tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post5585574786254757033..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Delayed gratificationCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-25033368714674088062016-11-10T07:09:25.105+00:002016-11-10T07:09:25.105+00:00Well, as Mencken said, "A Puritan is someone ...Well, as Mencken said, "A Puritan is someone who lives in mortal fear that somewhere, sometime, someone is enjoying himself." And there's also a widely-held, although IMV questionable, view that reducing whole population alcohol consumption is a good way of addressing problem drinking.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-37648341701313780132016-11-09T21:40:49.008+00:002016-11-09T21:40:49.008+00:00Why people would want to. I can understand an urge...Why people would want to. I can understand an urge to reduce problem drinking, both in the sense of alcoholism and disorderly public behaviour accompanying binges - but I don't see how this idea would resolve either of these.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149329795866645050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69715549266386072712016-11-09T15:53:47.732+00:002016-11-09T15:53:47.732+00:00Do you mean you don't understand why people wo...Do you mean you don't understand why people would want to do that, or how the effect works?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-6009539327942918962016-11-09T15:34:47.777+00:002016-11-09T15:34:47.777+00:00I don't really understand why, but there you g...I don't really understand why, but there you go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149329795866645050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-47185234056308733902016-11-09T07:31:34.016+00:002016-11-09T07:31:34.016+00:00I'd say the prime objective was to denormalise...I'd say the prime objective was to denormalise alcohol purchasing and consumption amongst the general population.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-46826543061958313132016-11-08T21:51:27.601+00:002016-11-08T21:51:27.601+00:00What's it for then?What's it for then?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149329795866645050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45749369817999001662016-11-08T09:28:30.740+00:002016-11-08T09:28:30.740+00:00None of these measures are aimed at people who are...None of these measures are aimed at people who are addicted to alcohol. Alcoholics will always find a way to get booze, but are a very tiny minority of the population. Beermunsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564489130909572144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-36215615765337433252016-11-08T08:07:45.651+00:002016-11-08T08:07:45.651+00:00People addicted to alcohol will still be able to o...People addicted to alcohol will still be able to obtain it. And people don't become addicted to a substance simply because it's available. Has prohibition ever worked? Such hypocrisy too from the SNP who are forever banging on about the Scotch industry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149329795866645050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-23326363633734159862016-11-07T21:09:04.691+00:002016-11-07T21:09:04.691+00:00Different in what significant way? I have notic...Different in what significant way? I have noticed how much harder it is to get a lunchtime drink since the licensing laws were relaxed :-)dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-74611578785287091352016-11-07T16:01:28.404+00:002016-11-07T16:01:28.404+00:00“The report’s authors warn that alcohol has become...“The report’s authors warn that alcohol has become “embedded” in society” - when did that happen? 6000BC (I refuse to use BCE) when brewing started.<br /><br />So I can still spend all my wages on Friday evening on Frosty Jack but someone doing the weekly shop on Saturday can’t buy a bottle of wine for Sunday?<br /><br />I came across this quotation: It was related to journalism but it still seems to have some relevance:-<br />It is difficult to get someone to understand something, if his salary depends on not understanding it.<br />KJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339137349962768014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-7292574433946347032016-11-07T14:56:26.069+00:002016-11-07T14:56:26.069+00:00I reckon people would stockpile more booze than th...I reckon people would stockpile more booze than they needed if this came to pass, so it's a non-starter. Must be nice having a job that involves inventing schemes though.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380346096519389990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69272952545098764452016-11-07T13:10:57.263+00:002016-11-07T13:10:57.263+00:00But off-licences could sell alcohol during lunchti...But off-licences could sell alcohol during lunchtime opening. And society was very different then.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-35142028069946918582016-11-07T12:57:18.215+00:002016-11-07T12:57:18.215+00:00This isn't really a new initiative. In my yo...This isn't really a new initiative. In my youth in the sixties you could drink alcohol in a pub or buy it to take home from an off licence. Supermarkets, Post Offices, Newsagents, Sweet Shops didn't sell it as they do today. And licensed establishments had strictly controlled hours until fairly recently.<br /><br />And alcohol is a dangerous substance: far more dangerous than most class B and C listed drugs.dcbwhaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02585310584555592882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72179226857105994772016-11-07T11:21:42.314+00:002016-11-07T11:21:42.314+00:00You're not wrong - it's a long game.You're not wrong - it's a long game.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-56713612278828534492016-11-07T11:10:21.009+00:002016-11-07T11:10:21.009+00:00The main purpose is to denormalise alcohol. To tak...The main purpose is to denormalise alcohol. To take it out of the regular weekly shop and make it a special purchase.<br /><br />It is a generational campaign aimed at those not currently of age to buy booze.<br /><br />The kids are growing up to view alcohol as a dangerous substance to be avoided. No wonder when they get older they swerve pubs in favour of Starbucks.<br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com