Instead of showing you blunt image ads of $10,000 lit on fire or thrown in the trash like so many ads from law firms, we asked a Tampa Bay resident (we will keep anonymous) about what it is really like getting a D.U.I.  As an average person who is currently going through the perils of a DUI, I can tell you it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to me. I had plans and ideas for the future but all of that had to be put on hold. Time keeps moving, but you are trapped.