The laws are sure different here, the age allowed to drink here is 21. Tennesse has revised its laws to where, if teenagers are even caught with alcohol in the car, then they lose their licence, and if there is another teenager in the car, they loose too. and if they happen to not have their licence, then they can't get them until they are 18.

They have put kerfews on the new drivers, restricted, intermediate. the restricted are only allowed to be out driving until 11 pm of a night, unless they are coming from a school function, or from work, have a note from the parents. They are not allowed to have but one other passenger in the car that is under the age 18, unless it is a sibling. I think this reasoning came from the fact that we here in Tennessee have lost a lot of our teenage population in automobile accidents due to loading down the car with other teenagers and driving while under the influence of alcohol. I really like this law, because I knew my daughter had to be home by 11 pm, I didn't have to set a kerfew myself.....

I waited a very long time before I did drink anything, but I do drink every once in a while. I don't want my daughter drinking unless she is doing it in front of me. I don't want her to do something while drinking that she will be sorry for later.

Well thats enough from me.

Willie