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Feb 24 2010, 10:15 AM
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QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Feb 24 2010, 09:56 AM) http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article...articleID=12515Should give us time for a few beers before work. Might make it seem more tolerable!! There is something very wrong with this. The NHS, funded by Government and you and I, spending £7m on a TV advertising campaign to educate us on the dangers of drinking alcohol and yet the Government is sanctioning the opportunity for people to start buying alcohol from 7 o'clock in the morning. What a waste of money. I think the madmen are running the asylum Who on earth would want to drink at that time in the morning? Only someone with a real problem who ought to be protected form the temptation.
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Feb 24 2010, 10:37 AM
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QUOTE (Bloggo @ Feb 24 2010, 10:15 AM) There is something very wrong with this. The NHS, funded by Government and you and I, spending £7m on a TV advertising campaign to educate us on the dangers of drinking alcohol and yet the Government is sanctioning the opportunity for people to start buying alcohol from 7 o'clock in the morning. What a waste of money. I think the madmen are running the asylum Who on earth would want to drink at that time in the morning? Only someone with a real problem who ought to be protected form the temptation. The campaign is for sensible drinking, not 'no drinking'. Anyone who wants a drink at 7am will get one anyway, or likely will have one.
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Feb 24 2010, 10:44 AM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Feb 24 2010, 10:37 AM) The campaign is for sensible drinking, not 'no drinking'. Anyone who wants a drink at 7am will get one anyway, or likely will have one. Yes, I understand. It just seems so contradictary to me that a Local Authority would allow a license to be open for alcohol consumption at 7am. Can Tesco sell alcohol at any time of the day?
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Feb 24 2010, 11:12 AM
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QUOTE (Bloggo @ Feb 24 2010, 10:44 AM) Yes, I understand. It just seems so contradictary to me that a Local Authority would allow a license to be open for alcohol consumption at 7am. Can Tesco sell alcohol at any time of the day? Come on Bloggo. Don't you fancy a nice pint of Strongbow with a full English at 7am? In all seriousness I would expect that they have applied for the license for when sporting functions (like the World Cup) are held in far flung places with matches kicking off at stupid o'clock in the morning. That way it will save them the bother of keeping on going back to the Magistrates to get a temporary license.
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Feb 24 2010, 11:19 AM
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QUOTE (Bloggo @ Feb 24 2010, 10:44 AM) Yes, I understand. It just seems so contradictary to me that a Local Authority would allow a license to be open for alcohol consumption at 7am. Can Tesco sell alcohol at any time of the day? Yes QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Feb 24 2010, 11:12 AM) Come on Bloggo. Don't you fancy a nice pint of Strongbow with a full English at 7am? In all seriousness I would expect that they have applied for the license for when sporting functions (like the World Cup) are held in far flung places with matches kicking off at stupid o'clock in the morning. That way it will save them the bother of keeping on going back to the Magistrates to get a temporary license. Correct (I suspect)
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Feb 24 2010, 11:26 AM
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OK, I do understand all of that but I still find it bizzare that the NHS are spending all that money and going to all that effort to convince us that having that second glass of wine is bad for us and yet alcohol is being made available 24hours a day. Enough eh
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Feb 24 2010, 11:34 AM
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QUOTE (Bloggo @ Feb 24 2010, 11:26 AM) OK, I do understand all of that but I still find it bizzare that the NHS are spending all that money and going to all that effort to convince us that having that second glass of wine is bad for us and yet alcohol is being made available 24hours a day. Enough eh It's a Conspiracy
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Feb 24 2010, 12:16 PM
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QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Feb 24 2010, 11:12 AM) Come on Bloggo. Don't you fancy a nice pint of Strongbow with a full English at 7am? I It has always been my ambition to breakfast on a steak with a pint of beer, but the beer would have to be a good hoppy pale ale or a rich porter. Kronenbourg? Strongbow? Pah!
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Feb 24 2010, 02:32 PM
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QUOTE (Hugh Saskin @ Feb 24 2010, 01:34 PM) Spent a large chunk of my life working shifts, including nights, and the thought of a beer at that time of day still makes me feel ill, as it did when I used to walk past a pub in London E 15 on my way to work at 06:30 only to see several milk floats outside while the milkos were inside 'having a few'. Although my chief says there's nowt like breakfast beer, he's welcome to it - and so is anyone else! Lightweight!! Just goes so well with a breakfast kebab. On second thoughts....!
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Feb 24 2010, 04:37 PM
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QUOTE (Bloggo @ Feb 24 2010, 10:15 AM) There is something very wrong with this. The NHS, funded by Government and you and I, spending £7m on a TV advertising campaign to educate us on the dangers of drinking alcohol and yet the Government is sanctioning the opportunity for people to start buying alcohol from 7 o'clock in the morning. What a waste of money. I think the madmen are running the asylum Who on earth would want to drink at that time in the morning? Only someone with a real problem who ought to be protected form the temptation. Sounds like a good idea to me.
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Feb 24 2010, 05:17 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ Feb 24 2010, 05:11 PM) Many years ago, way before 24 hour opening, the KC had an early licence to serve the post office workers coming off shift. Meat, fish market pubs were also licenced from 1.00am. The Rising Sun also, I believe.
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