tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post2393990688518765955..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Taking years off your lifeCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-89560535140929177812012-12-19T12:02:21.311+00:002012-12-19T12:02:21.311+00:00I suspect the rise of ice cold delicious fizzy gol...I suspect the rise of ice cold delicious fizzy golden lager and decline of pongy Brown warm flat ale is a significant part of improvements to public health, Fred.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-16384080132349915812012-12-19T11:07:25.478+00:002012-12-19T11:07:25.478+00:00Cooking, That is one way of looking at it.
The l...Cooking, That is one way of looking at it. <br /><br />The life expectancy 100 years ago was about 50. <br /><br />So another way of looking at it is that the the average person has never been able to spend so much time in pubs and spend so much time smoking.<br /><br />Good news. <br /><br />Given advances in medicine, future generations should have even longer to spend smoking and drinking in pubs.<br /><br />Even more good news.<br /><br />Problem is, that as organisations such as CamRA (guardians of pub culture) have deemed that as 43% of lager drinkers are smokers and , clearly, lager drinking has no place in pubs, we have considerably less pubs than we would have otherwise.<br /><br />Still, there is always cheap supermarket lager and there a are a lot more channels on TV these days.Fredrik Eichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985306468872702882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-67740449085941774492012-12-18T23:24:25.639+00:002012-12-18T23:24:25.639+00:00But longevity should not be seen as an end in itse...<i>But longevity should not be seen as an end in itself, as the medical community often seem to imply, and there is little point in living to a great old age if you never enjoy yourself along the way.</i><br /><br />Exactly. <br /><br />All the healthists seem to talk about is extending our lives. It's all quantity. Nobody ever seems to take <b>quality</b> of life into account. <br /><br />No matter. I take no notice of the fearmongers anyway, never have. I prefer to enjoy my life. I've only got one stab at it, so I intend to make it count. nisakimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563041282703559939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-46951985511837462672012-12-18T22:04:31.044+00:002012-12-18T22:04:31.044+00:00I walked to the pub and back. I'm all right Ja...I walked to the pub and back. I'm all right Jack.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-37644753020391912252012-12-18T21:37:03.327+00:002012-12-18T21:37:03.327+00:00The Daily Mail, frightening the elderly (and the g...The Daily Mail, frightening the elderly (and the gullible), since 1896!Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-84972811308875965132012-12-18T21:12:33.762+00:002012-12-18T21:12:33.762+00:00I remember a few years ago the fat astrologer Russ...I remember a few years ago the fat astrologer Russell Grant being told by some self-righteous doctor on a "reality" show that according to his computer program he should already be dead. To which the obvious answer is, I'm still fucking here so you can stick your computer up your arse. I think the same applies to this Daily Mail non-story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-14987603145600105012012-12-18T19:36:13.274+00:002012-12-18T19:36:13.274+00:00Of course people are living longer, smoking and pu...Of course people are living longer, smoking and pubs are in long term decline. Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com