Who's drinking with me tonight?

goodheartedmommy · October 2010

Nothing yummy here, just vodka. DH drank the last beer, and I'm 30 minutes from anywhere that sells alcohol. Bummer.

kelly&paul · October 2010

me! I've already got my wine poured.

CleoKitty · October 2010

Not me, sadly enough. I'm at work for the night (oddly enough I love working Friday nights.)

But how far out in the sticks do you live? 30 minutes from anyplace that sells alcohol? You don't even have a grocery store with booze or anything like that closer...?

melmax · October 2010

Just finished my first glass of pinot grigio. :::off to the fridge to refill:::

goodheartedmommy · October 2010

Cleo, it's a dry county. I'm about 15 minutes from the grocery store, and probably 10 from a gas station, but a good 30 minutes from the county that sells alcohol. I could maybe make it in 25 if I didn't hit any lights.

DandelionMom · October 2010

I'm on my 2nd glass of wine. Stick out tongue

Temp374386125003286 · October 2010

I'm two glasses of red in and need some food!

CleoKitty · October 2010

A dry county? Is that common? I've never heard of such a thing...

goodheartedmommy · October 2010

In KY it is! In our county, they do give a certain number of alcohol licenses to restaurants, but we can't buy any liquor at the store. I'd think it would promote drunk driving, but I guess they don't care.

Here's what I just found:

Of the 120 counties of Kentucky, 55 are completely dry and 30 are wet [1]. The remaining 35 counties are ?moist, fall somewhere between.

Certain counties allow the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink on golf courses located in dry counties.
Some wineries are allowed to operate within dry counties.
16 cities within dry counties have voted to allow restaurants above a specified size to serve drinks.
16 other cities are wet cities located in dry counties.

I guess my county is not completely dry, by this definition. Either way, I have to drive a long way to buy a 6 pack of beer or a bottle of wine! I stock up when I'm in Lexington

melmax · October 2010

CleoKitty:
A dry county? Is that common? I've never heard of such a thing...

I haven't either.

Kapalua · October 2010

I live in the land of Puritans and once lived in a dry town. Thankfully we were very close to the town line where a package store conveniently was located!

but, to answer your question...yes, the box o' wine is tapped and flowing...

goodheartedmommy · October 2010

Oh, it's hilarious. There are several liquor stores located RIGHT on the county line to the "wet" county. I just don't get it. You'd think the tax money would be an incentive for smaller counties to sell alcohol. It's actually an issue that is voted upon by the citizens of the county, so until it makes it to a ballot, it won't happen. A few have gone "wet" around here in the past few years.

femmegem · October 2010

God, I wish. Pass some of that vodka my way.

MayorMcCheese000 · October 2010

Do you drink moonshine?

It sounds stereotypical but literally the one time I went camping in KY we drank moonshine. I thought it was rather delicious.

This is how I am picturing you right now:

goodheartedmommy · October 2010

I've never had moonshine, and FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I'm drinking um (hold on, I have to look) smirnoff. In a shot glass. I'm classier than moonshine from a jug! Jeez. Personally, I buy better than smirnoff, but that's what I get for sending the husband into liquor barn.