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I'll be old enough to buy alcohol in 19 days!

41,038 2,061 October 20, 2016 at 04:39 PM
Our county is voting on allowing alcohol sales on November 8. It's expected to pass easily - the local grocery store already installed beer coolers. With the exception of two small cities, we've been a dry county since at least prohibition (yes, that was before I was born).

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VorlonFrog
10-20-2016 at 04:41 PM.
10-20-2016 at 04:41 PM.
Don't ya just hate having to brown bag it all this time?
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10-20-2016 at 04:44 PM.
10-20-2016 at 04:44 PM.
Quote from VorlonFrog :
Don't ya just hate having to brown bag it all this time?
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but my wife said if it's dark in the bedroom I don't need to put the bag on my head.
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10-20-2016 at 06:59 PM.
10-20-2016 at 06:59 PM.
Quote from emelvee :
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but my wife said if it's dark in the bedroom I don't need to put the bag on my head.
You were married before 21?
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broughtthemup
10-20-2016 at 07:50 PM.
10-20-2016 at 07:50 PM.
How do you live without alcohol?
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appleyum
10-20-2016 at 07:57 PM.
10-20-2016 at 07:57 PM.
Quote from emelvee :
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but my wife said if it's dark in the bedroom I don't need to put the bag on my head.
In 19 days you can have bulb in bedroom. It won't matter
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10-21-2016 at 05:06 AM.
10-21-2016 at 05:06 AM.
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How do you live without alcohol?
We can drive 5 minutes to the next county and buy alcohol.
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10-21-2016 at 05:39 AM.
10-21-2016 at 05:39 AM.
Quote from emelvee :
Our county is voting on allowing alcohol sales on November 8. It's expected to pass easily - the local grocery store already installed beer coolers. With the exception of two small cities, we've been a dry county since at least prohibition (yes, that was before I was born).

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why am i not surprised by what this election has to offer for the next POTUS does your county want to legalize the sale of alcohol after so long?
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10-21-2016 at 05:50 AM.
10-21-2016 at 05:50 AM.
Quote from cav :
why am i not surprised by what this election has to offer for the next POTUS does your county want to legalize the sale of alcohol after so long?
It's even driving the rural North Carolinians to drink. laugh out loud
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Novakingwai
10-21-2016 at 05:53 AM.
10-21-2016 at 05:53 AM.
Harnett County used to be that way. They started selling alcohol about 15 years ago. I wish alcohol was never invented. It's caused too many problems
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Daveismyhero
10-21-2016 at 12:49 PM.
10-21-2016 at 12:49 PM.
It's rough not being able to buy booze on Sunday here. Living in a dry county is taking it to a whole 'nother level, though.
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Zoe Moon
10-21-2016 at 01:04 PM.
10-21-2016 at 01:04 PM.
Quote from Daveismyhero :
It's rough not being able to buy booze on Sunday here. Living in a dry county is taking it to a whole 'nother level, though.
Yep, we had that for a long time in Texas too. Had to drive across the county line for beer and hard liquor but were allowed open carry while driving. I have fond memories of going with my dad to the liquor store, "Here Zoe, hold my beer while I drive to the liquor store and don't spill it!"
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Zoe Moon
10-21-2016 at 01:09 PM.
10-21-2016 at 01:09 PM.
Just dawned on me, I'm old enough to remember when 'open carry' meant drinking a beer while driving. Back then, most people had guns in their cars, usually rifles/shotguns and the occasional handgun in case you needed to kill a rattlesnake and nobody batted an eye, that was normal. Heck we had a gun club in HS.
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10-21-2016 at 02:31 PM.
10-21-2016 at 02:31 PM.
Quote from Novakingwai :
Harnett County used to be that way. They started selling alcohol about 15 years ago. I wish alcohol was never invented. It's caused too many problems
Confused How do you mean "never invented" It wasn't invented really, it was just utilized. People's fruit juice went bad but that was all they had and then they figured out that it also kept better that way and it probably saved a lot of human life over not having to drink bad water. Yeah today it can cause a lot of problems...but it helped keep a decent chunk of our species alive...so can't knock the discovery too much.
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10-21-2016 at 02:35 PM.
10-21-2016 at 02:35 PM.
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Confused How do you mean "never invented" It wasn't invented really, it was just utilized. People's fruit juice went bad but that was all they had and then they figured out that it also kept better that way and it probably saved a lot of human life over not having to drink bad water. Yeah today it can cause a lot of problems...but it helped keep a decent chunk of our species alive...so can't knock the discovery too much.
Don't confuse the issue with facts and science. shake head
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