Glass pint glasses to be replaced with plastic

[semi-pro waster]

fists can and do kill people, not sure how likely that is with glass however i can imagine it is significantly less likely then a massive blow to the temple with a fist or elbow

But the attack is unlikely to be done in the same way, a glass is much better as a thrown or stabbing weapon when broken so no, of course you are less likely to get a massive blow to the temple with them.

There IS a downside. Plastic DOES taste awful compared to glass. How can you not taste it?

Can't say I particularly noticed and I spent a good few months drinking out of largely plastic glasses in pubs and nightclubs in Finland. It is possible that for some drinks you'd notice the taste but for a generic lager the difference is negligible at best.

But the weight man! How can you expect me to drink from something so light! without the extra weight the cup will hurtle into my face as my huge Alpha muscles over compensate!

The weight is something I notice though, it's not a major issue but it feels quite distinctly different in hand - not better or worse, just different.

 

[^TANK^]

They may take my pint glass, But they will never have my 2 pint novelty glass.

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

I don't really see the need for this; often councils will insist upon known problematic pubs using plastic glasses or revoke their license as it stands at the moment. I suppose this would prevent those glassings that cause the council to take action...

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

They may take my pint glass, But they will never have my 2 pint novelty glass.

Only 2 pint? Someone short-changed you on your yard-of-ale glass dear sir.

 

[^TANK^]

Only 2 pint? Someone short-changed you on your yard-of-ale glass dear sir.

Argos special .

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

Target them how exactly?

Exactly; how do you propose they tackle the root cause of people glassing each other? Realistically people are going to do it anyway, because idiots looking to get wasted and start trouble are always going to exist.

 

[KatanaDV20]

Great move, make the bottles palstic as well I say.

Horrific injuries inflicted by the losers who have to use them as weapons.

 

[rypt]

Not when you see how many people use these as very effective offensive weapons.

So have stricter penalties then ... such as 7 days in jail or something

EDIT: and I will refuse to have beer with a meal in a plastic container - chances are most places won't tell you up front that they serve plastic containers now - so that will mean me ordering the meal and drink, me getting the drink in plastic container, me having to complain to staff/management, me leaving the pub without eating or paying due to the pathetic service of having to use a plastic container.

 

[LOAM]

But the weight man! How can you expect me to drink from something so light! without the extra weight the cup will hurtle into my face as my huge Alpha muscles over compensate!

I suggest they put lead in it.

oh and the answer to all this, is not just inflatable chairs, but inflatable everything, windows, the bar, the doors, Everything!!

 

[Monkey Puzzle]

So have stricter penalties then ... such as 7 days in jail or something

EDIT: and I will refuse to have beer with a meal in a plastic container - chances are most places won't tell you up front that they serve plastic containers now - so that will mean me ordering the meal and drink, me getting the drink in plastic container, me having to complain to staff/management, me leaving the pub without eating or paying due to the pathetic service of having to use a plastic container.

So you'll complain, even though they have to serve in plastic glasses, and even though you already know about it? You sound like the type of guy whose business they want to hang onto.

 

[rypt]

So you'll complain, even though they have to serve in plastic glasses, and even though you already know about it? You sound like the type of guy whose business they want to hang onto.

Serving in plastic glasses will be much like the "ID everyone under 25 rule" - they will not be laws passed by parliament that will force them to do it - they will be "suggested" ideas/initiatives that the pub/bar should comply with if they want to keep their license.

Supermarkets do not have to ID people who look under 25, they merely have to not sell alcohol to an under 18.

Many laws are not actually laws, but are implemented via making compliance a condition for something else.

So yes I will complain, much like I complain when I get IDed buying alcohol.

 

[Tefal]

I suggest they put lead in it.

oh and the answer to all this, is not just inflatable chairs, but inflatable everything, windows, the bar, the doors, Everything!!

If such a pup was ever created I would happily live there

 

[scorza]

So yes I will complain, much like I complain when I get IDed buying alcohol.

Why do you complain when you get ID'd? Surely you should be happy that you're buying your alcohol from a responsible vendor who takes every reasonable precaution to not sell alcohol to children?

 

[peetee]

Great, shatter proof plastic glasses, I could still blunt someone to death with it if i wanted.
Whats their point?

 

[rypt]

Why do you complain when you get ID'd? Surely you should be happy that you're buying your alcohol from a responsible vendor who takes every reasonable precaution to not sell alcohol to children?

Because I'm 22 years old, have a beard half the time and do not look anything near 18.
I've had shop staff admit that I didn't look 18, but since their policy is to ID under 25 they IDed me.

If I do not look 18 then their LEGAL responsibility is met - anything above this is not required by law.

As such, they must love having to have a checkout in-operational while they have to go and get the store manager to talk to me, and take a formal complaint down

 

[elmuzzy66.]

Just ban alcohol all together and leaglise pot. No need for glasses.

 

[peetee]

Because I'm 22 years old, have a beard half the time and do not look anything near 18.
I've had shop staff admit that I didn't look 18, but since their policy is to ID under 25 they IDed me.

If I do not look 18 then their LEGAL responsibility is met - anything above this is not required by law.

As such, they must love having to have a checkout in-operational while they have to go and get the store manager to talk to me, and take a formal complaint down

Shop staff do what they are told to by shop owners, so please hush up and get on with your life. They are only people doing their jobs. I would hazard a guess that not all the shop staff you meet are actually the store owners.

Offend your massive ego and ruin your day and do what their told by the employer,
or
massage your huge ego and acknowledge your immense maturity and dont do what they are told - possibly provoking a rebrief from a jobsworth supervisor.
Not much of a choice really is it..

 

[rypt]

Shop staff do what they are told to by shop owners, so please hush up and get on with your life. They are only people doing their jobs. I would hazard a guess that not all the shop staff you meet are actually the store owners.

And which is why I make a complaint, and have them call the duty manager to talk to me ... all while I take up time at the checkout meaning no-one can be served at that particular checkout until I'm dealt with.
Nothing wrong with making a stand over the pointless practice employed by shops.

 

[Cybergangster]

As such, they must love having to have a checkout in-operational while they have to go and get the store manager to talk to me, and take a formal complaint down

Oh, you're one of those...

Bet you feel like the big man holding everyone up while you make a checkout assistant's day a little more difficult. Surely it isn't much effort to reach into your wallet and hold out some id? I still get asked at 31 when I'm buying a bottle of wine with the weekly groceries. It ain't no big deal

 

[rypt]

Oh, you're one of those...

Bet you feel like the big man holding everyone up while you make a checkout assistant's day a little more difficult. Surely it isn't much effort to reach into your wallet and hold out some id? I still get asked at 31 when I'm buying a bottle of wine with the weekly groceries. It ain't no big deal

Why should I be asked for ID when I look over 18, and the person serving me can tell I'm over 18?