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Hi all,
My doctor recons that if you are drinking more than 4 standard drinks a day that you have a drinking problem.
Well 4 standard drinks = 2.85 stubbies
or 1.3 glasses of wine by my calculations.
so my questions are :-
1.Who came up with this figure?
2. What planet do they come from?
3. If they invited you over for a party would you go?
4. How many standard drinks are there in a bottle of Metho?
5. Does putting an umbrella in your drink render it non-standard so OK?
Yep it is truely a farce. I managed a bar and one of my workers was charged with serving alcohol to intoxicated persons.
We were all questioned and questioned again. In the end I told these gits that to the letter of the law I can only serve a person one drink and then no longer can they be served as technically they are already 'intoxicated'. To this this person had no argument. Such a crap law should not exist.
Pete
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The code, section 8.3.6 to 8.3.10 doesn't say anything about 'standard' but section 8.3.9.2 says that any drink with a little umbrella shall not be consumed by blokes in or near sheds.
I know it doesn't answer your question but it does shed (no pun intended) some light on what to do about that umbrella idea. :D
How about a foil umbrella?
Hey Bleedin,
I have the answer to Q2. It would be Pluto, as Pluto is no longer a planet, it doesn't count and nor do they. :)
Cheers
OK, on ya head but not in ya drink.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
1.3 glasses wine????
How big are your glasses? I presume we're talking about schooners.
Who sets these 'standards'? Some nerdy, academic I expect, looking to get published and thus increase his hold on tenure, so's he don't have to get a real job and (God forbid) face some risk and actually do some work.
Its my liver and I'll keep it busy, thanks.
Anyway, what a waste to go to your grave with a perfectly functional liver.
medicos. But do you trust them? should you trust them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb
earthQuote:
Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb
why not? You only have a drinking problem if you shout out loud "I have more than 4 drinks every day"Quote:
Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb
who cares?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb
not if you're a real blokeQuote:
Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb
But seriously. If you can't get through the day without having at least four drinks, then you have a drinking problem.
Sorry, but that's how it is. It's a sign of alcoholic dependency. In the same way that regular use of cocaine or methamphetamine or heroin would indicate you have a drug problem.
If you usually have more than four drinks a day but can go a week without any at all, you don't have a problem.
AND, so you don't get the wrong idea, you'd be welcome at my next bar-b-que
ian
Red provided???:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ian
Iain, that question should have "Good" at the start of it............unless you are as big a pith head as I am.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
about 70/litre:p :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb
Gidday:)
You gotta give..........that grog away!
You gotta give..........that grog away!!!!
I work daily with drug addicts n alcoholics and get a constant reminder of how dangerous any drug is.
Its frightening too see just how effective a street labotomy can be with most of the people I work with being truely (*#%@($@%)$#%_ UP! until they have some time off what ever there into to get better.
Alcohol effects ever major system of the body n if you have to much to often you'll pay the price......................eventually
If your not sure if you have a problem give up for 6 months. If you think about or crav grog you'll know your gone!!!
2 standard drinks per night is considered safe anything above this is doing you damage
Regards lou
Thank you Doctor Lou. So if reading your posts makes me crave a drink, do I have a problem? :p
Actually mate, you're OUR problem :pQuote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Richard