tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post2528296062650802022..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Should I stay, or should I go?Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-20669587700488516272018-11-21T14:01:58.994+00:002018-11-21T14:01:58.994+00:00A quick reminder from the comment policy, folks:
...A quick reminder from the comment policy, folks: <br /><br /><i><b>"If you want to use the comments as a soapbox to hold forth on something entirely different, then you need to do it elsewhere."</b></i>Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-75600524580745671122018-11-21T01:18:41.672+00:002018-11-21T01:18:41.672+00:00All of this reduced alcohol in the blood talk is r...All of this reduced alcohol in the blood talk is really depressing.<br /><br />It seems to be engineered by people who do not care about the average person. Of course, such elitist social engineers can easily be transported from party to party without ever having to worry about being tested for alcohol levels.<br /><br />First, ban smoking. Second, ban drinking. Wait and see. Even in France, alcohol is becoming a no-no. Meanwhile, the kids are running around high on dope. It's called 'dope' for a reason. churchmousehttps://churchmousec.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-48778192533025390432018-11-20T08:50:13.957+00:002018-11-20T08:50:13.957+00:00The limit used to be 100mg in many US States, but ...The limit used to be 100mg in many US States, but Clinton blackmailed them into reducing it to 80mg by threatening to withdraw Federal highways funding.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-22111134989690604532018-11-20T04:00:22.657+00:002018-11-20T04:00:22.657+00:00Anyone for raising it to 100mg?Anyone for raising it to 100mg?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441906371588933310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50247821365611269112018-11-19T09:39:56.086+00:002018-11-19T09:39:56.086+00:00Yes. I hadn't heard of as the Mellanby Effect ...Yes. I hadn't heard of as the Mellanby Effect but that's a useful point of clarification. The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-19954713278157239712018-11-19T08:46:24.213+00:002018-11-19T08:46:24.213+00:00You need to distinguish between how you feel and w...You need to distinguish between how you feel and what your actual blood-alcohol level is, though. It's actually a recognised phenomenon known as the Mellanby Effect that impairment resulting from alcohol declines more quickly than the blood-alcohol level. One unit per hour may be, as such things often are, something of a lowest common denominator, but I wouldn't want to stake my licence on alcohol being metabolished much more quickly than that.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-75749675565434870472018-11-19T06:43:44.421+00:002018-11-19T06:43:44.421+00:00David,
Yes, I would agree that "it is nearer ...David,<br />Yes, I would agree that "it is nearer two units per hour" and "on days out drinking one pint per hour never seems to make me drunk".<br />Up till about ten years ago I might very very occasionally drink up to 16 pints a day over nearly as many hours, 8am Smithfield Market to 10pm, and at the end of the day it was as if I had had several pints.<br />Now I'm old I'll still have about a pint an hour on a proper day out but I've had enough after about nine hours. The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39555367718691735222018-11-18T09:59:36.534+00:002018-11-18T09:59:36.534+00:00I have my doubts about that one unit per hour figu...I have my doubts about that one unit per hour figure. Personally I think that it is nearer two units per hour. That is based on tests I did some years ago, measuring my breath eight hours after a four pint night out, when the result was essentially zero. And, on days out, drinking one pint per hour never seems to make me drunk.<br /><br />Of course individuals differ and must make their own tests. And since I raarely drive it is fairly academic to me now.dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45209298304969096312018-11-17T19:26:40.953+00:002018-11-17T19:26:40.953+00:00Not necessarily. Remember that, one you have reach...Not necessarily. Remember that, one you have reached a peak blood alcohol level, it is only metabolised at a rate of about one unit per hour. Assume you drank 5 pints of Draught Bass at 4.4%, which would contain a total of 12.5 units. Six hours later, that would only have dropped to 6.5 units, which *might* put you over the 80mg limit, and almost certainly would put you over 50mg. And that for many people is a normal night in the pub.<br /><br />Also bear in mind that alcohol is not absorbed immediately into the bloodstream. If you were breathalysed only shortly atfer drinking, your alcohol level wouldn't yet have reached its peak, although four units would be highly unlikely to take you above or even close to 80mg.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-28570143419987459512018-11-17T18:41:57.665+00:002018-11-17T18:41:57.665+00:00I was stopped an breathalysed recently shortly aft...I was stopped an breathalysed recently shortly after consuming four units of alcohol. I was a bit worried but the reading was actually barely half way up to the red line.<br /><br />Despite what is said you would have to be seriously pissed, almost paralytic, to be over the limit 6 hours later.dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-48159488500714060172018-11-17T12:33:01.326+00:002018-11-17T12:33:01.326+00:00Trick seems to be not to try too hard. Be quick, a...Trick seems to be not to try too hard. Be quick, and don't worry about small frame overlaps. AI takes ages, you seeSir Hmmphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-48219874330433793022018-11-17T11:47:10.579+00:002018-11-17T11:47:10.579+00:00I have turned it off as requested by the Prof. I&#...I have turned it off as requested by the Prof. I'll see how it goes - a handful a day is manageable, and since I'm moderating everything they won't actually get through to the blog. I let the one above through to make a point. If they become dozens a day I'll have to turn it back on.<br /><br />If you register an account and build up a track record of commenting you usually don't se the Captcha anyway.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12430756281496159982018-11-17T11:29:50.882+00:002018-11-17T11:29:50.882+00:00I've recently had to upgrade the anti-spam plu...I've recently had to upgrade the anti-spam plug-in on my blog after around 2000 spam comments were posted from a botnet. Not running some sort of protection is unthinkable, TBH.stymasterhttp://www.piglet-net.net/pigblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-25350303462730005852018-11-17T11:27:10.705+00:002018-11-17T11:27:10.705+00:00Personally, I don't drink anything if driving,...Personally, I don't drink anything if driving, but you do need a non-zero limit to account for morning after, as Mudgie implies. I personally feel that the current level in England is about right, plus of course, given the reduction of traffic officers, unless you have an accident you're pretty unlikely to get pulled.stymasterhttp://www.piglet-net.net/pigblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-24597570081545680472018-11-17T11:16:10.580+00:002018-11-17T11:16:10.580+00:00There's all sorts of things that can be done i...There's all sorts of things that can be done in central Manchester ! The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-77056467820431136302018-11-17T08:13:25.440+00:002018-11-17T08:13:25.440+00:00Mr Sharpe will probably outlive us all!Mr Sharpe will probably outlive us all!Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-71602242969776138592018-11-17T07:05:33.295+00:002018-11-17T07:05:33.295+00:00Does that mean you'll be the last one standing...Does that mean you'll be the last one standing for are some of the older fellas in better health so you won't necessarily, ten years on, end up pub scoring the pubs people won't go in, on your own?Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76207769562385018152018-11-16T23:26:35.564+00:002018-11-16T23:26:35.564+00:00Tonight I've been out on a local CAMRA branch ...Tonight I've been out on a local CAMRA branch pub crawl of Didsbury, covering six pubs. An enjoyable evening, with good company, as usual, and a variety of different pub atmospheres. But it was notable that, out of eight people, I - at 59 - was the youngest. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12906119540771123412018-11-16T23:24:08.525+00:002018-11-16T23:24:08.525+00:00Could be done in, say, central Manchester ;-)Could be done in, say, central Manchester ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73332461613541670042018-11-16T23:19:11.674+00:002018-11-16T23:19:11.674+00:00The above comment underlines why I need to have th...The above comment underlines why I need to have the Captcha, Prof. Pie-Tin and others. Several others in similar vein have been deleted.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-4507706819158462452018-11-16T21:43:02.959+00:002018-11-16T21:43:02.959+00:00Awesome blog! Do you have any recommendations for ...Awesome blog! Do you have any recommendations for <br />aspiring writers? I'm planning to start my own blog soon but I'm a little lost on everything.<br />Would you recommend starting with a free platform like Wordpress or go for a paid option? There are <br />so many choices out there that I'm totally confused ..<br />Any suggestions? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54533338889363403012018-11-16T20:34:20.114+00:002018-11-16T20:34:20.114+00:00At that level it's pointless having a limit at...At that level it's pointless having a limit at all.Citrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931208325160466560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79357934120918091222018-11-16T20:32:30.835+00:002018-11-16T20:32:30.835+00:00Please don't offer up a Spoons pub crawl paul....Please don't offer up a Spoons pub crawl paul.Citrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931208325160466560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-16199859515645780052018-11-16T19:36:25.676+00:002018-11-16T19:36:25.676+00:00After doing an 18 pub pub-crawl of Stockport with ...After doing an 18 pub pub-crawl of Stockport with Pubs Galore, it was most enjoyable. On the other hand it was a waste of 18 good pubs. A half in the Magnet, Crown, Old Vic etc. is not doing them justice. But I am unlikely to be visiting Stockport 18 times as it is 50 miles away.<br />Alan HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790353669786084054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-2654096962747910852018-11-16T18:37:20.800+00:002018-11-16T18:37:20.800+00:00I once accompanied members of the Deal, Dover and ...I once accompanied members of the Deal, Dover and Sandwich branch of CAMRA on a crawl of the Holts pubs of Eccles, starting at the Grapes and working our way back inwards. Suffice to say their capacity for beer was considerably greater than mine and I ended up in a highly inebriated condition :-(Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com