Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gee, I always thought it was a lesson to those who find it hard to plan ahead--stock up on Saturday night. Alcohol laws are also tortured in North Carolina. For instance in this part of my county, we can buy wine and hard liquor, but not beer. I have to be within the city limits of the nearest town or a restaurant to do that. It's all about god's will here, too. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On Nov 8, 2005, at 12:39 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Chris Williams wrote: > >> Don, >> Just stayed overnight Saturday and flew back to Tampa on Sunday. >> Had to rent a car so I did enjoy all the freeway lanes :) What's >> up with no alcohol until 12:30pm on Sundays???? > > Having lived in Tampa and elsewhere in Florida, I can tell you that > the alcohol rules are there so that all the God-fearing Christians > go to church on Sunday mornings instead of boozing it up. What the > rest of us are to do, I am not sure. > > There were also several dry countries in the Florida panhandle. At > some point during the late 80s or early 90s there was a referendum > in one of those counties to abolish the restriction. The referendum > failed thanks to a well-financed campaign, spearheaded by the local > preachers but financed mostly by bar owners in the neighboring > counties ;-) > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information