London Erects "Drunk Tents" To Help Combat Holiday Binging
In London, you know it's really the holiday season when the "drunk tents" start popping up like daisies.
For the past three years, the tents have been going up in a city known for its heavy drinking culture with the intention of treating drunks where they stumble to keep roads and hospitals clear for those in much more dire situations.
And this isn't for those who are beyond a little buzzed or tipsy, this is for those who are found blacked out, covered in either vomit, piss, blood, or some delightful combination of the three.
According to London Ambulance Service's Nick Lesslar, when these poor souls are found, they bring them into the tent to "try to sober them up, get some IV fluids into them and go through their mobile phones looking for a number to call of someone who can come and get them."
And with the global economy in a downturn, it is expected that the number of folks requiring a "chill out" spot will escalate, as people attempt to drown their sorrows in the bottom of a pint. Or two or three or four or ten.
The tents operate every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night three weeks before Christmas. Additionally, a "booze bus" patrols the city, rounding up drunkies and bringing them to the hospital in groups.
Lesslar sees a wide range of people and although he is generally good-humored and patient about the whole thing, he does admit, "What's the most annoying is that you've got very high-powered, intelligent, highly paid people doing this to themselves. And being drunk to oblivion is not, to my mind, a good enough reason to be hospitalized, not when there are real sick people out there."
Some folks are easy to treat - such as "Alan," who repeatedly apologized for the inconvenience and gave his rescuers $16 to buy some chocolates with - while others put up a fight or, fearing the consequences, try to squirm their way out of trouble, such as "Grant," who "crawled" to the tent and after someone used his cell phone to get his mom on the way over, tried to call her off. Fortunately, his phone was commandeered.
But the people Lesslar worries most about are the women, saying, "It's a physical reality: Women have higher body fat and the alcohol cannot metabolize as quickly. They get drunker faster and often they aren't big drinkers, so they aren't used to that much alcohol."
Amy Winehouse needs one of these in her own backyard!!!
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Mini-McConauME
The Gayken Already Wants To Make A Sibling For His Baby!!!
sweeet
Perez, we need a drunk tent in here. Morning Mama. xxx
London sounds like a nice place to spend X'mas…
GIVE ME A BEER!!!
yeah this makes me proud to be british…the nhs spends over a million pounds every year on assholes who can't handle their booze….what a disgrace
self-destruction is our culture.
YAY we brits know how to partyy
GREAT idea! We need some "drunk tents" set up here in downtown Austin. Another round pour flavor!
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DEAR GOD….
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THAT CERTAINLY BESPEAKS THE DRINK/DRUG CULTURE IN LONDON.
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APPARENTLY, IT IS THAT BAD.
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GLAD THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING TO HELP. HERE, WE'D SAY THAT WAS "FACILITATING" PROBLEMS/CRIMES, NOT PREVENTING OTHERS.
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GO, UK! GODSPEED*
lovely.
HI MAMA AND MISTRESS
wow…what is the world coming to.
It's not just London, other UK cities will have them at New Year!!
We're getting them here in Edinburgh!!
Is it just me or does it look like Amy Winehouse is holding a half smoked joint in her left hand between her index finger and her middle finger? You have to look hard but I definitely see it!
cher: the high school years.
oh yes, we can partay people
Kudos to the government of London for taking action, instead of letting people fend for themselves and congesting hospitals.
ha southerns can't handle their drink…
Why are English people such rowdy annoying drunks. I went to Ibiza last summer and their drunk asses have taken over that island. They have a pretty good standard of living, I mean, its not like they need to drown too many sorrows.
Re: Mistress – g'day darlin'
Amy Winehouse is so 2007. Move on.
Perez Hates Me ^^
The entire UK needs a massive intervention.
Are you fucking kidding me? Drunk tents? I love you English, but what the fuck are you doing pissing, shitting and vomiting all over yourselves? Believe me, I luva luva luva tying one on , too, but Good God, get a bloody grip.
God I love being English its awesome yay!!xxx
Cunt DIE BITCH! I HATE THIS BITCH. SHE TAKES ALL SHE HAS FOR GRANTED. THAT NASTY SNATCH PROBABLY DOESNT EVEN BOTHER TO WIPE HER ASS after droping some cosbys in the pool. HER TWAT IS OLD TUNA CENTRAL JUST LIKE THE REST OF SQUALER BODY AND FACE. THERE IS NO HELP FOR HER AND THEY ALWAYS SAY OH SHE IS GETTING HELP, OH SHE SIS NOT SMOKING OH THIS OH THAT. THEY ARE SO FULL OF SHIT. LIKE WE CARE ANYWAYS. WHAT I CARE ABOUT SEEING THIS UGLY AS BITCH LOOKING MORE FUCKED UP THAN THE PIC BEFORE! THEY SAY THAT ALL THE FUCKING TIME. THE ONLY REAL HELP SHE WILL EVER BENEFIT FROM IS DROPPING DEAD. I hope sooner than later. Look at that bag she carrying…its all fucking dirty. THAT nasty bitch.
Why was I born in the US??????
Time to celebrate the Holiday cheer with high spirits! I hope they do have some good quality spirits in there, people need a little bit of fun in their otherwise useless lives.
DRINK UP YOU BLOODY WANKERS!!!
oooooh she looks terrible!
Yep we've got one in my city too. I must say though I feel sorry for the people who have to work in those things!!!The joy of British politics… If you can'y beat em… join em!
I guess getting PISSED (as the limeys say instead of "drunk") is about the only fun thing to do in England - what a messed up place with crappy weather, bad food and a royal family milking the taxpayers dry. No wonder so many of my ancestors left there!
Re: Snickers – shut ur face u knob!!!
what this world has come to… lol
Winehouse is a top notch artiste - stop knocking her and start looking at your own limitations. And as for the cock-fondling Snickers, your narrow depiction of the UK was worth less than the snot Winehouse "gobs" into the gutter (probably on you, you lowdown shitebag) after a PROPER SESH on the Bolivian heart-kicker. The Queen started paying taxes ages ago and is simply a tourist figurehead for STOOPID FUCKIN YANKS whose ancestors were kicked out of the most primitive and depraved and weird place in Europe - for being too primitive, depraved and fuckin balls-out 9not that you've got any) weird!
Salut!
why do these posts about the UK always start a comment war on how 'crap' it is, if you dont live there, how could you possibly know!
I didnt know americans hated the british!! dont really care!
x x x
Is that a joint in her hand???