Problem solved...

L'Enfer du Nord

The Problem: bought a couple of fancy foreign beers earlier, when I opened the second one it turned out to have a cork in it under the metal cap. I don't have a cork screw.

The solution? Even though it was after ten I popped down to the local24 hour shop (http://www.whitenight.eu) a bought 2 cans. How? I'm in Brussels for the week end.

Why is it in ****ing Ireland you can't buy off license after ten? I know it was probably brought in after LVA lobbying to force us to drink over priced piss in their establishments, then the apparent rational was probably something to do with responsible drinking or some ****. Why is it in Ireland that rather than punish a few scumbags for going too far every responsible adult has to be penalised?

This is typical, an other example is cycle paths which are blocked with gates to stop people taking motor bikes on them.

A lack of motor sidings because they'll become a magnet for anti-social behaviour.

A lack of lane ways in modern housing Estates.

Why not police wrong doers and let us get on with our lives with out all these stupid restrictions?

Mr. RED

Thinly veiled lack of lane ways in modern housing Estates thread.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Just buy from a pub with an off licence on it. That's what we do when we run out of wine

The Peanut

L'Enfer du Nord wrote: »

The Problem: bought a couple of fancy foreign beers earlier, when I opened the second one it turned out to have a cork in it under the metal cap. I don't have a cork screw.

The solution? Even though it was after ten I popped down to the local24 hour shop (http://www.whitenight.eu) a bought 2 cans. How? I'm in Brussels for the week end.

Why is it in ****ing Ireland you can't buy off license after ten? I know it was probably brought in after LVA lobbying to force us to drink over priced piss in their establishments, then the apparent rational was probably something to do with responsible drinking or some ****. Why is it in Ireland that rather than punish a few scumbags for going too far every responsible adult has to be penalised?

This is typical, an other example is cycle paths which are blocked with gates to stop people taking motor bikes on them.

A lack of motor sidings because they'll become a magnet for anti-social behaviour.

A lack of lane ways in modern housing Estates.

Why not police wrong doers and let us get on with our lives with out all these stupid restrictions?

Away abroad for the weekend and you're on boards complaining on a Friday night?

Sunnyisland

Let's all move to Brussels where everything is better and our problems be solved.

crosstownk

Why didn't you just push push the cork down into the bottle and pour the beer out?

No need for the rest of the post after that.

The Backwards Man

I just petted a dog in the local village.

If I was in Mexico I could have got rabies.

Timberrrrrrrr

L'Enfer du Nord wrote: »

The Problem: bought a couple of fancy foreign beers earlier, when I opened the second one it turned out to have a cork in it under the metal cap. I don't have a cork screw.

The solution? Even though it was after ten I popped down to the local24 hour shop h ttp://ww w.whitenight.eu bought 2 cans. How? I'm in Brussels for the week end.

Why is it in ****ing Ireland you can't buy off license after ten? I know it was probably brought in after LVA lobbying to force us to drink over priced piss in their establishments, then the apparent rational was probably something to do with responsible drinking or some ****. Why is it in Ireland that rather than punish a few scumbags for going too far every responsible adult has to be penalised?

This is typical, an other example is cycle paths which are blocked with gates to stop people taking motor bikes on them.

A lack of motor sidings because they'll become a magnet for anti-social behaviour.

A lack of lane ways in modern housing Estates.

Why not police wrong doers and let us get on with our lives with out all these stupid restrictions?

If this is what a couple of fancy beers does to you then i think i'll stick with the Bushmills tyvm.

Balmed Out

realies wrote: »

Let's all move to Brussels where everything is better and our problems be solved.

except that apparently the most fun to be had is to stay in and drink on youre todd.

L'Enfer du Nord

The Peanut wrote: »

Away abroad for the weekend and you're on boards complaining on a Friday night?

If I wanted to go out on the piss I'd could have stayed in Dublin.

Banjo String

Don't get me started on peanuts on airlines.

And, if my granny had balls she'd be my granda. :mad:

kneemos

Apparently we were all drinking ourselves to death during the tiger years so they restricted the off license hours,that was the line anyhow.Don't see them changing it back though during the recession.

The Peanut

L'Enfer du Nord wrote: »

If I wanted to go out on the piss I'd could have stayed in Dublin.

If you wanted to complain on boards, you could also have stayed in Dublin.
None of my business where you drink.

Balmed Out

L'Enfer du Nord wrote: »

If I wanted to go out on the piss I'd could have stayed in Dublin.

What your mam wouldnt let you stay in at home in Dublin and drink alone?

Mr. RED

Sung to the tune of "Cheers", but by 50,000 hardened, angry football fans.

Making your way in the world today where we have no lack of lane ways in modern housing Estates!!

Brussels!

Taking a break from all your worries where we have no lack of motor sidings because they'll become a magnet for anti-social behaviour!!!

Brussels!!!

Wouldn't you like to get away? CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP

Brussels!!!

CLAPCLAPCLAP!

Brussels!!!

CLAPCLAPCLAP!!!

CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLA CLAPCLAPCLACLAP CLAP CLAP!

Banjo String

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I just petted a dog in the local village.

If I was in Mexico I could have got rabies.

Can't get it outta my head now. :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwqjCj6kgc

L'Enfer du Nord

Balmed Out wrote: »

except that apparently the most fun to be had is to stay in and drink on youre todd.

Believe it or not the primary purpose of my visit is sport not alcohol consumption. Merely pointing out that there isn't anarchy on the streets here because you can buy a can of beer in a shop after 10.

Maybe I'll go to the pub later, if I want to. I can go at 4.00 am if I want to.

Lenin Skynard

It's fairly bemusing how they brought in that rule without any real explaination and it hasn't come back up really in public discourse. It serves no purpose other than forcing people to stock up in supermarkets.

I know the argument will be that they did it for their publican buddies in the drink lobby but in the end, the supermarket were the big winners, particularly the discounters.

shruikan2553

It is too dangerous for use to be able to buy alcohol whenever we want and drink it at home, we should all be in the pub where the bartender can take care of us and when we drink to much they will take us home and tuck us in. Thankfully they take all our money in the pub so a dishonest bartender wont be tempted to steal out money once we are asleep.

Mr. RED

Listen here now!! We can't be making our own decisions! If the government thinks it's better for us to drink by their rules then who are we to decide!!

Duiske

L'Enfer du Nord wrote: »

The Problem: bought a couple of fancy foreign beers earlier, when I opened the second one it turned out to have a cork in it under the metal cap. I don't have a cork screw.

I would have just asked the old woman next door to do it. Me dad reckons that when she was younger she could suck a tennis ball through a straw, so surely she'd still be up to sucking the cork out of a beer bottle.

Paramite Pie

Ah Brussels........ where you wouldn't dream of heading out before 2am in the morning...:pac:

If pubs & clubs weren't forced to close at a fixed time, people would just go home when it suited them rather than everyone pouring onto the streets at once. And there wouldn't be the same pressure to drink more afterwards. Here it's all about cramming a whole nights drinking into a few measly hours.

Mr. RED

I'm in complete agreement. The drinking times in this a country ARE a f***ing joke! The only reason I personally would be writing on boards from Belguim would be to say "**** you all! I'm on holidays; and you miserable b******s are not!!"

Wait....

kneemos

There might be some reasoning for the early closure but why the 10.30 opening in the morning and 12.30 on a Sunday?