On Fri, 12 May 2006 12:02:01 +0100, The Reid
wrote:

|Following up to Dave Plowman (News)
|
| They all deny that it has any effect, and also swear blind that they are
| *not* alcoholics.
|
|A heavy drinker isn't necessarily an alcoholic. Addiction means you simply
|*can't* stop without external help.
|
|Dave (the other one I assume your making the mistake of talking
|to) works with alkies and cant see that the majority of people
|are not like that.
|For the record Dave F, I dont think alcohol has no effect and Ive
|never met anybody who did, however the small amount you mentioned
|doesnt, but why am I bothering? Youre too pig headed to ever hear
|anything you didnt already "know".

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