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MadrasT

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34. We (PA) crack me up.

Wed May 2, 2012, 02:52 PM

May 2012

Remember back in the day when they kept all the booze behind the counter and you had to ASK THE GUY at the counter for your fifth of vodka?

At least they let us stroll down the aisles ourselves now. And there is the loosening up on Sundays thing.

"Wine and Spirits Shoppes"

Then there's the bit about having to go to a WHOLE DIFFERENT SPECIAL STORE to buy a case of beer...

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Woo-hoo! At last, we in CT can buy alcohol on Sundays! [View all] CTyankee May 2012 OP

joining Civilization xchrom May 2012 #1

I wish there were a smilie for us wine drinkers... CTyankee May 2012 #3

me too. xchrom May 2012 #4

It made me wonder how many of those store owners talk free enterprise.... Bonhomme Richard May 2012 #2

Oh, you should hear them! I have a great wine store that has a terrific selection. CTyankee May 2012 #5

Anyway, I am glad we don't have to run over to NY...... Bonhomme Richard May 2012 #11

Being in New Haven, I don't really have that option. CTyankee May 2012 #16

Whoah a state behind Delaware! treestar May 2012 #6

Don't get me started on the lingering effects of Puritanism! CTyankee May 2012 #7

When I first moved here sharp_stick May 2012 #8

Init amazing? I moved here from VA and as strong as the fundies are there, we could still CTyankee May 2012 #9

i thought that was only texas. well, until 12. seabeyond May 2012 #10

Up until my mother died, I would visit her in Dallas and a shopping center near her happened CTyankee May 2012 #13

lol... the town i am in is part wet, part dry. how about that. lol. seabeyond May 2012 #14

I remember doing that in a Mexican restaurant there. CTyankee May 2012 #18

I remember all the religious nutz going crazy when we allowed alcohol sales on Sunday here in DE LynneSin May 2012 #12

From New Haven, it's not that easy. I'm a good hour from bordering states, RI, NY and MA. CTyankee May 2012 #20

Yeah but if you really needed the booze - you'd make the trip LynneSin May 2012 #28

Please, my gas bill is high enough, thank you! CTyankee May 2012 #29

I remember going to Elkton on Easter Sunday treestar May 2012 #37

Ironically the 2nd largest liquor store in the country is right across the border from Pennsylvania LynneSin May 2012 #41

BLASPHEMERS!!! Adsos Letter May 2012 #15

Ya still have to come to MA for Gas One_Life_To_Give May 2012 #17

And those that live on the Mass border will likely still go to Mass for booze bigwillq May 2012 #19

That's right. CTyankee May 2012 #21

Welcome (sort of) to PA's world BumRushDaShow May 2012 #22

We (PA) crack me up. MadrasT May 2012 #34

About damned time!! opiate69 May 2012 #23

yes. you can't even buy wine anywhere else than a wine or liquor store. CTyankee May 2012 #24

I moved from Ct to Washington state back in 89... opiate69 May 2012 #25

Maybe they will try the failed wine kiosks BumRushDaShow May 2012 #27

Here's the 15th century wine kiosk CTyankee May 2012 #30

That bike is missing a little basket BumRushDaShow May 2012 #31

I lived there 20 years and remember the Sunday drives to New York, to pick up madinmaryland May 2012 #26

I think that sucks hfojvt May 2012 #32

You try to take my glass of red wine with dinner away, mister, and you've got a fight on CTyankee May 2012 #33

I don't think I have a teetotalling problem hfojvt May 2012 #36

I didn't mean to imply it was you I was talking about...sorry if I gave that impression! my bad.... CTyankee May 2012 #38

Finally, here in Georgia, in March, the voters elected to sell alcohol RebelOne May 2012 #35

I never lived in a state with sane liquor laws. Stinky The Clown May 2012 #39

Yeah, those state stores in VA where you bought liquor were pretty Iron Curtain-ish. CTyankee May 2012 #42

You still have to buy beer and wine in a liquor store UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #40