Vintners back-track in a hurry!!

Apparently we were all wrong. The publicans don't want compensation because of the 'stricter drink driving laws' - hang on, when did the law get stricter, surely it's simply being better enforced! - they want:

"This proposal is not about direct monetary compensation for individual publicans across the board", read a statement from the Federation.

"The fact of life in rural Ireland today is that people feel totally isolated and forgotten. They have lost access to the most basic amenities such as shops, hospitals, neighbours and all that make up a rural society.

"They are no longer confident to drive to do their day to day business on the morning after having a couple of drinks.

"The VFI fully supports all measures to help stop carnage on our roads but communities who have been seriously disadvantaged by the new law cannot be overlooked and left with no alternative but to stay at home.

"The measures suggested by the president for discussion could include special hackney licences, insurance provisions or reduced VRT on people carriers for example. The alternative is to urgently make public transport available in rural Ireland. Rural Ireland cannot be abandoned."

OK, so aside from the horrendous grammar in the red text above, are they implying that Dubliners and other city dwellers do feel more confident about driving the morning after having a skinful?? Or that it is cheaper for city dwellers to take public transport the morning after - well OK, it is for some if they happen to live near a bus route that joins them up with where they work, but for most others it would cost a fortune to pay for a taxi across the city centre, or funnier still, around the M50!

There are simple solutions to this:

1. Don't drink a skinful if you have to drive the next morning.
2. Nominate a designated driver for the night, take turns. If someone in your group doesn't want to take a turn, then they really aren't your friend as they have no respect for your lives.
3. If you don't have friends, then buddy up with someone from your local.