tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5854819980678488357..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Inebriation.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28293294357091986302017-01-12T04:52:57.521+00:002017-01-12T04:52:57.521+00:00In the UK, Public Drunkenness is almost rewarded; ...In the UK, Public Drunkenness is almost rewarded; and it's never mentioned by politicians. Maybe they don't want to upset the Tax revenue.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31056666059007664992017-01-12T04:49:06.701+00:002017-01-12T04:49:06.701+00:00I agree. It's a terrible waste of time and mon...I agree. It's a terrible waste of time and money, which the NHS cannot afford.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44979908120418992892017-01-11T22:13:57.268+00:002017-01-11T22:13:57.268+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752041804512955655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68411457263641393822017-01-11T20:33:17.007+00:002017-01-11T20:33:17.007+00:00We have no way to cost treatment at all!. I work i...We have no way to cost treatment at all!. I work in NHS as a nurse, have no idea what a bandage or care costs, as it should be!. If you need it you get it!.But I hate health tourists as they know chances are free!,Kirriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022740555969646104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69865203511081677512017-01-11T19:42:28.705+00:002017-01-11T19:42:28.705+00:00Re: A&E, this has apparently been happening in...Re: A&E, this has apparently been happening in France, specifically Marseilles, for quite some time. Re: cheap booze and drunkenness, well yes quite. My mother remembers a time when only the very rich and the desperate in the UK were drunk, because no-one else could afford it. Here in Canada, where it's six pounds a pint most of the time and public drunkenness is punishable with a fine and/or a night in the cells, I have never yet seen someone other than the homeless openly drunk on the streets - and I have been coming to this country since 1978.<br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650725159013368925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60873992909615528512017-01-11T17:37:02.188+00:002017-01-11T17:37:02.188+00:00It does sound like a bad idea. Too much coddling--...It does sound like a bad idea. Too much coddling--and I hardly ever say that because I'm very hands on and accepting. But people should know that when they go out and drink to excess that there will be personal consequences. Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59926480554152741052017-01-11T16:58:11.123+00:002017-01-11T16:58:11.123+00:00Frankly I find that appalling. They should either ...Frankly I find that appalling. They should either be left alone (where they dropped), or locked-up. A hospital bed is not the place.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62133184657349212702017-01-11T15:29:47.929+00:002017-01-11T15:29:47.929+00:00Last time I was in hospital (only an overnight sta...Last time I was in hospital (only an overnight stay I am glad to say) the bed next to me was occupied by a drunk young woman = they just tipped her on the bed on her side, covered her up and left her. She was still asleep when I left n ext morning - I was cross because I would have given her a good telling off had she been awake.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68778531885798906322017-01-11T14:15:03.268+00:002017-01-11T14:15:03.268+00:00These are usually students who probably don't ...These are usually students who probably don't live too far from the 100's of city centre pubs they frequent. Cars would be an unnecessary luxury.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16030418441062744532017-01-11T14:11:08.244+00:002017-01-11T14:11:08.244+00:00We call it the "Drunk Tank" over here!We call it the "Drunk Tank" over here!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87779338273780040632017-01-11T12:58:19.848+00:002017-01-11T12:58:19.848+00:00What was it like? I have never tried it.What was it like? I have never tried it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76744866112821997152017-01-11T12:48:41.738+00:002017-01-11T12:48:41.738+00:00Our drunk driving laws have made most people think...Our drunk driving laws have made most people think twice before taking that one more drink. However, there are always idiots and many tragic stories. Too much alcohol never leads to good outcomes. I enjoy my glass of wine in the evening but aging has made me vulnerable to nasty effects the next morning if I refill my glass, so I don't.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41523727523818009232017-01-11T10:06:54.154+00:002017-01-11T10:06:54.154+00:00I don't think I've ever been 'paralyti...I don't think I've ever been 'paralytic'; merry plenty of times, but never fighting drunk. I'm more of a 'fall asleep' type.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55852841911796879742017-01-11T10:02:34.463+00:002017-01-11T10:02:34.463+00:00This makes me think that the NHS is actually OVER-...This makes me think that the NHS is actually OVER-funded, rather than UNDER. There is so much unbelievable waste that, if sorted, would amount to Billions. They could start with health tourism. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15404584714232576722017-01-11T09:46:57.333+00:002017-01-11T09:46:57.333+00:00I'm sure you are correct Cro and that there is...I'm sure you are correct Cro and that there is a completely different culture since our student days.<br /><br />Like Vera I was also a devil once although I hadn't reached my 20s. I remember being in one pub and then in the next but not the journey in between. That loss of time scared me so much that I never drank to that extent again. Having said that my alcohol unit per week consumption now is far in excess of what it was then.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54501781327032392132017-01-11T09:32:20.989+00:002017-01-11T09:32:20.989+00:00Problem of people coming to A and E from an airpor...Problem of people coming to A and E from an airport is increasing. NHS is a known softie, we sadly very, very rarely bill people from other countries for treatment.<br />We really have little idea at a local level how to cost treatment and care as it never done. Time this changed me thinks.Kirriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022740555969646104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49602772830012987832017-01-11T09:32:19.127+00:002017-01-11T09:32:19.127+00:00I think that would have to be Day 2.I think that would have to be Day 2.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91034440941245403672017-01-11T09:09:03.550+00:002017-01-11T09:09:03.550+00:00It's a sad state of affairs all round.
The gre...It's a sad state of affairs all round.<br />The great unwashed don't think they've had a good time unless they were so drunk that they can't remember it and the rest of us pick up the bill for the "fear of litigation" fuelled care of them afterwards.<br />Maybe if they had to walk home and fall into a ditch to sober up on the way they wouldn't do it so often. Perhaps the answer is a penalty of a shift in A&E cleaning up other people's vomit.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48033702500896046022017-01-11T08:55:23.715+00:002017-01-11T08:55:23.715+00:00There'd be a sign on the cell door 'No Lit...There'd be a sign on the cell door 'No Litigation allowed'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61942736090214995312017-01-11T08:54:20.613+00:002017-01-11T08:54:20.613+00:00You devil!
You devil!<br />Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90972071842412585242017-01-11T08:45:55.787+00:002017-01-11T08:45:55.787+00:00The Drunk Tank would be good IF the police - or ma...The Drunk Tank would be good IF the police - or management group - would not be sued by the 'family' whose 'loved one' died choking on their own vomit.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52234783607696541942017-01-11T08:31:34.252+00:002017-01-11T08:31:34.252+00:00I got drunk once in my twenties. Never ever did it...I got drunk once in my twenties. Never ever did it again! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15245010022003170172017-01-11T08:20:05.164+00:002017-01-11T08:20:05.164+00:004C this morning, with a thin mist which will proba...4C this morning, with a thin mist which will probably linger all day.<br /><br />I don't remember ever going out with the aim of getting pissed. We simply went out to have a few beers. I'm sure that drinking culture has changed since I was a student, but looking at certain Hogarth cartoons, I wonder!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27794680562842439612017-01-11T08:06:40.964+00:002017-01-11T08:06:40.964+00:00The drinking part is not that new. When I was a t...The drinking part is not that new. When I was a teenager it was what people did. They thought it was fun... The youngesters drink at home before they go out now and dont leave which ever house they are in until about 11pm. This is due to the drinks being expensive in pubs and clubs now. although the pubs dont have a closing time now. When I was younger they still stopped at 11 and then you went off to a licenced club where you paid to get in. Now they pay to get into a pub that doesnt shut and you cant move. You can blame Labour for changing it to 24 hour drinking.<br /><br />Is it cold there? Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34572349794134314402017-01-11T06:57:42.158+00:002017-01-11T06:57:42.158+00:00I don't know why they're dumped in A &...I don't know why they're dumped in A & E if they're not ill. Self inflicted drunkenness requires a cage, just to stop them making idiots of themselves.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com