Comments on: Perhaps it’s Scotland’s politicians that need “rebalancing”

By: tm

tm — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:50:33 +0000

>The overdose thing really pisses me off.

I second that. You used to be able to buy a carton of 50 generic paracetamol for about 25p in boots, now you have to buy comparatively expensive packets of 16, and deal with inquisition if you buy more than one…

This is ludicrous. Owning 50 paracetamol didn’t suddenly make me consider suicide, if I had been considering suicide the 16 a packet limit is no deterrent at all.

>“How many public sector jobs will this create?”

One of the things I really don’t miss is that. When I worked for a techy company in Scotland *so* many of our customers ended up being some sort of public body, down here – even though I do slightly different stuff – I’ve never so much as come across one customer that was a public body.

By: Squander Two

Squander Two — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:57:15 +0000

The overdose thing really pisses me off. Not allowed to buy more than two boxes of painkillers in one go, as if having to go back into the shop and queue up at the tills three times instead of once will bring so much cheer into someone’s life that they’ll change their mind about that suicide they were planning.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:41:50 +0000

Aaaagh, that drives me crazy.

The thing is, it’s not going to work. I had no problems buying a few bottles of Domestos at 8am – and it wasn’t just normal Domestos, it was the really concentrated stuff. Two for £2!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:45:29 +0000

…for that matter, it’s like when you are purchasing a box of aspirin and a box of paracetamol at the same time, and the woman behind the counter raises her eyebrows and asks “Why are you buying these both? You are aware that…” her government-prepared speech on overdoses begins – and during all of this, the person behind you in the queue is a junkie doing the methadone dance to chipmunk techno on his mobile.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:23:40 +0000

After all these years in Scotland, it’s still quite striking to me how the starting point for any piece of Scottish legislation is “How many public sector jobs will this create?” Look for “Licensing Education Liaison Officer” posts being advertised soon.