need to worry about controllers being drunk, we're all as sober as judges. The pilots on the other hand....;)
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Thanks... I'm flying from Glasgow to Vancouver a week today, I did not need that. All I was looking for was reassurance! And you've made me worry about the both of you lot! :(
 
I remember driving home late one night and came across an obviously drunk driver swerving all over the road. We followed at a distance for about a mile and my sister decided to call the police.
They told us that there was nothing they could do! Even though we could tell them the make and model of the car as well as the number plate they would do nothing.

As we turned off on our junction I couldn't help but feel worried in case he caused an accident and how poor the police response had been :(
 
robbiemc said:
I remember driving home late one night and came across an obviously drunk driver swerving all over the road. We followed at a distance for about a mile and my sister decided to call the police.
They told us that there was nothing they could do! Even though we could tell them the make and model of the car as well as the number plate they would do nothing.

As we turned off on our junction I couldn't help but feel worried in case he caused an accident and how poor the police response had been :(
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That's appalling :mad:

Is that normal procedure, surely it was just a very incompetent officer? :rolleyes:
 
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