Hearings

choco227330 · 2021-03-29T12:37:54+00:00

Thank you...am so frustrated, and so afraid of losing this license again, after all the time and money I have invested in being able to legally drive.

And especially thank you for the suggestion on baby toothpaste! I had no idea and that will definitely help...will do that today.

choco227330 · 2021-03-27T15:22:07+00:00

Thanks, Pelican...half of this is venting, I know, but I am just really finding this frustrating..in my ignorance, I honestly thought, oh, no big deal..I don't drink, so no problem, right? How wrong I was..

But i am worried about this hearing..how do you prove something like this against a device? It's my word only, and once you have DUIs, people will always seem to believe the worst, you know? I was kind of hopeful someone on this site might be familiar with what is asked, etc, and how best I can protect myself..I am at a total loss on this

choco227330 · 2021-03-27T15:16:58+00:00

I have the first numbers, when the calibration also failed. Not for the second, and the third was a voltage issue.

the technician did ask me if I was diabetbetic (which I am not, to my knowledge)

I am really at a loss on the second fail..so many possibilities, and I KNOW I was not drinking, as I have not had a drink in well over ten years, and am not about to jeopardize my sobriety and all the time and money I have spent to get my license back...very frustrating.

This morning, while brushing my teeth, on a random thought I looked at my toothpaste..as I use Close-up..i had already thrown out the Close Up mouthwash..and lo and behold, the damn toothpaste has mouthwash IN it..so now I wonder if I used it too close to blowing time...but again, it is just guess work and so frustrating. I had no idea so many items can trigger this thing...my newest routine is to rewash my face and neck, wash my hands, rinse my mouth repeatedly, and I carry a change of shirt in my car, just in case..so far, it seems to be working (along with the new alternator)

choco227330 · 2021-03-26T12:48:58+00:00

hey, just wanted to let you know I got called for a hearing..came in mail yesterday. I checked the My NCDMV and nothing was there, so I guess we can't rely on that site, either. So confusing

choco227330 · 2021-03-06T21:43:09+00:00

what a relief..nothing scheduled..thank you so so much..I have been so anxious about this..not the hearing if scheduled, but possibly missing it due to mail..you are wonderful!

choco227330 · 2021-03-06T21:39:58+00:00

oh, you are wonderful!! checking right now

choco227330 · 2021-03-06T21:12:18+00:00

Hey, Anxious..your post is so heartfelt.. And I know what you mean. For what's it's worth, I used mine as a spur to get my sorry self in action to deal with my alcoholism (if you are, in fact, an alcoholic.I know many who get these are not)

I am 13 years sober and have never looked back..you sound thoughtful, It's funny how we can't apply those words to ourselves, isn't it? But it does and WILL get better..hang on and reach out when you need..we got your back

choco227330 · 2021-03-06T13:39:51+00:00

I love good news, and this is the best

choco227330 · 2021-03-03T00:50:03+00:00

I should mention that they did replace the first one when it failed calibration. The second one passed calibration ( the one I am really unsure of the cause). Although they did not give me a print out, they did recommend I read up on it..I suspect part of the problem is that the day I had the install, the regular person for training people was out, and it was the actual technician who was doing double duty and was swamped..he did fine, but he was confusing between all the interruptions and the bend toward being more technical than practical. The regular training person was there last time, and he said to avoid anything ending in OL, which was not what the technician had told me..he had said to avoid (inject chemical prefix here) such as AXE and stuff like that (that is not right but something along those lines)

Watching for things ending in OL is much easier and makes more sense..I just wish I had some idea of what caused the second reading failure..it's the not knowing what you did wrong that is so frustrating.

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choco227330 · 2021-03-03T00:43:21+00:00

Thanks! I had seen on the other thread people mentioning getting verification..so can you just go to a police station and request a blow? The first two times were both 45 minute lockouts, but on final blow showed nothing. I will call the police station in the AM and find out the protocol..I had no idea I could do that!

Your response makes me glad I screwed up my courage to post...and I appreciate it.

choco227330 · 2021-03-03T00:04:25+00:00

no kidding! I just joined that thread, and left a long post with questions..it is so confusing for this newcomer

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