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Drink problem; Your view.


I, LIKE thousands of others, like to shop early so I can avoid the crowds.

I am a responsible 61-year-old when it comes to drinking. I never frequent pubs and have never been drunk in public Drunk in Public is the first CD released by comedian Ron White. It features many of his act from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with the addition of profanity. It was released on 2003-11-03 on the Hip-O Records label. Track listing
All tracks written by White.
.

This new "gimmick" of not being able to purchase alcohol before 10am is nonsense. And, once again, the vast majority of law-abiding citizens are penalised because of a tiny minority.

Rest assured this will not make one bit of difference to the drink culture in Scotland as most underage dinkers are not up before 10am.

Jimmy Neil, Glasgow

ON August 17 , Tesco stopped selling single cans of certain alcoholic beverages in support of the Scottish Government's "war on alcohol".

This isn't helping a friend who has been struggling to control her alcohol consumption by only purchasing a can per day. She now has to buy six at a time, and often succumbs to the temptation Temptation
Terror (See HORROR.)

apple

as fruit of the tree of knowledge in Eden, has come to epitomize temptation. [O.T.: Genesis 3:1–7; Br. Lit.
 to drink all of them in an evening.

It may be nice for Tesco's sales but it's not helping her liver.

John Hein Not to be confused with Jon Hein.

John Hein is publisher and former editor of ScotsGay magazine - a monthly magazine that reports on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender life in Scotland.
, Edinburgh
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
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Date:Sep 5, 2009
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