Big John wrote in message . ..
2. Your statement about night vision I take exception to. During my
tenure in the Air Defense Command (USAF) where we flew at night and in
bad Wx a lot, a study was commissioned and the results showed that an
ounce of alcohol would increase night acuity (and adaption) and reduce
accidents.

I'd be extremely interested in having a look at that
study. Can you tell me where to obtain a copy? Not
that I think it's what you intend here, but of course one
can prove any point by reference to mysterious studies
not available for general review.

Of course, it stands against the results of a number of
other studies which show that even a modest amount of
alcohol produces measureable impairment, not necessarily
of basic motor skills but of ability to divide attention,
judgement under stress, and so forth.

So some people might think, instead of "safety be damned"
the conclusion was more like "well it improves X but
Y suffers and Y is equally or more important".

Cheers,
Sydney