Dear Mr. Bartender (to whom I gave a big tip) -
I might have a few beers until you closed your bar at 03:30.
Then be bright-eye and bushy-tail in uniform in the hotel lobby at 07:00...
That does not mean I am on duty flying an airplane.
Just wearing a uniform, to get through the terminal to the gate.
Whatever the PPRuNe theory, I strongly suggest that it is bad news if you show up in public in uniform with alcohol on your breath these days.
It is alleged (on good authority, I assure you) that a young fellow was being interviewed for a job as FO somewhere in Essex. The interview consisted of just one question..."How many cans of Boddington's fit into a standard flight bag?"
He got the job.
This booze culture may still be all the rage in the UK ( see:
BBC NEWS | UK | Why booze culture refuses to die ) but it is long gone in America these days. I'm not even sure if Southwest still serves beer when you visit their headquarters.
Maybe that little widget in the Boddington's can is now hazmat anyway...
