Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 10:27
G'day Tony, many people (not just on here) will disagree with you, but the list of problems you have put forward in this post are, as you say, not limited to any particular group of people.
Newcastle hoteliers have a similar accord re serving drinks at certain times of the night, no 'double shots', locking people in or out at a pre-determined time etc, all due to the behaviour of (mainly) younger people drinking to excess in this area of Australia, and the resultant anti social behaviour.
I had a drinking problem, and if I didn't modify my behaviour, Mrs Bushwhacker would be the EX Mrs Bushwhacker by now. I am not a wowser, but I now drink no alcohol, my preference for a coldie is a non-alcoholic 'beer' brewed by Coopers, called Birell... looks, smells, tastes (sorta) like a beer, but the label says 0.5% alcohol,( just to cover themselve in case there is the slightest residual amout left in the bottle after brewing). I buy it at the local supermarket.
Alcohol in moderation has no great effect on most people, the mate I generally go camping with, drinks around 2 beers a day on average, but some don't stop at two beers... I know I didnt!
Probably goes to show that acohol, like guns, are not the problem, people are. 'Whacker
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