The DWI problem's become a part of life in New Mexico; seems like everyone knows someone who died in a DWI-related collision or has been in a fender-bender with a belligerant, uninsured drunk. Hell, coming home tonight, I passed a PT Cruiser that had a hard time staying in a lane... any lane.

I don't have any solutions for the DWI to offer. But I do have pictures.

At dinner, I went to the Taco Cabana on San Mateo. As I was parking, I noticed a very large fellow get out of a white pickup, finish his beer and very carefully place it on the ground before going inside.



It's a crappy photograph, because I didn't want to attract the ire of a guy who's been drinking. If you look to the left of the yellow line, you'll see the Bud bottle.

Ten minutes later, I came outside and found another guy, who'd parked in the space with the bottle, kicking it around the parking lot. As I came out, he decided to dispose of it. Instead of pitching it in the nearby trash can, he tossed it into the bushes, nearly missing my car.

(And for the record, he did say, "SORRY!" when I shot him a dirty look. He might have meant it, too.)



I think it sums up the problem. Blatant, flagrant disregard for the law, followed by a careless clean-up, with few real ramifications. And I? Was the complacent population, content to live and let live...or too chicken too call the cops. It wasn't a proud moment.