Sink or....sink

Don't pour it down your sink

This is a bit of a weird rant, on the lead up to Christmas I received a notification on my phone which was like a news report warning people not to pour their unwanted alcohol down their sinks, this was specifically relating to Baileys and other creamy type spirits. The reason given wasn’t because the alcohol is bad for you or that we should reduce our alcohol consumption, nor was it trying to discourage increased alcohol consumption over the festive period, no, the reason was because this type of drink could block your kitchen pipes and potentially incur extortionate costs from a plumber. 

Hmmm, Ok so that’s a fair comment to make but the ad offers no other way of advising how to dispose of unwanted drink so no other choice than to drink it. I am obviously being flippant here but I am through the other side, some people early on their journey could use this as an excuse right? 

As trivial as this news story sounds and could be considered as sound advice, (after all who needs extra repair costs and unnecessary inconvenience at any time of the year especially at Christmas), to someone that is in the midst of alcohol issues and may be trying to cut back or give up completely, surely this will only give them a welcome excuse to knock back that extra few glasses rather than risk the blocked pipe disaster? 

Admittedly I am in the stage of my journey on an alcohol free life where I am now angry at everything alcohol related and whilst the temptation of alcohol is no longer a problem for me I can fully understand why this my be a concern for others. Offer a solution, give some other methods, don’t just leave people with the reason they are searching for, “sorry doctor I had to finish the bottle or my pipes would have blocked up!”. 

Now I know there are other solutions, the drink will not go oof over night so just pop the top on and get it back in the cupboard and we know full well that when you are in the throes of alcohol dependency there is no such thing as a time where there’s any left to throw away right? But come on, let’s at least try and give people some help eh?