The rst of Europe have been more 'grown up' about alcohol consumption than the UK have for years.

That's a pretty meaningless generalisation, if I may say so.

no no no, the self righteous of the Sin Bin know best, if only we'd let them run the country, we'd be f'd in three seconds

An extremely brilliant flash of insight, but wtf has it got to do with pubs on motorways?

About as much as any of his other posts on various threads today.

On one he made some snide reference to a 'bitch' and her period. Without trawling through his previous posts, his attitude seems to be more cyclical than any menstrual woman

Just as an experiment have one or two pints of 3.6 beer and then try to play squash,
You may then reconsider whether your driving may be affected.

A couple of years ago I'd returned from a fishing trip and joined the rest of the lads in The Sailor's Return in Weymouth. I had one pint of cider and then drove home. I was pulled by plod at Sherborne and breathalysed. The reading, much to my surprise, was ZERO! In the space of half an hour I had apparently metabolised the cider.

For information: I no longer drink any alcohol if I'm driving, after the above situation, I cannot rely on the rate I absorb alcohol at all

Cannot make me any crapper at squash, surely

Well if you want a pint you can pull off a motorway and get one anyway and then get back on.
What is so different about a motorway?
They are safer roads anyway in general
Although a drunk could cause a right carnage and disruption.
But I don't think we are talking drunks here are we?
Just a bite to eat and a possible drink.

Not all people who would fancy a drink with their meals are drivers, so they are catered for.
It's all about responsible choices at the end of the day.

I think the greater risk from having a pint before driving any distance on a motorway is that of drowsiness.

Why say something so stupid when I myself made the point that taking any drug is inevitably going to have "some" effect?

The question isn't whether your functioning (whether driving or anything else) IS affected, but rather HOW and TO WHAT EXTENT it is affected.

The other point I made, which presumably you also missed, is that at present in this country it is legal to drive with a small blood alcohol level, and so the law of the land does not judge anything below that level as SIGNIFICANTLY affecting the average person's driving, to the extent that they should be prevented from doing it.

Anything that I actually SAID that you'd like to comment on?

Agreed, and also the faster speeds you're going to be driving at, the more significant even a small effect on any of your faculties might be.

We have them in airports without a problem. Weatherspoon do a great range of food an non alcoholic drinks. No more problem than McDonalds

that is simply nonsense, the "food" in Wetherspoons is horrific.

Sin Bin maintains it's teenage levels then, led by it's mods. Perhaps that's why it's so quiet, apart from a few blatant trolls, here lately?

Thy are a traditional feature of my traditional Grand Final weekend!

Seriously, as value pub breakfast/lunch/dinner go, they're ok.

explain what is good about Wetherspoons food, would love to hear it.

Well if you will suggest a comparison between airports and motorway service stations ...

Because of course all the pilots are on the razz in the former. You see them all the time: they park the plane and then pop in for a glass of wine before getting back into the plane to continue their journey.

TBH, I wasn't sure you were being serious – hence laughter.

I'd agree with you on 'Spoons breakfasts – certainly to the extent that they're better than most hotel ones.

Don't think Wetherspoons brekkies are that bad to be honest.
Plus they soak up the ale for us p!ssheads who frequently enjoy an 8am start.

Being a non-driver pubs on motorways is a cracking idea.

So why do we have to go to France to find our nearest licensed McDonalds?

It is streets ahead of anything on offer in all but one UK services.

The breakfast is undoubtedly, the rest seems to be the same old sh[ii[/ite delivered by 3663 or Brake Bros

It's a non story.

No-one will be obliged to have a drink and then get behind the wheel of a car. And the law is there to deal with those who do.

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Sod the temptation. It's about individual responsibility.

I have a car that can do 170mph. The temptation to drive fast is always there. But I also know that doing anywhere near this type of speed in the UK is going to land me in seriously hot water.