Author Topic: Last Beer (Read 625 times)

texasmom · « **Reply #15 on:** November 21, 2007, 04:01:13 PM »

I think we have drive-thru liquer places here. Like McDonalds happy meals, for grown-ups.

Tigeress · « **Reply #16 on:** November 22, 2007, 08:37:12 AM »

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Originally posted by texasmom
I think we have drive-thru liquer places here. Like McDonalds happy meals, for grown-ups.

Yup, that's what I grew up with in Texas. Also curbside carhops serving beer to ya in your car at a drive-in.

Shoot, I remember seeing bubbas driving round in San Antonio with a beer can on their dashboard taking a legal sip of beer right in plain view of a policeman next to them at a traffic light.

Imagine my surprise to see the state of Washington preventing free enterprise by limiting liquor sales only to itself as a state government. I still think that is unconstitutional but each state gets to decide for itself a lot of things.

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Tigeress · « **Reply #17 on:** November 22, 2007, 08:41:22 AM »

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Originally posted by SkyRock
Yeah, I have been on a little diet meself, 6'3" 205, but I like being around 185. Beer is my last bastion of dietless endulgence though! Good to hear someone keeps stock!:aok

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Halo · « **Reply #18 on:** November 22, 2007, 08:46:16 AM »

Go to the bathroom.

Stretch out near the toilet on the cool flat tile floor.

There. Now you won't fall and hurt yourself, and it's a good consciousness validation to be able to raise yourself high enough to barf in the toilet.

Not that I've ever been in that situation. I just read about these things.

(sarcastic symbol, green with rolling eyes, doubles as post-binge icon)

Be grateful it's only beer and not (1) starboard lights (half gin, half creme de menthe when too lonely on deployment), (2) toxic margaritas from a home bartender, (3) bourbon and cokes used as thirst quencher instead of water after coaching Little League game in record heat.

One of our classic family stories is the wife and kids stepping over me (my feet stuck out in the hallway from the foyer bathroom) en route to church, saying, "We hope you feel better, Daddy."

Fortunately these three boozers were long ago. Third time was a charm. Yes, I eventually am trainable.

FBplmmr · « **Reply #19 on:** November 22, 2007, 09:29:16 AM »

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Originally posted by JB73
what sucks is some people don't know places like where I live exist. a suburb of Milwaukee, the HOME of beer, and in every county Mil and around, no liquor sales for take home use after 9 PM. you can go to a bar until 1:30 AM but can't buy a 6 pack of beer @ 8:55 PM because the stores freak out about selling after 9 and shut down their registers.

sorry it just really pisses me off, especially when the hours I was working was noon - 9 PM

I used to live in a small township in WI. If I was going to be working past 9pm, I would call Joanie (the lady who owned the liquor store) and she would put a case (or whatever I needed) on the stoop under a box or garbage can.

I would pick it up at 11pm and then drop by the next day to pay for it.

Beer orders could only be conducted this way during the summer months because of temperatures.

tapakeg · « **Reply #20 on:** November 22, 2007, 11:50:12 AM »

Ahhhhhhhh

Nevada

24/7 365

Casino's, grocery stores, convenience stores.

Funny to see relatives come from Kansas and freak out that they sell Jack Daniels at Safeway.

I remember living/re-visiting Oklahoma. I visited a liquor store and bought a bottle of wine. They couldn't sell anything to help you drink that alcohol. No glasses, ice, openers, etc.

It's funny to take friends to Kansas and explain 3.2 beer.

Tap

WWhiskey · « **Reply #21 on:** November 22, 2007, 03:25:12 PM »

guess i wont be bakeing anymore beer rolls
still drinking Whiskey tho

Boroda · « **Reply #22 on:** November 22, 2007, 06:50:44 PM »

24/7/365 here. Beer, vodka, anything.

Soviet times: 11-19, only restaurants later, like 30% more expensive. If you found yourself too sober - then every taxi driver had some. State price (my time) was 10 roubles for a half-litre of vodka, 50 kopeykas for a 0.5L of beer, they sold vodka for 30 and beer for a rouble. But I started drinking in Gorby time, "dry law", drinking laws were selling booze from 14 to 19, we had many funny stories in the Uni fighting for alcohol until 91. Then it became much easier, in student years we preferred pure ethanol

Now we have some restrictions, like nothing stronger then 10% vol in any store that doesn't have 10 square meters hall or after 23:00 if a store that doesn't have a special license, but most of them have. Like I bought a can of Arsenal Strong beer in a local Uzbek (or Tajik? I don't see difference in Farsi dialects, this Winter them sellers didn't speak Russian at all) tonight at 01:30. Another store that is like 100m from my home is run by Azeri family (I call them "abreks"), they don't have a strong spirits license at all, they have a curtain over a booze stand, but still sell it to anyone they know, like me. 5 bucks for excellent cedar-nut vodka. 3 bucks (US) for good white-head.

Neubob · « **Reply #23 on:** November 22, 2007, 06:55:50 PM »

I'm moving back to russia.

can I stay at your house, beard?

Boroda · « **Reply #24 on:** November 22, 2007, 08:00:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Neubob
I'm moving back to russia.

can I stay at your house, beard?

Depends on how long and if you can tolerate an always-drunk host. But not until February: I'll have Mother visiting me here. Then i'll have to get sober and kick out all the tenants. Right now I have my Altai cousin's scientific "chief" here...

You can count on a week or two or three - more then enough to find a flat to rent.

Edit: I mean Mother plans to be here in February-March.

texasmom · « **Reply #25 on:** November 22, 2007, 08:03:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Tigeress

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Is there such a thing as diet beer?

Boroda · « **Reply #26 on:** November 22, 2007, 08:10:01 PM »

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Originally posted by texasmom
Is there such a thing as diet beer?

Everyone knows (tm) that vodka is the only diet drink. No fat, no carbohydrates, no proteins.