Dry county

cengle · December 2009

My husband's home county is like that too--a moist county.
My hometown is dry, but the county isn't. The baptists in town (I mean no offense here to any baptists, but the ones in my town suck) won't allow it. So they're basically just funneling the money they would make from booze sales 5 miles south to the next town. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
But to answer your question, yes, you should have that written somewhere conspicuous!

mocha beans · December 2009

I'd also want to know, just in case. But maybe on the website, otherwise it might look like you are assuming people are going to want bottles, which may offend some people. I wouldn't be, I'd be glad for the heads up, but some people get their panties in a twist way too easily.

Dry counties is a dumb idea. Way to lose tax money that people would otherwise spend within their resident county. We have dry Sundays, which pisses me off because Sundays are always the day I want to cook something only to find myself out of whatever wine or liquor I need to cook with.

opalsky007 · December 2009

I don't know when it went, but it was by the time FI got there... in 2000.

And yeah, they had a hell of a time enforcing it. What was nasty: it was so hard to keep up with the sheer numbers of people that they'd occasionally pick someone to use as an example and drop the hammer on them. Odds of getting caught: small. Consequences: as much as expulsion depending on the situation (underage, contributing to underage drinking, getting rowdy, etc.)

saschaduran · December 2009

Oh phew...I was getting so worked up I almost needed a drink!

Thanks squirrly! I don't know when we can go, but I am planning on it the next time I go see my siblings in Ohio...a few days there, then drive down to Kentucky. I really want to go. Hopefully next fall. My grandma is from there, she graduated from Centre College.

I have been to Loiusville once, when I did convention modeling. I worked for Mack Truck and I worked the Mid America Trucking Show. It was quite an interesting crowd at the show...lots of missing teeth. I had no idea how many truckers travel with little small dogs to keep them company...and they brought them to the convention with them. It was actually pretty cute.

lyndausvi · December 2009

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dry county : I went to college in a dry county. The closest in state alcohol was 45 minutes away. Or, you could drive to TN (20 minutes away) for beer/wine. To get hard liquor it was still 45 minutes, because TN has dumb liquor laws. Unless you're in Memphis, Nashville, or Knoxville, you can't sell liquor and malt under the same roof. Most places just do beer & wine because of that.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

What?? My DH would be pissed to have drive 45 for some Stoli-O. I guess when we move to the states I will look at liquor laws first.

You can get all alcohol 24 hours a day here. Although you have to find an all night store in order to buy something from 4am until 6am (when the bars are closed). I think there is only 1 or 2 on island open all night.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · December 2009

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[QUOTE]Ocean City NJ is dry also. But luckily it's a quick drive over the bridge to the liquor store. Here in St Thomas Kmart even sells liquor. Heck even roadside food places have alcohol.
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]

Yeah, we can get it at the grocery store, Walgreens, Target (wine). I thought the northeast US had strict liquor laws (no alcohol sales before noon on Sunday in NY, State sponsored liquor stores only in PA and RI), but dry is harsh.

If my county ever went dry (Los Angeles county so NOT likely AT ALL), it would suck because its a really, really big county, and I wouldn't appreciate having to drive a hour in any direction to buy booze.

lpstl · December 2009

Opal, that's insane. I'll have to mention it to my mom and watch her head explode later.

Squirrly, my relatives are in shock and awe when they come to visit me and they see liquor in the grocery stores. They start to weep when I tell them they can buy it on sundays.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · December 2009

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dry county : I went to college in a dry county. The closest in state alcohol was 45 minutes away. Or, you could drive to TN (20 minutes away) for beer/wine. To get hard liquor it was still 45 minutes, because TN has dumb liquor laws. Unless you're in Memphis, Nashville, or Knoxville, you can't sell liquor and malt under the same roof. Most places just do beer & wine because of that.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

Ah, well the school I looked at was in PA. I don't *think* there are any dry counties in NY, so I just wasn't used to it. It was a fairly conservative, religious, small school as well. The college I ended up going to is in one of the most liberal small cities in the US. Go figure! I'm sure it was a very, very different experience at the other school.

thesuninherhead · December 2009

Is this similar to the laws on drinking in Salt Lake? Someone from Wyoming was telling me about that while we were in Jackson Hole.

And indeed, I would be advising guests (probably on wedding website) about it.

saschaduran · December 2009

Mery...I don't think I have to worry about Las Vegas going dry either. You guys even have marijuana stores in LA!

So, off topic, but Baptists don't drink at all? Doesn't Jesus drink in the Bible?

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · December 2009

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[QUOTE]Is this similar to the laws on drinking in Salt Lake? Someone from Wyoming was telling me about that while we were in Jackson Hole. And indeed, I would be advising guests (probably on wedding website) about it.
Posted by thesuninherhead[/QUOTE]

No, Utah is really weird. Mormons aren't supposed to drink at all, so they have more conservative liquor laws than a lot of other western states (which are pretty libertarian in certain ways due to their history as "lawless" places in the 19th century). You can buy beer in grocery stores, WalMart and gas stations, but it can only have 3.2% alcohol - which is like nothing. I've heard stories of people getting sloshed on regular beer when they are just used to Utah beer! Major breweries have separate distilling plants in Utah. So you can buy Bud Light, just with half the alcohol.

You can buy full strength beer and liquor in state liquor stores.

It really makes no sense, because Mormons aren't supposed to drink at all, so in theory the only people buying alcohol are non-Mormons... who drink as much as they like in other states.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · December 2009

I live in WeHo and there are four marajuana stores - this city is only 4 square miles! Vegas doesn't have open container laws either, right?

Oh, and that's not the only way Utah is weird. My aunt lives there, I've been about half a dozen times. It's a really pretty state, though.

opalsky007 · December 2009

There's this joke:

Take a Baptist fishing, and he'll drink all your beer. Take two Baptists fishing and you'll have all your beer to yourself.

I don't think there's a Biblical justification for it. More like alcohol leads you to other sins. But I'm not a Baptist, so I don't know.

mocha beans · December 2009

Yeah, I think Hollywood would revolt if LA went dry.

I don't see why Baptists should even be able to make a county dry. Not drinking is a religious thing, and in my mind should therefore be an illogical argument against having a wet county. Of course, that falls squarely in the same camp as the abortion debate, so hmm.

lyndausvi · December 2009

oh.. I forgot. We do have one very odd drinking law.

No alcohol is to be sold between the hours of 8am and 4pm on Good Friday. That includes the resorts, the boats, bars, roadside shacks, etc.

Trying telling your guests they can not have a PainKiller on the beach because of this ridiculous Christian law.

Actually I tell the guests the day before, so they can get their own stash.

saschaduran · December 2009

True...we can walk through the mall holding a glass of wine or a 3 foot margarita. You just walk right out of the casino holding your glass if you want. I always wonder how much they spend on glasses that people leave with. I have quite a few in my cupboards.

squirrly · December 2009

Don't get me started on the Baptist crap. I'm not, but clearly I grew up in the thick of it.

Sascha, that convention is supposed to be pretty cool. A lot of rednecks, but a lot of cool stuff.

bbyckes · December 2009

Here there are no Sunday alcohol sales. It's really dumb. You can purchase alcoholic drinks in restaurants and hotels, but not for home consumption.

I also hate that you can't purchase hard liquor in grocery stores. They only sell beer and wine. It just sucks.

lyndausvi · December 2009

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[QUOTE]True...we can walk through the mall holding a glass of wine or a 3 foot margarita. You just walk right out of the casino holding your glass if you want. I always wonder how much they spend on glasses that people leave with. I have quite a few in my cupboards.
Posted by saschaduran[/QUOTE]

We can too.. Actually we can drive drinking a beer (not drunk, but just drinking one). As long as your seatbelt on and you are not on the phone or texting..

squirrly · December 2009

lpstl, I had a ton of college friends from St. Louis (went to Murray State). They were also in shock when they arrived.

We had a whole culture around "going south" to TN to drink. For some reason, I always ended up driving somebody else's vehicle when I was the DD. So, in TN, with a KY license, in a car with MO plates. And, they always had checkpoints.

squirrly · December 2009

I think Alabama is weirder. They can sell alcohol on Sundays now, but only certain types and certain hours of the day (I think - it changed a little after I moved). And, no sales within X miles of a school, unless the seller is a bowling alley.

lynda, that's nuts. Drinking while driving. I'm not sure I'm down with that. I just wish they didn't care if passengers were drinking while a sober driver is driving here.

saschaduran · December 2009

Wow Lynda...that's funny. I think a passenger can have open liquor but I'm not sure. Pretty sure though.

Squirrly...the convention was fun. It was really fascinating to look inside all the semis. I always wondered what the little rooms inside there were like.
And after the show, me and the other Mack crew went out to that downtown area that has live music in the streets and lots of little restaurants and bars. I had a lot of fun.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · December 2009

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[QUOTE]For some reason, I always ended up driving somebody else's vehicle when I was the DD. So, in TN, with a KY license, in a car with MO plates. And, they always had checkpoints.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

Once my friends and I, who were 20, drove 3 hours from our school to go drink at the clubs in Niagara Falls (Ontario drinking age = 19). We took my car with NY plates rather than my friend's car with RI plates for that reason. And we had to cross an international border! (My friend, with his RI license, still drove back, but they really don't care about US citizens trying to get back into the US. Also, the car was registered to my dad at the time.)

lyndausvi · December 2009

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[QUOTE]I think Alabama is weirder. They can sell alcohol on Sundays now, but only certain types and certain hours of the day (I think - it changed a little after I moved). And, no sales within X miles of a school, unless the seller is a bowling alley. lynda, that's nuts. Drinking while driving. I'm not sure I'm down with that. I just wish they didn't care if passengers were drinking while a sober driver is driving here.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

It is weird. Texting and/or on the phone while driving BAD. Having a beer... Go right ahead.

Again, there are DRUNK driving laws, just not open container laws. The island is so small it would be hard to drive long enough to get drunk while driving.

smokeybailey · December 2009

I went to a dry college. Also, the PAC-10 games at the Rose Bowl and Coliseum are dry too.

I think in Utah you have to pay a membership fee to drink at a bar/restaurant to become a member (or it used to be that way). It was $1 or something similar.

My dream is to one day go to a drive through daiquiri stand in New Orleans.

squirrly · December 2009

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dry county : It is weird. Texting and/or on the phone while driving BAD. Having a beer... Go right ahead. Again, there are DRUNK driving laws, just not open container laws. <strong>The island is so small it would be hard to drive long enough to get drunk while driving.</strong>
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]

I'm now picturing somebody recreating the Indy 500 around the island, getting drunker with every lap.

lyndausvi · December 2009

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dry county : I'm now picturing somebody recreating the Indy 500 around the island, getting drunker with every lap.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

lol.... it's not like that. People are too lazy to do that. Plus the roads suck to drive. Everyone would rather just sit at their local bar then to drive across the island while drinking.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · December 2009

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[QUOTE]I think in Utah you have to pay a membership fee to drink at a bar/restaurant to become a member (or it used to be that way). It was $1 or something similar.
Posted by smokeybailey[/QUOTE]

They finally repealed that one. You also needed an existing member to "sponsor" you at some places, so someone would just yell from the doorway and someone in the bar would walk over and sign them up. I guess for visitors it was sort of a fun thing to se how many memberships you could collect.

squirrly · December 2009

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[QUOTE]I went to a dry college. Also, the PAC-10 games at the Rose Bowl and Coliseum are dry too.<strong> I think in Utah you have to pay a membership fee to drink at a bar/restaurant to become a member (or it used to be that way). It was $1 or something similar. </strong>My dream is to one day go to a drive through daiquiri stand in New Orleans.
Posted by smokeybailey[/QUOTE]

Smokey FTW. Even though it's been repealled, that's the best (worst?) so far.

tlv204 · December 2009

Honestly I thought most public college campuses were dry. I know all Missouri state funded school campuses are dry. When I started college the body did not count as a container, but then around my junior year they changed their minds, except only for minors. So if you are over 21 and get sloshed, you can still stumble around campus as long as you don't break anything, but if you are under 21 and sloshed anywhere, on campus or not, you get a Minor in Possession.

I also know there are some dry counties in Arkansas.

And to answer the question, I think the thing you put on the website looks good. I'd also want to know in advance.

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