Semi-dry?

[alexpgp]

What does a fellow have to do to get a drink around here?

Coming home after doing a bunch of stuff down in Clear Lake, I stopped to do some food shopping at a yuppie-haven supermarket down the street, and could not find the wine display. I tagged a clerk unpacking boxes and asked where the wine was hidden.

"We don't sell wine," said the lad.

"Where can I buy some?" I asked.

The young man furrowed his brow and said, "You go down 518 until you cross the county line into Friendswood. There's a liquor store there."

Seeing my quizzical look, he added, "This is a semi-dry county. You can buy beer, but not wine or hard liquor."

Wow. I've been living here for over a month and hadn't noticed. It's my first conscious run-in with such regulations (if you don't count blue laws, and they date pretty much from my youth), and it's evidence, I suppose, that I'm probably not an alcoholic. Semi-dry. Humph, and other comments.

On the other hand, the fact that I am considering dipping into my stock of Becherovka (a deadly Czech concoction from Karlovy Vary) seems evidence that I probably am.

It's almost 9 pm and Lee hasn't been by yet. The sausage and kraut is cooling off, my Casablanca DVD is playing on the PS2, and I have to pack for an early departure tomorrow. Yikes.

Cheers...

Comments

those sneaky Czechs

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I thought my professors had poisoned me when I took that shot of becherovka at the department party. Must have had an interesting expression on my face, because they were laughing. But I wasn't the one who started the arm wrestling that got out of hand... :D

Alex,

[taiyosan.livejournal.com]

Colin's link (http://www.livejournal.com/talkpost.bml?itemid=2249801) has nothing to do with beer but if you haven't read this news item, you might find it interesting. If you don't read Colin (http://www.livejournal.com/users/colin/) you might take a look ... a young student in college (i think he's 19) that is a musican and has spent much voluntary time creating the layout for LJ.

Oh, when i think of biscuits with tea i usually think of Cadbury's chocolate covered ones ... mostly all that can be found 'round here these days are called "Fingers" but they do make many different kind - all very good by themselves and even better with fresh brewed tea.

Ahh, dry counties...

[taiyosan.livejournal.com]

I went to college in Texas and the county was dry. We had to drive to the county line, which were sorta waiting for us, for beer, etc. Still, during those years, early 60's, South West Texas in San Marcos was known as a party school and having to drive 10 to buy indulgences didn't seem to slow a think down ... probably was best that the college town was dry.

Re: Ahh, dry counties...

[catgirl.livejournal.com]

Here in Mississippi, we have varying degrees of odd liquor laws. In Starkville, home of Mississippi State University, any alcohol not sold in a bar or restaurant has to be sold warm.

Re: those sneaky Czechs

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Becherovka is a very potent beverage indeed. An acquaintance of mine poured some for a friend he'd known since childhood, whereas said friend started to act very strangely...almost as if he and my buddy were complete strangers.

Me, I prefer Gammel Dansk.

Cheers...

P.S. Yours was the item I was replying to the other day when the lights went out, so to speak, on my computer.

Warm beer.....

[taiyosan.livejournal.com]

Hi Susan, nice to meet you ...

Seems i remember that warm alcholic moves into the bleed more quickly then cold drinks, eh? Funny, i don't think there is any evidence about dry counties contributing to less alcholic difficulties then wet counties ... just more secretly.