Triple Alcohol Prices, Cop Says ...

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by el pres

Increasing the price will do nothing.. Beer is cheaper than water here, people don't binge drink..

In the UK it's to do with having to get as much alcohol down your thoats between 8.30 and 11 when the pubs close.

Pubs close at 11pm in Britain?

Brits .... What the hell is wrong with you people???

And for once, I'm not joking in the least. Seriously, that's just daft!

[el pres]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Pubs close at 11pm in Britain?

Brits .... What the hell is wrong with you people???

And for once, I'm not joking in the least. Seriously, that's just daft!

Yep, that's why they changed the law yesterday, it will just take a few years for people to get used to it, and not drink 10 pints in 2 1/2 hours like before.

You can drink later, pubs can apply for longer hours, and clubs are open all night, but your classic English pub closes about 11.30, last orders at 11.
Unless you get a lockin..

[Trev]

Someone also needs to point out that the Swedish have the highest alcoholic numbers in Europe... so high alcohol prices don't fix anything.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by el pres

Yep, that's why they changed the law yesterday, it will just take a few years for people to get used to it, and not drink 10 pints in 2 1/2 hours like before.

You can drink later, pubs can apply for longer hours, and clubs are open all night, but your classic English pub closes about 11.30, last orders at 11.
Unless you get a lockin..

It been a while since it was that tight here, my local boozer is open from 11am till 2am and has been for nearly 2 years now. It was allowed a licencing extension because there are no houses anywhere near it.

[Robin]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Pubs close at 11pm in Britain?

Brits .... What the hell is wrong with you people???

And for once, I'm not joking in the least. Seriously, that's just daft!

Yeah, here in Texas the local bars only start to FILL UP at around 11pm.

You know it used to be 10:00pm in England. All bars were shut between 3pm and 6pm too. Then an extra hour was given about 15 years ago as well as all day opening. I think this all started during the 1st world war. The powers that be wanted to keep the ammunitions and agricultural workers etc sober. Funny that it's only just changing to flexible full hours next week.

[MorganGrayson]

I remember being in Kentucky for the first time a couple/few decades ago. We sat down at a restaurant table and ordered cocktails before dinner. The waitress said "I'm sorry, but this is a dry county."

We all said "a what?"

No liquor sales whatsoever. Had to go over the county line (and past the patrol cars) to buy liquor.

Which we did....

(I was going through my "grasshopper" phase at the time. Kahlua and cream. The occasional Brandy Alexander, too. Milkshakes with a kick. Not too surprisingly, I wasn't even 21 yet.)