SAN ONOFRE, Ca.
By Jose Daniels
(AP) From the beach where drinking and driving is considered a sport comes a true story.
A routine ranger patrol parked outside of San Onofre. Late in the evening the ranger noticed a man leaving the beach so intoxicated he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes with the ranger quietly observing. After what seemed an eternity
and trying his keys on five different vehicles he managed to find his own car, which he fell into. He was there for a few minutes as a number of other surfer/drunks left the beach and drove off. Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a dry night), flicked the hazard
flasher, tooted the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and remained stationary for a few more minutes as more surfers left in their vehicles.
At last he pulled out of the parking lot and started driving slowly down the dirt road.The park ranger, having patiently waited all this time now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and carried out a breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at all.
Dumbfounded, the ranger said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the ranger station, apparently this equipment is broken.
"I doubt it," said the man, "Tonight I'm the designated decoy."
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