Posted by Bob P (129.65.46.87) on July 11, 2000 at 11:44:14:
In Reply to: And why posted by BobG on July 11, 2000 at 11:40:28:
Alcohol dialates the blood vessels. That's why drinkers are red faced, the vessels are dialated. Also why drinking alcohol in cold weather doesn't really warm you up, instead it dialates the surface vessels causing them to loose heat to surrounding air.