The police are calling for a complete ban on discounted drinks, happy hours and alcohol advertising, after figures revealed that the number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly has “risen dramatically” in the last five years.
It seems to me that, along with many other civil liberties, the powers that be are now trying to deprive a girl of her one legal social pleasure left-Happy Hour. That glorious 60- sometimes even 120- minute slot where a girl can grab two dirty martinis for a not-so-dirty price. Heaven.
As much as I believe in responsible alcohol consumption, depriving those of us who have a modicum of self-discipline and restraint of the glorious hour that is indeed happy, is just plain wrong. Since when did the police get to decide how much you are allowed to drink? And will the ban only apply to ladies, then?
I’m sorry but I’m not going gently into this alcohol-free night- you’ll have to prize that Mojito from my cold. Inebriated. Hand.
