Amorous Winds
Irish Townsmen Claim Winds Blow in a Passionate Blue Dust
By Richard Gizbert
R I N G A S K I D D Y, Ireland, June 16?- When the wind blows to the northwest over the Viagra plant in Ringaskiddy, Ireland, Charles Allen and the boys head downwind to take it in.
"They're grinding the tablets and the wind is coming from that direction. So there's bound to be a certain amount in the air all the time. That's why we're sitting here," Allen said.
Pfizer began making Viagra in Ringaskiddy in the late 1990s. The pharmaceutical plant is just 20 miles from the Blarney Stone, which is ground zero for Irish myth making and embellishment.
Love Is in the Air
Now some of the locals say "something in the air" is working wonders with men of a certain age, and they swear it's no fairy tale.
Construction worker Bill McKenna says expectations of a decreased libido in older males has no effect on the men of Ringaskiddy. McKenna says his sex drive actually increased when he and his wife joined the neighborhood.
At first, McKenna says his wife was suspicious about the change in his behavior.
"My wife thought I was going to lap dancing clubs or something
" McKenna said. But McKenna says his wife couldn't be happier these days, and she's not the only one, according to the townsmen of Ringaskiddy.
"There's a bit of happiness in the air about it," said local Kevin O'Donovan. "You'd never see 60-, 70-year-olds walking around smiling before
holding each other, kissing," he said.
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