{"id":2228,"date":"2011-12-19T12:06:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T17:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2011\/12\/19\/holiday-new-years-safety-info\/"},"modified":"2011-12-19T12:06:22","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T17:06:22","slug":"holiday-new-years-safety-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2011\/12\/19\/holiday-new-years-safety-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Holidays Safely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating the holidays.\u00a0 I just want to remind you to please make good safe decisions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2227\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/12\/New-Year-Champagne-Greetings-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New-Year-Champagne-Greetings\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Don\u2019t drink and drive. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take public transportation -metro, bus or a cab.<\/li>\n<li>Metro and buses will run until 2 am on New Year\u2019s Eve and New Year\u2019s Day. View the holiday schedule <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmata.com\/about_metro\/news\/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2381\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>One friend can be the designated driver (and not drink alcohol, so she can drive everyone home safely.)<\/li>\n<li>Sober Ride Home \u2013 Take this number with you in case you find yourself without a safe ride home. 1-800-200-TAXI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px\">2011 Holiday  Sober Ride program will be offered nightly  from  10:00 pm to 6:00 am beginning Friday, December 16, 2011 and running  until  January 1, 2012. To receive a free cab ride home (up to a $30.00  fare), please call  800-200-8294 (TAXI) or #8294 (TAXI) on your AT&amp;T  wireless phone.  \u00a0\u00a0 <strong> <\/strong><strong>You must be 21 or  older to use the <em>SoberRide<\/em> service.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px\">All calls must originate in  Montgomery and Prince George&#8217;s Counties in   Maryland; the Cities of Rockville,  Bowie, College Park, Gaithersburg,   Greenbelt and Takoma Park in Maryland; the  District of Columbia;   Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and Eastern Loudoun  Counties in   Virginia; and the Cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax,  Manassas   and Manassas Park in Virginia.<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px\">The offer is good for fares up to $30. The service is available through the SoberRide phone number: 800-200-TAXI. You cannot call a taxi company directly to get the free ride.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Drink Alcohol if You are Under 21 \u2013 <\/strong>It is against the law and if you are caught, you will have to purchase your own ticket and return home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If You are Over 21, Drink Alcohol Wisely \u2013 <\/strong>Know your limits and don\u2019t drink to the point of becoming ill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Your Eyes on Your Drinks \u2013 <\/strong>Don\u2019t let someone  you don\u2019t know get a drink from the bar for you.\u00a0 When you order a drink  take it straight from the bartender and keep it with you.\u00a0 If you leave  your glass sitting where you can\u2019t see it, someone can put a drug in  your drink.\u00a0 If you<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protecting Your Personal Health &amp; Safety \u2013 <\/strong>It is  safest to be together with friends.\u00a0 Be careful not to put yourself in  dangerous situations with people you don\u2019t know.\u00a0 Consider carefully  what information you give to people you have just met.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating the holidays.\u00a0 I just want to remind you to please make good safe decisions. 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View the holiday schedule  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2011\/12\/19\/holiday-new-years-safety-info\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[52,203,305,457,632,670,756,765,831],"class_list":["post-2228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","tag-alcohol","tag-christmas","tag-drinking-and-driving","tag-holiday","tag-new-years-eve","tag-party","tag-ride-home","tag-safe","tag-sober"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Celebrate the Holidays Safely  - Au Pair Chatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrate the Holidays Safely  - Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating the holidays.\u00a0 I just want to remind you to please make good safe decisions. 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