Are they planning to have a stashe of flip-flops behind the bar so the bartenders can hand them out at closing time? What if someone doesn’t get a flip-flop and falls down on the way home? Does she get to sue? And what about the women who are not drunk? And the men....It’s only fair to apply the policy to everyone, so they should get flip-flops too.
It might not be so bad - I have some shoes that are uncomfortable....I’d like some boots, please. (It’s cold up here in Michigan.)
This can’t be a real policy - Is this a joke?
Apparently not, at least at this point. From the article:
The flip slops will be available from a safe bus which has operated in the resort town for several years, offering help and sanctuary to youngsters in trouble.
What if someone doesn’t get a flip-flop and falls down on the way home? Does she get to sue?
If this were in the USA, most likely. I don't believe that the UK is 'quite' so lawsuit-crazy quite yet.
And what about the women who are not drunk?
Apparently they will be required to continue wearing their uncomfortable shoes until they become drunk and pose a hazard to themselves, at which point they will become eligible for the taxpayer-provided shoes. At least that's my understanding based upon my interpretation of the article.
And the men....It’s only fair to apply the policy to everyone, so they should get flip-flops too.
Given that men's shoes are usually more comfortable than women's, I'm guessing that only severely drunken transvestite 'males' will be eligible for the free shoes. A sexually-sane but drunken male who demands free flip-flops on the basis of his interpretation of 'fairness' will likely be informed that there are not enough for everyone and his taking a pair of flip-flops will deprive a more needy transvestite of the shoes. Depriving a transvestite of 'appropriate footwear' is most likely regarded as a Hate Crime.
It might not be so bad - I have some shoes that are uncomfortable....I’d like some boots, please. (It’s cold up here in Michigan.)
Under the 0bama Administration (bite my tongue) this may prove to be a reality.
This can’t be a real policy - Is this a joke?
It is indeed real....forty-six thousand dollars' worth of flip-flops real (and that's just the start)