All 3 entries tagged Alcohol

Teetotal. Yes–sirree.

: 13 Jun 2007 17:13 |  Tags: Alcohol France Nicolas Sarkozy Over Exuberance Video |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

How to solve binge drinking

On Breakfast this morning, a girl gave a novel excuse for her binge drinking.

They only sell cider in big bottles and I have to drink it all because I can’t take it home cos my mum will see it.

Yes, she was from Bristol. And yes, she sounded just like Vicky Pollard.

But surely if drinks like White Lightening were sold in smaller quantities, this problem would be avoided? Vicky wouldn’t have had to ‘drink up’ before going home. And even if she was still thirsty, a second trip to the off-licence would have doubled her chances of being ID’d.

: 17 Nov 2006 09:23 |  Tags: Alcohol Binge Drinking Kids Teenagers |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Just another Saturday night in Leam

Will I miss Leamington when I leave in a couple of weeks time?

Based on last night, no. Firstly, don't worry Jimmy, it was nothing to do with your pleasant company during the Argentina v Ivory Coast game.

It was more the virtually constant alcohol–infused violence going on outside my flat from midnight until 2.30am. I must have heard about five instances of threats to murder and tens of people who weren't just drunk but utterly paralytic. It only ended when several people got badly injured and the police (eventually) turned up.

Listening in bed while a long procession of drunk 'revellers' wandered past, it was remarkable how it sounded like a school playground had moved outside, albeit with the added bonus of broken beer bottles ready to be used as weapons. The guy sat in the middle of the road at 1.30am screaming "why are all the pubs shut" (making Big Brother's Nikki sound like an Oxbridge graduate) nearly took the prize for most pathetic excuse for an adult.

That was until some guy appeared (I was at the window by this point) to batter his girlfriend and anyone who tried to get in his way. Judging by the look of horror on the faces of people who could see it properly, and the resulting pools of blood on the pavement, it must have been a pretty horrific attack.

Interestingly, from two floors up you can work out why there appears to be so few police officers in Leamington most nights. They're all in unmarked cars. I must have seen three different saloons go by, each with police inside (you can only really see their stab–proof vests from above). Unfortunately, this means there's no 'deterrent'. There's just the unlikely chance that you might be spotted by a hidden policeman.

Sadly I suspect that leaving Leamington won't bring an end to living with widespread alcohol–fuelled violence. Living in what essentially is a large village at home, I know that even the smallest places suffer the same problems as city centres. And yet you rarely see village–violence(!) reported.

: 11 Jun 2006 11:16 |  Tags: Alcohol Leamington Violence |  Comments (20) |  Close comments |  Report a problem