Nah.....I'm a single malt chap, myself! I did try a sip of Buckfast once - tasted like cough medicine - I couldn't see the point in the stuff. But, yes, I've seen the effects. The users pass by my house on a regular basis after having visited Tesco, obtained their 'fix' and sampled a few on the half mile walk back. On the way down, they're ordinary, if a tad loud, teens. Less than an hour later, avoiding them is the best policy. Not only is the abuse verbal, it can become physical as well - and acts of vandalism lie in their wake - such as 'keying' cars, smashing bus shelters, etc. As for the kirkyard, many gravestones have now been laid flat by the local authority - because the twits try to knock them over - and sometimes injure themselves in the process. They choose that area because there is a portion which is lower than the rest - well out of view from any street - where they can meet and drink - and defacate - as they please. 'Unpleasant' doesn't even start to cover it. As posted earlier, the kirkyard actually belongs to the council, but we try to keep it reasonably tidy. I've noted ten or twelve bottles of Bucky and assorted other ingredients which we lift to take out of harm's way, and that's a relitively mild Autumn - it can be worse in high summer. Were we not to remove the bottles, the numpties would simply smash them against the gravestones, making it a hazard for pedestrians and dog walkers.
