Whiskey and whisky
So they are back to worrying about The Drink.
Our beloved brethren in ASH recently announced on the Twitter machine:
“It should worry us all that liver cancer rates have risen over the last few decades in Scotland.”
I have a few things that worry me. Not as many as I used to have but nevertheless I have little responsibilities and concerns. Now I am meant to worry about people in Scotland too? I am expected to shoulder the responsibility of the entire Scottish Nation? Why? Give me one good reason why I should be concerned about anyone’s liver apart from my own.
I suppose that if you spend your entire waking hours trying to meddle with the way people live their lives then the Scots might be a little concerning. In a world of non-smoking, non-drinking, slim, tofu munching, athletic people, the idea of someone actually enjoying themselves and living a different lifestyle must be a worry and maybe something must be done.
Meanwhile here in Ireland we have a slightly different tack on the subject.
Concern over effects on children of increased drinking at home
The pubs here have been shut for well over a year now. Where else are the little bleeders supposed to drink? If anything they should be glad as parents can keep an eye on the rugrats as they polish off their cans of cider and supermarket lager. It’s a lot better than having the little sods get pissed in the woods down the road?
Of course one problem is that the little bastards will raid their parents’ drinks stash. But that is always a problem. I remember watering down the spirit bottles when I was a nipper. I considered I was doing the parents a favour by diluting their drinks thereby keeping them more sober and giving myself a little supply of good stuff at the same time. When I became a parent I quickly learned if my whiskey had been doctored as I knew all the tricks.
The simple answer is to keep the bottles in a locked cupboard. That’ll stop the home-drinking habits of your darling little fruits of your loins?
The Scots can sort out their own problems.
It’s fuck all to do with me.
I think the health problems are caused by all stuff they put in food and drink that they never used to.
Sugar substitutes, modified fats, salt substitutes, colouring, preservatives, all the plastic that it wrapped in.
Why does nobody/country make whiskie?
Or even wisky.
I cI
You cl?
Search me. No idea what ate the comment but see if this gets through. If the scots have any sense they will blow ash from their land for good. These wankers have had it too easy for too long.
I concur with Doonhammer it's the crap in stuff that causes the problems today, crap that never used to be there.
I cl too but I'll never admit it.
It's really Uisce Beatha, But you knew that?
"This is concerning in particular for households with children, as research shows that children exposed to parental drinking at high levels are vulnerable to adverse outcomes."
I could agree with this IF the terms "high levels" and "adverse outcomes" were a tad more well defined. When I was a much younger version of myself getting a bit mouthy with mom when she wanted something done had adverse outcomes twice for me per occasion. Once from mom and second from dad when he got home after work.