The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XVIII

[LegionSteve]

Really? You can't buy a bottle of wine in the supermarket as soon as they open?

Some of the big supermarket chains open 24 hours, except Sunday night when they close until Monday morning. That's what made me wonder how the licencing laws work. Maybe they have a 24 hour licence? But then, wouldn't they get flooded with drunks when the pubs close? It seems no-one here knows, and no-one in RL knows either, so maybe I will email Tesco and ask them.

 

[Traitorfish]

Does anyone know how the UK alcohol licencing laws apply to supermarkets? Specifically, if I want to do my shopping at 7.00am before I go to work, can I buy a bottle of wine? I think pubs can't serve alcohol before 11.00am except for the few that have a 24 hour licence, but I have no idea how that works for supermarkets.

I work in a 24hr supermarket, so: we can sell alcohol between 10AM to 10PM, but not between 10PM and 10AM. (Physically can't, in fact- the tills won't let you!) Opening times have no effect on when you can sell alcohol.

 

[Quackers]

My local 24 hour place stops selling alcohol at 11 PM, I have no idea when it starts selling it though.

 

[LegionSteve]

I work in a 24hr supermarket, so: we can sell alcohol between 10AM to 10PM, but not between 10PM and 10AM. (Physically can't, in fact- the tills won't let you!) Opening times have no effect on when you can sell alcohol.

No early morning shopping trips for me then. Thanks for the answer.

 

[Traitorfish]

My local 24 hour place stops selling alcohol at 11 PM, I have no idea when it starts selling it though.

Oops, I forgot that England is 11-11, it's just Scotland that is 10-10. Otherwise the same applies, though.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Are there any nations other than the US that have designated entire swaths of the globe as areas of responsibility for their armed forces?

 

[Cutlass]

Russia. The UK. France (more in the past than now). It's the "spheres of interest" theory.

 

[Farm Boy]

Any country in an alliance would qualify. All member states of NATO being one example.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

What do they name their AORs? Maybe something more catchy than USCENTCOM?

 

[Flying Pig]

I'm not actually sure what our divisions are called - I think they're just geographical, so 'Northern Ireland', 'Europe' (I Corps, or what was I Corps anyway), the South Atlantic (basically the Falklands with a few associated bits), Horn of Africa, and so on. The Middle East itself was a term coined by the Army during the war; the Royal Navy insisted on treating the Mediterranian as one entity but our idea of splitting it gradually gained ground. Certainly the boss over in Ulster used to be called 'GOC NI'. That said we do have the rather nice abbreviation COMUKAMPHIBFOR for the head of the Royal Marines.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I just read that an advertisement was banned because the store was called Sofa King and the advertisement used "Sofa King Low." How is that offensive?

 

[madviking]

Say it slowly.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Say it slowly.

I really dont get it.

 

[_random_]

It sounds like "so [redacted] low."

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Oh dear! Am I going to get an infraction

 

[Civciv5]

If you are elected pope,can you refuse to become pope?

 

[shadowplay]

If you are elected pope,can you refuse to become pope?

Yes, a cardinal can refuse. It's also kept secret who's been elected but has refused the papacy.

http://www.askacatholic.com/_webpostings/answers/2005_04APR/2005AprCanANomineeRefueseTheJob.cfm

 

[salty mud]

How close are doctors and scientists to discovering a cure for tinnitus?

 

[Cutlass]

How close are doctors and scientists to discovering a cure for tinnitus?

Not, last I heard. They can at large expense mask some of the symptoms. But not cure the causes.

 

[salty mud]

I know it is of particular relevance to you, Cutlass. Since I had an ear infection I've had a louder ear ringing than usual. I hope it's not set to get even worse.