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[BrowneIssue]

Hiya

Hello!

[Bear]

General's busy today!

Well - that's 'cos there's no bugger here to talk to.

I've even had a conversation with AtW

[NickFitz]

I've just been over to general....

how much is one unit of alcohol?

Nobody really knows how many units are "safe".

I read (or possibly heard on Radio 4) something about this the other day.

Apparently, when the Government-appointed committee of medical experts were investigating what the recommended alcohol consumption limits should be, they discovered that there hadn't actually been any research done into the matter.

The Government wasn't prepared to fund the years of studies it would take to determine the facts, so the committee just came up with some figures on which they could reach a consensus - based purely on their own vague guesses and opinions - and handed those in.

The Government has, ever since, been telling us that these are the correct figures recommended by their scientific advisors. But the figures were just made up by a committee which had been set an impossible task, and presumably wanted to get home in time for dinner.

So the only sensible thing is to treat those figures as meaningless garbage - they have no scientific validity whatsoever.

[FiveTimes]

Got a banging head ache also

Not sure if its lack of sleep, work, or the good beating I got last night

[FiveTimes]

I think I need to invest in a head guard

[NickFitz]

half a pint of beer
one small glass of wine
one shot of spirits

Not any more.

When the Government definition of "a unit of alcohol" was created, beer tended to be around 3.5% - 3.8% ABV; now it's more likely to be 4.3% - 5%.

Similarly, wine back then was usually about 9% - 10%, whereas now it's unlikely to be less than 12%. Also, a "small glass" now has a larger volume than a "small glass" then.

And spirits were 40%, whereas now they're usually 37.5% - but served in a measure that is about half as big again as it was back then.

But as the "safe amount" figures are meaningless anyway, it doesn't really matter that the units are also invalid.

[Bear]

One thing I do know:

If me and Cailin ever got together (not likely - now she has a 'boyfriend' ) - The local Off License would do damn good trade!!

[FiveTimes]

One thing I do know:

If me and Cailin ever got together (not likely - now she has a 'boyfriend' ) - The local Off License would do damn good trade!!

and the wood yard for the logs

[cailin maith]

Not sure if its lack of sleep, work, or the good beating I got last night

Hey Monkey have a

One thing I do know:

If me and Cailin ever got together (not likely - now she has a 'boyfriend' ) - The local Off License would do damn good trade!!

Ted, you crack me up..... my new friend isn't the issue mammy Bear and 2 baby Bears are the problem

[Jog On]

I'm seeing my drink councillor tonight