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Location: Melbourne, South East
Registered: May 2004
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Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 13:29
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Hey all
well in the last year or so i've been drinking these at Cafe's not knowing that they contain alcohol, even though it said bitters i just thought it was a name.
Found out about 3 weeks ago that it does contain alcohol and now i dare not to drink it if I'm driving (P plates).
Has anyone had one of these and has been breathalised?
Did it read?
Lady who served me a LL&B once told me it wasn't enough to show...
Is she right?
- Choony
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Location: Launceston
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 13:39
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i dunno as im underage but i drink them to, and the "bitters" part is 47% alcohol i think, but theres hardly any bitters in the drink so the actual alcohol content of the drink would be far less than 47%, i hope that helps, still dosnt answer your question totally but its a start...
tom
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Location: Coffs Harbour
Registered: October 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 13:57
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im a barman mate and yes the bitters is quiet alcaholic.. but when we make LLB there isnt enough in there to create an actual reading, trust me its just a few drops around the rim, and im on my Ps as well and all i drink at work is LLB while im workin and though i havent been breathalised after work im sure that it wont show up trust me
sorta of topic my mate was the 1st p plater to be done under the new no tolerance P plater laws eg no blood alcahol, and he was let of cos he was the 1st or somethin anyway yeh dun worry bout ya LLB its perfectly safe even if u have a few.
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Location: bankstown syd
Registered: December 2004
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Location: Coffs Harbour
Registered: October 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 14:04
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a very very slight % so little that they dont need to let u no by label.
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Location: bankstown syd
Registered: December 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 14:06
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so that wont show on a breathaliser??
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Location: Coffs Harbour
Registered: October 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 14:09
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so very little that no it wont, only real situation i can imagine it showing up on is if u get a bottle of bitters take a few mouthfuls then get a breathliser lol so yeh dont worry bout the bitters, u wont get done for it
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Location: bankstown syd
Registered: December 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 14:10
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thanx for the info
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I Supported Toymods
Location: Sydney
Registered: December 2002
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 14:16
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Yep you should probably be more concerned about mouthwash!
There are tiny amounts of alcohol in lots of things, I'm sure no judge in the world would take your license off you because you had a blood alcohol level of 0.001 or whatever absolute minimal reading you may get.
Secondly the handheld breathalysers the cops use at RBT's etc. are only calibrated at 0.05 and should only really be used to determine if someone is over 0.05... accuracy degrades exponentially as BAC moves away from 0.05% BAC.
This is why they ALWAYS have to take a blood sample or use the wideband BAC machine back at the station if they are going to charge you.
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Location: Coffs Harbour
Registered: October 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Sun, 24 July 2005 14:17
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correct
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Location: Sydney NSW
Registered: July 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 00:07
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Only way you could be over the limit was if you sculled 50 litres of LLB's in like 10 minutes, then i think your biggest problem would be your blood sugar level , and the fact your about to burp like an animal all over the copper
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: June 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 03:21
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Okay - there's no danger of an actual BLOOD alcohol reading, but if you knock back a stong LLB, it will be on your breath for awhile, which could get your ass dragged to a booze-bus or the station for a blood test.
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: November 2003
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 03:58
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How about this, don't drink them 'till you're off your Ps. In fact, don't even leave the house. Just stay home... in your room... under your sheets. The cops can't get you there.
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Location: Melbourne, South East
Registered: May 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 09:33
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thanks for the info guys
now i can drink a few at a cafe without the worry of getting busted.
but i will make sure i leave myself an hour or so before i start driving.
Thanks all
PS: who wants to race to see who can scull 10L of LLB faster??
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Registered: August 2002
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 09:51
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Choony_AE86 wrote on Mon, 25 July 2005 19:33 | thanks for the info guys
now i can drink a few at a cafe without the worry of getting busted.
but i will make sure i leave myself an hour or so before i start driving.
Thanks all
PS: who wants to race to see who can scull 10L of LLB faster??
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haha maybe just have some chi tea instead!
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Location: Pine Rivers QLD
Registered: April 2005
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 09:57
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I have been told if you have one of those Listerine pocket pack things it will show high too? any truth to this you think? you know those breath freshener things that you put on you tongue and they dissolve. It is also supposedly only after you have just had one though
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 10:03
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Jorrs wrote on Sun, 24 July 2005 23:57 | im a barman.
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where are you a barman at?
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Location: Coffs Harbour
Registered: October 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 10:25
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bowling club, its good money and pretty good work i havent worked at target since april,
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On Probation
Location: launceston tas
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 12:44
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i wonder how many galons of llb you would have to drink to get 0.01 maybe we should try it
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Location: Launceston
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Mon, 25 July 2005 13:36
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i dunno but im up to it
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I Supported Toymods
Location: south Melbourne/KL
Registered: June 2004
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Re: Cafe - Lemon Lime Bitters - Show up in a breathaliser?
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Tue, 26 July 2005 05:31
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Choony_AE86 wrote on Mon, 25 July 2005 19:33 | thanks for the info guys
now i can drink a few at a cafe without the worry of getting busted.
but i will make sure i leave myself an hour or so before i start driving.
Thanks all
PS: who wants to race to see who can scull 10L of LLB faster??
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da fei gei!!! did u get done?
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