On Sat, 17 May 2008 08:12:30 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:
>"Craig Coope" wrote in message
>news:t59s249s2qvhki7gg7sukla0nts2709mdt@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 17:13:07 -0700 (PDT), Ishtar
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 17 May, 01:09, Alasdair wrote:
>>>> According to yesterday's (Friday's) Sun newspaper (I cannot get it
>>>> online as only today's edition is visible) a hairdresser in Horsham
>>>> was threatened with prosecution for giving a free glass of wine to her
>>>> clients. The local council said it contravened licensing legislation.
>>>>
>>>> I know it is illegal to sell alcoholic drinks without a licence but
>>>> surely not giving it away for free.
>>>>
>>>> Does that mean that if I accept a drink from my solicitor or
>>>> accountant in their offices, they are committing a crime?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Alasdair.
>>>
>>>=======================================
>>>
>>>I've heard of restaurants which do not have a licence to SELL alcohol,
>>>but inform customers that they can bring their own bottles of wine and
>>>drink the contents with their meal if they wish.
>>
>> Really?...that's really strange!...I've never known a restaurant (I
>> mean a real one not like McDonalds!) to not serve booze.
>
>
>There's plenty of them by me that do just that - all curry houses.
It's just me then....I don't get out much...
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