Our dearly departed Brian is now doing time in Billings Montana. We have no information on how long his sentance will be, but we are hoping for an early release or visiting hours soon. And for your reading entertainment: One of his newest writing from beyond... ------------- Drinking while driving a recipe for disaster Talk has begun again regarding an open container law in Montana. Why this has not been passed by the Legislature is beyond me. Over the summer, I relocated my family to Billings from Arizona, where such a law exists. Did such a law work there? Yes and no. There will always be a class of citizen that chooses to disregard any laws they disagree with, despite their existence in helping to ensure the safety of everyone as a whole. Working as a dispatcher for the Highway Patrol, we took numerous calls on subjects driving with an open container, and, as we were able to, officers were dispatched to look for these vehicles, pull the driver over and administer field sobriety tests. Regardless of the outcome of those tests, the driver was often cited for the open container and ordered to appear in court to answer to a judge. DUI is against the law in this state, but drinking and driving (which can ultimately get one to the point of DUI) is condoned by the leaders of this state in the form of a lack of law prohibiting such an act. Consumption of alcohol in any form while behind the wheel is a recipe for disaster. Only ignorance, or perhaps a lack of caring for the safety of others justifies cracking open a bottle/can while driving. It's no wonder Montana is ranked among the worst offenders for DUI deaths in the U.S. It is our right as citizens to be safe on the roads. Brian Casteel Billings -----Original Message----- From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Wright, Vicki Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 7:09 AM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Saturday Dec 4th Brian, where are you located? Vicki Wright Transportation Assistant FMCSA AZ Division 400 E Van Buren Street, Suite 401 Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.379.6851 x302 FAX 602.379.3627 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Casteel [mailto:bcasteel@uccinc.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 8:56 PM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Saturday Dec 4th Heh. Strangely enough, I'm sort of hosting an event the same day. I'm leading a new Geocaching group at the church I've been attending, which will hopefully bring more cachers into the fold and give us all more to do around here. :) Friday my stealth firetacks should get here, and if they think my caches have been a challenge, they haven't seen anything yet. :) Brian Team A.I. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ShadowAce" To: "AZ Geocaching list" Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:40 PM Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Saturday Dec 4th > Just a reminder that Mo & Go are hosting an event down here in Tucson > on > the > 4th. > > I know we are looking forward to meeting old friends and new.. Lets > all shout out and show them our thanks for setting this up. > > http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=gckv1t > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com