The Demon Drink - Page 3

shillelagh · 29-12-2011, 00:35

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Originally Posted by mobertol

I wonder - before this starts to become a thread against those who like a drink -how many can remember the last time they over-indulged? Or will admit to it

I can honestly say that i was definitely "Squiffy" on Xmas Eve -watched a lovely Bernardo Bertolucci film which i hadn't seen in ages (The Last Emperor) and was on the edge of becoming Maudlin because of the music (by Sakamoto).

Luckily my Giddy tendency took over and a good nights sleep left me no side effects. Mind you i did only drink wine and am careful to drink one glass of water for every one of wine!

26th May 2007 .... and its well documented on here!!!

(just getting it in before mick does!!!

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they keep talking about bringing in minimum pricing in scotland ...
BBC News - Scottish government reintroduces alcohol pricing bill
they kicked it out last year .. but have brought it back in as a bill this year ....

Mick · 29-12-2011, 06:01

I would never have done that Jen

I go to the Railway on a Saturday where i meet some of the members off accyweb.
just for a social drink and chat i have 3 to 4 pints a week putting larger up by 80p a pint will mean my pint will be £3 a pint as i only go out once a week and we all buy a round of drinks its not going to stop me going to the railway on a sat.

Eric · 29-12-2011, 07:10

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Originally Posted by Mick

I would never have done that Jen

I go to the Railway on a Saturday where i meet some of the members off accyweb.
just for a social drink and chat i have 3 to 4 pints a week putting larger up by 80p a pint will mean my pint will be £3 a pint as i only go out once a week and we all buy a round of drinks its not going to stop me going to the railway on a sat.

You're making me feel old there, bud. At three quid a pint, the first pay packet I ever got had enough in it to buy three pints, and maybe the bus fare home.

And three pints is hardly enough to take the edge off before the real drinking starts.

lettie · 29-12-2011, 09:04

This won't make a jot of difference and I'm sure that the services which have to treat the aftermath of a drunken brawl will not see a penny.

The last time I was a bit squiffy was at the work Xmas do on the 9th Dec.
I have no idea what time I got home but I do remember how I got home. I have no recollection of anything after getting in. I woke up to a pile of clothes on the bathroom floor which I don't remember leaving there, and, I still had my make up on which made me look a bit Alice Cooperesque. I know that I didn't fight anyone, fall over and injure myself or vomit on anybody's soft furnishings but apart from that, the memory is very fuzzy.

Maybe a better way would be to charge people for their Ambulance and A&E treatment, paid for by credit card at the time of treatment. Having to pay a couple of hundred quid for services required after a good night out may make some people think twice. Having done a stint in A&E (many years ago), I can say with a degree of experience that most of the people who attend after a drunken night out are complete time wasters and require nothing more than a plaster (and a good kick in the pants).

jaysay · 29-12-2011, 09:43

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Originally Posted by Eric

Might as well just slug it outa the bottle ... pass the Chateau Porchclimber

What vintage is that Eric

jaysay · 29-12-2011, 09:44

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Originally Posted by Eric

I know my limits too .... they usually coincide with someone behind the bar telling me I'm cut off.

I used to have a wife like that

jaysay · 29-12-2011, 09:50

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Originally Posted by lettie

This won't make a jot of difference and I'm sure that the services which have to treat the aftermath of a drunken brawl will not see a penny.

The last time I was a bit squiffy was at the work Xmas do on the 9th Dec.
I have no idea what time I got home but I do remember how I got home. I have no recollection of anything after getting in. I woke up to a pile of clothes on the bathroom floor which I don't remember leaving there, and, I still had my make up on which made me look a bit Alice Cooperesque. I know that I didn't fight anyone, fall over and injure myself or vomit on anybody's soft furnishings but apart from that, the memory is very fuzzy.

Maybe a better way would be to charge people for their Ambulance and A&E treatment, paid for by credit card at the time of treatment. Having to pay a couple of hundred quid for services required after a good night out may make some people think twice. Having done a stint in A&E (many years ago), I can say with a degree of experience that most of the people who attend after a drunken night out are complete time wasters and require nothing more than a plaster (and a good kick in the pants).

Having once been admitted to A & E on a Friday night, with a severe asthma attack and witnessing first hand what really happens, I couldn't agree more lettie, especially the kick up the pants bit, and I'm serious

Margaret Pilkington · 29-12-2011, 11:50

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Originally Posted by lettie

This won't make a jot of difference and I'm sure that the services which have to treat the aftermath of a drunken brawl will not see a penny.

The last time I was a bit squiffy was at the work Xmas do on the 9th Dec.
I have no idea what time I got home but I do remember how I got home. I have no recollection of anything after getting in. I woke up to a pile of clothes on the bathroom floor which I don't remember leaving there, and, I still had my make up on which made me look a bit Alice Cooperesque. I know that I didn't fight anyone, fall over and injure myself or vomit on anybody's soft furnishings but apart from that, the memory is very fuzzy.

Maybe a better way would be to charge people for their Ambulance and A&E treatment, paid for by credit card at the time of treatment. Having to pay a couple of hundred quid for services required after a good night out may make some people think twice. Having done a stint in A&E (many years ago), I can say with a degree of experience that most of the people who attend after a drunken night out are complete time wasters and require nothing more than a plaster (and a good kick in the pants).

Spot on Lettie....and the scale of charges should be one that increases with each visit....maybe then the drunks would get the message and the hospital would get the money to spend on services, which won't happen if the government are to get their dirty mitts on the money first.

accyman · 29-12-2011, 15:39

the only thing cameron will acheive by increasing booze prices is making the illigal cheap booze market more appealing.There is already a big problem with fake/cheaper booze which is often literally toxic and has seriouly harmed people who knowingly or un-knowingly drink it.

milions will be wasted trying to stop it but just like with cheap tobbacco they will fail

it would be much simpler and cost effective to keep booze reasonably priced and look elsewhere to make a few quid

maybe getting vodaphone and other large companies to pay their 22 billion tax debt wouldnt hurt the economy

kestrelx · 29-12-2011, 17:53

Maybe he'd be better off having a social worker hanging about on the booze aisle of supermarkets to help people stop drinking?

I can see it from both sides - if booze is cheaper then we buy more and drink more, if the price is higher makes us think twice about it. As for pub prices these are quite high anyway so raising the tax will damage pub drinkers on some nights but not places where they hand out freebies , buy 1 and get 1 free and so on - mainly in clubs and so on. We should charge these iresponsible drinkers who waste NHS resources for the use of Ambulances; that would serve them right for being out of control.

jaysay · 29-12-2011, 18:09

I don't know whether this still applies, but some years ago a mate had an road accident and needed hospital treatment and he got a bill for the ambulance, haven't heard of it happening recently though

accyman · 29-12-2011, 20:41

i think there are bigger burdens on the NHS than a few rides to hospital for drunk people but please welcome argument number 1 in the list of many minor points that will be used to demonise people who enjoy a drink.As usual everyone will have to pay the price for a mere handfull of people who cant use common sense.

previously demon smokers

now demon drinkers

next how dare you have sugar in coffee you scumbags

ToffeeGuy · 29-12-2011, 20:55

Time to dust off the Home Brew kit, methinks.

mobertol · 29-12-2011, 21:07

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Originally Posted by ToffeeGuy

Time to dust off the Home Brew kit, methinks.

LOL! remember them well in the 70's and 80's -my parents used to have wine going in the kitchen. At Uni. it was all the rage for the lads to brew beer -there used to be a shop off Warner St. that specialised.

My mum used to make home-made ginger beer too!

ToffeeGuy · 29-12-2011, 23:19

Anybody thought of what would happen the day before prices went up? Would the whole country go a massive bender whilst they could.

Image the queues of people stocking up at Asda for days before. Supplies would dry up. Alcohol keeps doesn't it?, better get several years worth in before the price rise. All I can say is they'll have to spring this on people.

Booze cruises will also suddenly come back into fashion.

Perhaps a more sensible measure would be to introduce a maximum purchase allowance similar to when buying paracetamol.