Ferry to France

[Wooie1958]

Reminds me of back in the olden days ( pre-****** ) when white van man and all his mates and buddies were doing the booze and fags runs on P&O.

One particular return we ended up on the same bloody ferry ( late afternoon ) as a loads of them and watched 2 guys on the table next to us demolish a 24 pack of Carlsberg Special Brew between them on the 90 minute sailing from Calais back to Dover.

When they stood up they were staggering all over the place and it wasn`t the sea state it was like a mill pond, got down onto deck 5 and back in our motorhome then saw the same 2 guys get into 2 battered old transits just ahead of us that were on their arses and way over loaded

Kept well away from them on the drive out of the port and how the hell they didn`t hit something gawd only knows

 

[Millie Master]

Reminds me of back in the olden days ( pre-****** ) when white van man and all his mates and buddies were doing the booze and fags runs on P&O.

One particular return we ended up on the same bloody ferry ( late afternoon ) as a loads of them and watched 2 guys on the table next to us demolish a 24 pack of Carlsberg Special Brew between them on the 90 minute sailing from Calais back to Dover.

When they stood up they were staggering all over the place and it wasn`t the sea state it was like a mill pond, got down onto deck 5 and back in our motorhome then saw the same 2 guys get into 2 battered old transits just ahead of us that were on their arses and way over loaded

Kept well away from them on the drive out of the port and how the hell they didn`t hit something gawd only knows

I have seen exactly the same sort of thing in the past and have then contacted the emergency services and gave concise details to the police as to where they were driving etc., I then followed the guilty party at some distance and watched the boys in blue pulled them to a suitable location no doubt for search and check as well as breath tests! Did I feel a sh*t for doing so, no not one bit of it!

 

[alcam]

Reminds me of back in the olden days ( pre-****** ) when white van man and all his mates and buddies were doing the booze and fags runs on P&O.

One particular return we ended up on the same bloody ferry ( late afternoon ) as a loads of them and watched 2 guys on the table next to us demolish a 24 pack of Carlsberg Special Brew between them on the 90 minute sailing from Calais back to Dover.

When they stood up they were staggering all over the place and it wasn`t the sea state it was like a mill pond, got down onto deck 5 and back in our motorhome then saw the same 2 guys get into 2 battered old transits just ahead of us that were on their arses and way over loaded

Kept well away from them on the drive out of the port and how the hell they didn`t hit something gawd only knows

12 old school (9%) cans of special brew in 90 minutes?
Alcohol wise that would be the equivalent of 24 pints.
Most of us would end up in hospital with alcohol poisoning

 

[yeoblade]

I agree and also bear in mind the French drink-driving limit is 50mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood whereas ours in England is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 ml, I carry an AlcoSense Elite 3 Breathalyzer and don't drive without using it

Gone are the times when every Frenchman would have a bottle of red at lunch time and amble along in his 2CV or Renault 4 after.

 

[alcam]

Gone are the times when every Frenchman would have a bottle of red at lunch time and amble along in his 2CV or Renault 4 after.

Think drinking and driving is mostly a thing of the past in most of western Europe. Still surprised at number of drivers (truckers , van drivers) having a couple of glasses (beer , wine) at lunchtime in Spain and France.
Ask for wine with your menu del dia in Spain and they give you a bottle !