What Are You Drinking v.How Heterosexual are ya?

[masaz]

Ah well the thought was there :D

Trying to ring for emergency lemonade supplies, no one is answering.

 

[Limpet_Chicken]

Stella, cold from the fridge. I'm fucking parched.

 

[Sammy G]

You'd have to be!

 

[Mailmonkey]

No piss-taking at the back.

lol I'm only just in from work, did a very long very hilly very heavy round that I hate today and it was boiling hot.

Just come home and poured myself a Westons Vintage shandy, was worried about coming on and owning up to it...but you've saved me from worry Sam..

Shandy bass is pretty nice, I bet that bavaria is even nicer...specially if you sit at your desk necking it all day long...

At what point does a can of shandy become an alcoholic beverage percentage wise? My son can buy that, i can wander round drinking it, no health warnings etc....could I innocently be driving round drinking that all day between deliveries and put myself over the legal limit?

 

[Sammy G]

I imagine you could go over the limit if you were slamming it all day, yeah. Though you'd probably have to polish off enough of it that the constant pissing would be more of an immediate concern.

I suppose a Weston's Vintage shandy is far manlier, so you get away with that one regardless. Fuck it, I'll have to make a Special Brew shandy when I get home. But that really wouldn't work all that well, would it?

 

[Mailmonkey]

I don't really piss at work when it's hot, I drink a good 3-4 litres of fluid over a 4-5 hour walk...I reckon I could get pissed right up on that stuff

(prob makes me a bit gay)

Was trying to find the legal limit for shandy...

and found this...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...t-drink-case-public-smell-alcohol-breath.html

Police have been banned from drinking Shandy Bass on duty and have been told they face disciplinary action if caught with a can of the soft drink, it emerged today.

Leicestershire Police chiefs ordered a complete alcohol ban after an internal memo was passed round by the Professional Standards Department.

The memo warned that although Shandy Bass contains just 0.5 per cent alcohol there was still a chance that members of the public might get a 'whiff’ when speaking to officers.

The memo, seen by respected Police Federation magazine Police, states that drinking Shandy Bass - which can be bought by children and if officially classed as a soft drink - 'would create the wrong impression' and is 'unacceptable to the public'.

It continues: ‘This particular drink contains very low levels of actual alcohol, namely 0.5 percent and could therefore be seen as a soft drink rather than an alcoholic beverage.

‘Despite this, it still contains alcohol and there is every likelihood that members of the public who come into contact with a member of staff who has consumed such a drink will smell what they perceive to be alcohol on the officer's breath.

‘This would create the wrong impression and is unacceptable.’

More than 1,500 members of staff read the memo before it was pulled from the computer system last month.

The row started after a PC was spotted with a can of Shandy Bass at lunchtime to help him wash down a meal of fish and chips.

The policeman, who has not been named, was spotted in the canteen by his senior officer - and told in no uncertain terms that he should never to drink it again.

The officer is believed to protested to senior officers that he had enjoyed the drink for 'umpteen years'.

However, senior officers contacted the Professional Standards Department, which issued the diktat banning members of the force from drinking it.

Rank-and-file policemen and women today criticised the decision.

One officer said: ‘I have had the same routine for the past 20 years.

‘Every Tuesday I have fish and chips and a can of Shandy Bass.

‘It's become almost a tradition for me and to be told that I'm not allowed to drink a can of what is classified as a soft drink makes me feel like a naughty child.’

He added: ‘I spend all day confiscating alcohol from youngsters and pouring it down the drain, and now I've got to do the same thing with my Shandy Bass.’

Kevan Allcock, secretary of the Leicestershire Police Federation, said the officer initially involved thought he was going to be told 'some serious bad news' as he was taken to a room and reprimanded over his Shandy Bass drinking.

The Federation and Unison, who represent police staff, even called Britvic, the company who make the drink, to ask about alcohol content and were told the at the very most it would be 0.5 per cent.

They were told by Britvic bosses that the main reason they had the alcohol content listed on the can was due to religious concerns for some consumers, such as Muslims.

Mr Allcock said: ‘When I first heard about it, I treated it as a joke or at least some kind of over exuberance from a senior officer and then the advice came through from the Professional Standards Department.

‘You could drink a bathful of Shandy Bass and you still wouldn't be drunk.’

According to experts it would take more than 20 cans of the drink - which was launched in the UK in 1972 - to put you above the drink drive limit.

According to Britvic's own website, Shandy Bass contains a measly 11 per cent of 'real Bass beer', adding 'not more than 0.5 per cent by volume'.

In 2007 the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that alcoholic drinks 'are those that exceed 1.2 per cent volume'.

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) do not have any national guidance on the banning of officers drinking Shandy Bass.

Each individual force in the UK has its own Professional Services Department and the memo regarding officers being banned from drinking the soft drink was only put out by the Leicestershire Professional Services Department to its own staff.

A spokesperson from Leicestershire Constabulary confirmed that officers had been told not to drink anything with even the smallest alcohol content - in case it made their breath smell of it.

The spokesman said: ‘Leicestershire Officers have been advised not to consume any beverages that may give the impression they have been drinking alcohol - regardless of its actual alcohol content.

‘This is an issue of public perception and many people would have concerns if an officer arrived at their home smelling of alcohol.

‘All staff, particularly those in face-to-face contact with members of the public, were advised to use common sense and consider whether they might be giving the impression they were consuming alcohol.’

She said that no officers so far had been given an official warning for drinking Shandy Bass on duty, adding: ‘No officers have faced formal disciplinary action for drinking Shandy Bass.

‘Leicestershire Constabulary is committed to maintaining public confidence within the diverse communities of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

I imagine you could go over the limit if you were slamming it all day, yeah. Though you'd probably have to polish off enough of it that the constant pissing would be more of an immediate concern.

I suppose a Weston's Vintage shandy is far manlier. Fuck it, I'll have to make a Special Brew shandy when I get home. But that really wouldn't work all that well, would it?

 

[Sammy G]

Brilliant.

You'd have to drink a hell of a lot less Bavaria to be over the limit (though still loads). At 0.9% alcohol, surely that would have led to instant dismissal for the peeler in question?

I also liked this bit:

They were told by Britvic bosses that the main reason they had the alcohol content listed on the can was due to religious concerns for some consumers, such as Muslims.

I knew they'd have to stick that in somewhere. Cherchez la darkie. Every time.

I can't think of many significant religious minorities other than Mormons who'd be affected. But they had to mention Muslims specifically. The dots are laid right out there for the readership to join them. And they will.

Police banned from drinking shandy - Muslims did it.

 

[masaz]

Hehe, Allcock

 

[The Liberal Media]

Brilliant.

You'd have to drink a hell of a lot less Bavaria - at 0.9% alcohol, surely that would lead to instant dismissal for the peeler in question?

I also liked this bit:



I knew they'd have to stick that in somewhere. Cherchez la darkie. Every time.

I can't think of many significant religious minorities other than Mormons who'd be affected. But they had to mention Muslims specifically. The dots are laid right out there for the readership to join them. and they will.

Welcome back Samhaingrim I knew you were lurking somewhere

 

[The Liberal Media]

Brilliant.

You'd have to drink a hell of a lot less Bavaria to be over the limit (though still loads). At 0.9% alcohol, surely that would have led to instant dismissal for the peeler in question?

I also liked this bit:



I knew they'd have to stick that in somewhere. Cherchez la darkie. Every time.

I can't think of many significant religious minorities other than Mormons who'd be affected. But they had to mention Muslims specifically. The dots are laid right out there for the readership to join them. And they will.

Police banned from drinking shandy - Muslims did it.

Yep only Hindu's , baptised Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists

Basically half the planet

 

[Mendo_K]

Is shandy a soft drink for kids, ie can anyone buy it? I thought anything with an alcohol concentration you had to be over 18, We got told we had to ask people who were buying liquour chocolates at work for there ID, hilarious.

 

[The Liberal Media]

Shandy is like lager top

Went out with Spandau Ballet and Level 42

 

[Sammy G]

Yep only Hindu's , baptised Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists

Basically half the planet

Erm... Hinduism doesn't specifically outlaw alcohol. A lot of Hindus don't drink, but I'd wager that at least one in three do.

Didn't know about Sikhs. Shall investigate. Though I'd imagine it helps to be sober if you're packing ceremonial weaponry.

Baptised Jains? Hardly a significant minority in the UK. Buddhists can fuck right off to Goa or wherever.

Shandy is like lager top

Went out with Spandau Ballet and Level 42

Was shandy ever really 'in' for those above primary school age?

More to the point, were Level 42 ever 'in'?

I think not.

 

[The Liberal Media]

Erm... Hinduism doesn't specifically outlaw alcohol. A lot of Hindus don't drink, but I'd wager that at least one in three do.

Actually it does in most modern circles
Soma is mentioned in the Vedas as an intoxicant . I guess it all depends on whether you translate to this modern day as Soma as being " Alcohol"

 

[The Liberal Media]

Erm... Hinduism doesn't specifically outlaw alcohol. A lot of Hindus don't drink, but I'd wager that at least one in three do.

Didn't know about Sikhs. Shall investigate. Though I'd imagine it helps to be sober if you're packing ceremonial weaponry.

Baptised Jains? Hardly a significant minority in the UK. Buddhists can fuck right off to Goa or wherever.



Was shandy ever really 'in' for those above primary school age?

More to the point, were Level 42 ever 'in'?

I think not.

Lol your attempts to bait are only matched by your IQ

For the record, yes Level 42 are legit

Lessons in love was a classic

 

[Sammy G]

Actually it does in most modern circles

Modern circles? You mean some kind of rinky-dink fundamentalist school set up to fleece whitey? Let's stick to real Hinduism, shall we? The kind that's been practised for all these years and doesn't outlaw alcohol.

I don't know a single Hindu who doesn't drink, as it happens. Though maybe that says more about the kind of Hindus I run into than it does about the religion.

Lol your attempts to bait are only matched by your IQ

Sorry? What on earth were you responding to there?

Religious stuff moved to Theology Megathread please continue religious debate there, Ta

 

[Mailmonkey]

Is shandy a soft drink for kids, ie can anyone buy it? I thought anything with an alcohol concentration you had to be over 18, We got told we had to ask people who were buying liquour chocolates at work for there ID, hilarious.

As long as the alcohol level is below 1.2% it can be sold as a soft drink...

A 1.2% shandy bass would be alright, I sometimes have a very weak (3.6% ) IPA shandy at the pub in summer, prob about 1.5% alcohol in total...almost a soft drink....

I'm quite shocked at this. Why aren't some big drinks corps providing 1.2%soft drinks?

 

[Bearlove]

Is there any law that forbids a parent giving alcohol to their kids? Yeah maybe if your sitting in your local asking for a bottle of snakebite for the bairn you could get in the shit but at home ....?

 

[knock]

All this talk of shandy, I'm going to have a Leffe Blonde shandy, spiked with drugs.

 

[Mailmonkey]

This Westons shandy is boss.