In message <bpirlf$49r$1@titan.btinternet.com>, Plug
<gluggaglug@hotmail.com> writes
>Hi folks,
>
>Having been dry now for many months - I've stopped counting, good sign? - I
>am still appalled/disappointed/annoyed that so few places offer a decent
>alternative to wine and beer. Do the same problems exist in the States,
>Australia and South Africa? (I'm thinking of recent posters) Sparkling
>water is usually very nasty or ridiculously over priced; coke and lemonade
>are either of the hose pipe variety or served out the back from a large
>plastic bottle that has invariably gone flat. We have recently been flooded
>with J2O in the UK - a Britvic drink that is actually quite nice - although
>a litttle sweet - but I can only take so much of it. I have never been
>offered alcohol free wine whilst eating out - although it is easy to get to
>drink at home. The best places for interesting drinks are veggie
>restaurants but I don't get to go to those very often. Any ideas? Should
>we form some sort of Soft Drink Alliance pressure group? I'm sure some of
>you will come up with a suitable acronym

Actually there are many NA drinks on the market that do not fit the -
norm. Next time you're in the supermarket ask for the adult soft drinks
section: Aqua Libra, Purdeys, etc. Hope you found one you like.
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Jonathan Bratt