Hey buddy. Do u want a bottle?

me m

I had a mate call around tonight and we were watching the arsenal match. I went to get a few beers and when i gave him a bottle of beer. He asked can he have a glass? Say Whaaaaaaat :eek:. I got him his precious glass. Apparently he is scared of rats piss that will give you that wells disease.

I have seen this guy regularly drink from bottles. And he probably has eaten from the floor at times, where rats probably have a higher chance of pissing on. Never seen that but i would assume its happened because he can be a messy drunk :pac:. I think he just read a little article somehwere. Anyways my point being is this something that worries people when drinking out of bottles? Im not sure of the ins and outs exactly but how does a rat piss get into the bottle so. Or is it any contact

I am sure wells disease is much more complicated but if your not drinking a beer out of a bottle because of your worries you might as well not touch anything thats been in storage then..or do rats just like to piss on beer?

Guill

Tell him to get out and never come back.

Senna

Tell him to man up FFS

RichieC

Depends on the beer. If it was a fine brew he's well within acceptable. if it's monkeys piss like heineken or Budweiser, have his man card put under review.

Rothmans

me m wrote: »

I had a mate call around tonight and we were watching the arsenal match. I went to get a few beers and when i gave him a bottle of beer. He asked can he have a glass? Say Whaaaaaaat :eek:. I got him his precious glass. Apparently he is scared of rats piss that will give you that wells disease.

I have seen this guy regularly drink from bottles. And he probably has eaten from the floor at times, where rats probably have a higher chance of pissing on. Never seen that but i would assume its happened because he can be a messy drunk :pac:. I think he just read a little article somehwere. Anyways my point being is this something that worries people when drinking out of bottles? Im not sure of the ins and outs exactly but how does a rat piss get into the bottle so. Or is it any contact

I am sure wells disease is much more complicated but if your not drinking a beer out of a bottle because of your worries you might as well not touch anything thats been in storage then..or do rats just like to piss on beer?

I used to work in a pub. The bottles would be sorted by the company which supplied them, and then left in the yard for the beer companies to collect them, so that they can be reused.
Plenty of opportunity for rats to piss on them. I remember years ago getting a bottle of cidona in a pub, my father told me not to drink straight from the bottle for the same reason.

Dunny

Whats wrong woth asking for a glass?!?

'kin hell

The King of Moo

He asked for a clean, differently-shaped glass receptacle!!??

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

For God's sake, this country's going to hell in a handcart, man card etc!!

LH Pathe

If an alcoholic is like a donkey, well, thread title is like a carrot

Slunk

Was it not on mythbusters a while back that the bacteria doesn't last long enough after been freshly pissed to cause any major problems.

Guill

Slunk wrote: »

Was it not on mythbusters a while back that the bacteria doesn't last long enough after been freshly pissed to cause any major problems.

Also if it was true there would be hugh health and safety procedures forced on the pubs to ensure that all bottles are free from it.

Sharpshooter

me m wrote: »

I am sure wells disease is much more complicated but if your not drinking a beer out of a bottle because of your worries you might as well not touch anything thats been in storage then..or do rats just like to piss on beer?

Rats piss everywhere,all the time.
Weil's disease is deadly.

A golfer died because he dropped his cig/cigar on the golf course and picked it up unknowing that the stub was in contact with rats urine.

I'm sure there was a thread here a few years ago on this very subject.

me m

Rothmans wrote: »

I used to work in a pub. The bottles would be sorted by the company which supplied them, and then left in the yard for the beer companies to collect them, so that they can be reused.
Plenty of opportunity for rats to piss on them. I remember years ago getting a bottle of cidona in a pub, my father told me not to drink straight from the bottle for the same reason.

Thats a good point about recycling bottles. But then it applies to any product thats used so. If everyone who drank a bottle in a pub requested a glass they gonna need a lot more glasses. lots of places run low on a busy night as it is. Nothing worse that getting a glass and half way through your short noticing lip stick marks. Quick rinse because they only gave it a poxy tap wash and not through a dishwasher.

overshoot

me m wrote: »

Thats a good point about recycling bottles. But then it applies to any product thats used so. If everyone who drank a bottle in a pub requested a glass they gonna need a lot more glasses. lots of places run low on a busy night as it is. Nothing worse that getting a glass and half way through your short noticing lip stick marks. Quick rinse because they only gave it a poxy tap wash and not through a dishwasher.

actually the dishwasher would be the one that wouldnt take it off, the brushes in a tap wash would

LH Pathe

Bottle, pah, give me the keg breast

Cookie_Monster

so he's worried about rats piss on the rim* yet needs to pour it into a glass via the same rim... right...

* why would it matter anywhere else, unless you like licking bottles

wilkie2006

me m wrote: »

I have seen this guy regularly drink from bottles.

Maybe he suspects that you pi$$ on your stuff but doesn't want to say? Are you a bit like that?

danniemcq

Slunk wrote: »

Was it not on mythbusters a while back that the bacteria doesn't last long enough after been freshly pissed to cause any major problems.

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-rat-pee-soda.html

video is there!

Corvo

Hot Lips wrote: »

Rats piss everywhere,all the time.
Weil's disease is deadly.

A golfer died because he dropped his cig/cigar on the golf course and picked it up unknowing that the stub was in contact with rats urine.

I'm sure there was a thread here a few years ago on this very subject.

Heard a similar story where a golfers ball when into the pond and he rolled up the legs of his pants to get it. Water (infected with piddle) got into a cut.

CardBordWindow

How often do you hear of people getting Weil's disease?
Granted, it happens, but it's not that common. And of the people that do get infected, it's normally because they were in contact with a river/rats rather than a bottle!

MagicMarker

me m wrote: »

Apparently he is scared of rats piss that will give you that wells disease.

Talk about going on the piss.

Boom boom.

CardBordWindow

http://www.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20100105.0041

The number of cases of leptospirosis rose to 30 in 2008, compared to 22 in 2007. It caused the death of one elderly patient, as well as 17 hospitalisations.

A total of 10 picked up the illness on farms and 9 had been involved in watersports like canoeing, swimming outdoors and a triathlon. Others were infected while gardening, spending time by a river bank or holidaying in a tropical destination.

No mention of any alcohol related infections!

Cee-Jay-Cee

Maybe its says more about the level of cleanliness (or his perception) of your home than his fear of catching weils disease

44leto

It was true when it first became fashionable to drink from a bottle about in the early 90s, weil's disease spiked all over the country as in numbers increased. But now all bottles are delivered covered either in boxes or wrapped in plastic, non returnables as they are called.

If you ever seen anyone with weils disease you to would be very afraid, even if you recover it lingers with you for months to years. So your friend has a point, but not with your supermarket boxed up bottles.

starch4ser

Your friend is obviously a Gayer who's leaving subtle hints. He's probably getting ready to come out and is just testing the water. Next time he comes round, he'll probably be wearing a cardigan. This is how it starts.

MagicMarker

MagicMarker wrote: »

me m wrote: »

Apparently he is scared of rats piss that will give you that wells disease.

Talk about going on the piss.

Boom boom.

... Basil Brush?

foxyboxer

"Here you go!!! Your Majesty!!!"

Father Damo

:pac:

Nothingbetter2d

A friend of mine had weils disease....he got it while working as a sparky in Ringsend power station.... it left him blind & in a wheel chair for about 9 months.... his eye sight has returned but its very poor and after over 1 year of physio he can walk again. it took him almost 2 years after he got it to fully recover.

A nasty disease is Weils Disease.

OldGoat

Pouring your beer into a glass dissipates the carbon dioxide so you don't end up belching like some uncouth teenager. It also aids in releasing the fragrance of the beer. Beer makers spend years perfecting their brews trying to create the best possible beer experience, a combination of flavour and aroma. And what do we do with this lovingly crafted nectar? We chug it over-chilled and from the bottle. It's the equivalent of eating a fillet steak in a sandwich. It's nice but it could be so much better presented on a plate in a wine reduction sauce with a few chips and some green beans.

The steak sandwich has it place but if you have the time why not do it properly, with all the trimmings. Same with your beer. If you are knackerdrinking then I guess by the neck is fine but if you are settling down to watch a game in the comfort of your own home then why not make it the best beer experience you can?

Decanting your beer into a glass makes the beer better. Pour a beer and get your nose in there to get a great big snozful of that wheaty aroma.

Also, using the proper glassware/stemware just shows class.
:cool:

bigneacy

Rothmans wrote: »

I used to work in a pub. The bottles would be sorted by the company which supplied them, and then left in the yard for the beer companies to collect them, so that they can be reused.
Plenty of opportunity for rats to piss on them. I remember years ago getting a bottle of cidona in a pub, my father told me not to drink straight from the bottle for the same reason.

In dundalk they've found an ingenious solution to this age-old problem. When the bottles are being stored - they leave the lids off them, allowing the rats to actually piss into the bottles rather than around the lid where you would put your mouth - they would then label these ones accordingly.

shancoduff

OldGoat wrote: »

Pouring your beer into a glass dissipates the carbon dioxide so you don't end up belching like some uncouth teenager. It also aids in releasing the fragrance of the beer. Beer makers spend years perfecting their brews trying to create the best possible beer experience, a combination of flavour and aroma. And what do we do with this lovingly crafted nectar? We chug it over-chilled and from the bottle. It's the equivalent of eating a fillet steak in a sandwich. It's nice but it could be so much better presented on a plate in a wine reduction sauce with a few chips and some green beans.


For me, some of the more mass marketed beers go flat pretty much on contact with the glass though so I'd rather the bottle in these cases. But yes, with a nice posh brew, gotta glass it

Logical Fallacy

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

so he's worried about rats piss on the rim* yet needs to pour it into a glass via the same rim... right...

* why would it matter anywhere else, unless you like licking bottles

He's not afraid of rat piss, he is afraid the OP had the bottle up his bum.

Big Nasty

shancoduff wrote: »

For me, some of the more mass marketed beers go flat pretty much on contact with the glass though so I'd rather the bottle in these cases. But yes, with a nice posh brew, gotta glass it

Where do you find this happening? At home or in a pub?

shancoduff

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Where do you find this happening? At home or in a pub?

At home, drink more pints in a pub than bottles. Is there something to do with how the glass was washed that affects the form the beer takes in a glass? I heard somewhere that wine glasses etc shouldn't be washed with washing up liquid because it impairs the taste. In any case, at home I'll usually use a cold wet glass, it's what Heineken recommends their draft be poured into I think.

Big Nasty

shancoduff wrote: »

At home, drink more pints in a pub than bottles. Is there something to do with how the glass was washed that affects the form the beer takes in a glass? I heard somewhere that wine glasses etc shouldn't be washed with washing up liquid because it impairs the taste. In any case, at home I'll usually use a cold wet glass, it's what Heineken recommends their draft be poured into I think.

Wash your glasses by hand and don't put them through your dishwasher.;)

af_thefragile

Dont the rats pee on cans??