My friend says her alcohol content was 0.4. Is that possible?
It's not entirely unheard of for one to have a BAC of 0.40% and still be functioning. Generally such a person would have a genetic tolerance for alcohol -- e.g. Scottish or Irish ancestry -- and would likely weigh upwards of 300 lbs. In your friend's case, it is much more likely (if she's telling the truth) that she could have tested at an 0.40% BAC on a breathalyzer without actually having had such a high alcohol content. The only reliable BAC test would be a laboratory test on a blood sample; breath-based alcohol test suffer from several major deficiencies: 1) Since they measure alcohol content in the air, if someone has alcohol in their mouth or throat the reading can be several times the actual level of alcohol in their system. 2) Since the technology has to be portable, the components used are relatively simple and will identify several molecules similar to alcohol. 3) U.S. law does not permit independent audits of breathalyzers to be admitted in court as evidence, and breathalyzer manufacturers sell most of their products to law enforcement. As a result, the devices generally over-report breath-alcohol content, which the companies generally justify by pointing out that their readings are in fact probably correct for at least the one to two percent of the population with the lowest relative readings for a given BAC. In any case, it's entirely ridiculous to be driving when one's BAC is anywhere near that high. Scientific studies have shown that the upper bound on the safe limit is generally around 0.12% to 0.15%, and the legal limit for driving in most states is generally between 0.08% and 0.12%, which means that anything above a 0.05% BAC could be used to revoke your drivers' license.
How can I be happy without any friends?
Hey There!I must say it’s a really interesting question that you have asked.Being happy is an emotion that comes from within and if you are strong person from the inside no one else can control your emotions, not even your friends.Mark my words mate “Your happiness depends entirely on you and you only”. Not having friends is not at all a big of a deal. You can enjoy your life completely even without them. All you need to do is start feeling happy in the company of yourself. What I strongly believe is that when a person starts enjoying his own company and becomes comfortable with himself being alone then he becomes the strongest, both mentally and physically!You need to understand the concept that no one in this world in permanent. Everyone is temporary. Everyone will leave one day or the another and that will make us sad. So it's better to bot let our happiness depend on someone else!All you need to do is feel good about yourself and do the things that make you really happy and take my advice, do those things more often! Smile more. Laugh louder. Enjoy yourself. Enjoy your life. Take a walk in the nature.Read a book.Take yourself out for shopping.Learn something new.Talk to your parents more often.Play with little kids.And trust me this list can go and on. Get out of your room and see the world. There are a number of things which you can do to make yourself happy, you just need to get out and live!Don’t let your happiness depend on anyone but yourself.
Can you go through life without friends?
I want to make a dramatic life change. I know I will probably not live up to it completely. I want to try to live a busy life where I am always active, studying, etc but I do not want any close friends. I want to learn to keep most of my feelings to myself and express them through my writing. I am very open person I feel like I allow myself to be vulnerable to everyone. I want to break that habit and treat everyone I meet as an acquaintance not a confidant
How can I live a happy life without friends?
Keep yourself busy. Get a hobby or alot of hobbies and just submerge yourself in those. Eventually you may come across some like-minded individuals and develop a friendship that way. It's tough out there for those of us who have trouble making/keeping friends. I for one got tired of the people who I considered friends who kept using me and disrespecting me, so I cut off all contact for a while. I found a few friends online and met my husband online. The thing is you can't give up. The waiting is the hardest part.
Can we be without friends and still be happy?
I grew up as a stuck up and angry kid, I NEVER in my school life or college life had people whom I can call friends, I just was a random face to everyone around me.Kids hated me and ignored me called me horrible names and I could never figure out why. I always thought maybe they are a-holes for no reason, they are stuck up and frustrated.2 years After school, I met few of my schoolmates and thought I can maybe catch up with them, I asked this one girl the reason everybody hated me. She replied because you were so arrogant and filled with attitude, it was so hard to like you.I asked the same question to a bully, after we got connected on FB he said the same thing, “also you were ugly, so we could never figure out why you were rude.” (I didn't care abt my appearance than, also the weird teenage )After college here I am in a different country, living on my own, where finding friends is hard, still I made efforts met new people and made a lot of friends, who like me. Now I realize because I have become more forgiving and accepting than before and I try to listen to people, that is why they like me.Living in society requires us to be in human contact , however true happiness is within and no one but you yourself are responsible for your emotions.So having friends and not having friends doesn't make much difference, yet creating memories that later turn into funny incidents that you share at dinner parties is fun.Having no friends is ok as long as you at least have aquaintance that tell that people like you and you are not a jerk to other humans.Yes, you can be happy, but you will be happier if you have someone to vent out your frustration to, and someone who doesn't judge you when you screw up infact laughs at it with you. Someone you do all the crazy stuff that “people your age do” ( not important but worth experiencing).It is better to go on and meet people who are different than you and explore different perspectives, it will only grow you as a person.
Is it possible to be perfectly happy with no friends?
Yes. I have many acquaintances, but I call no one 'friend'. I am not dependent on anyone else for my happiness.
I want an easy life. Without a lot of work. Is this possible?
yes!!! I know the answer for it!! the answer can be put in this way: make your work enjoyable! this is a very realistic answer ( I know someone would just say that this answer is stupid ). But you can't just leave your job just like that.Yes at the height of pressure, we often feel like leaving everything and just moving out of it once and for all, but that is not a realistic solution. Again we go for work tomorrow because money is what rotates this earth( sad truth :( ). but if you don't get something enjoyable in your hand...make it enjoyable! you say you work for 70 hrs. try if you can just finish off the same job in lesser time( if possible). Chill out with your office friends because they too should be feeling the same pressure and workload.moreover bring in new ideas into your work..put in every ounce of your creativity in your work.add a new dimension to it!! this will make you popular in office and you will enjoy the work as an experience and not as a burden. finally, "I want an easy life" ......what about those who are specially-abled?? is life easy wihout eyes,ears,legs??? is life easy without them?? we have internet, this forum, music, technology and almost everything nature and science has provided. it is afterall our choice to make ourselves comfortable and enjoy this opportunity rather than lamenting about burdens. so cheer up...common just remember this from me : "once man asked God : pls give me everything to enjoy life...to which God replied " I have already given you life to enjoy everything!"...... So enjoy and good luck with your future!!! :) :)
I am happy without friends. Is there anything wrong?
This is simply because you are probably what soceity terms a loner. A loner is a person that likes their own company and sticks to themselves alot. In fact many loners feel uncomfortable and taxed during social interactions.They are content doing things by themselves. They are usually introverted and dont have many friends as they dont feel the need for company as more socialy extroverted people do. How do i know this? Well i myself am a loner and prefer my own company instead of mingling socially.I dont feel uncomfotable socially its just that i prefer my own company. When i was younger i remember kids making friends with me and my mum often wondering why i would tell her to tell them i wasnt home. She would say oh Alex is a nice kid why dont you want to be friends with him? I would say because i just dont want to and dont feel like playing.The friends i did interact with were alot like me so i felt like it wasnt a waste or boring playing with them. So yeah not wanting many friends is not unusual. In fact in modern day society its the norm now that more people havd less true real world friends and have more technological friends .Its also who you are and how you feel about things. In fact i read somewhere that after school and growing up and getting married most people drift apart and are lucky to have 3 or 4 real true close friends in their life. Besides who needs friends when i got myself ha!!