Liquor Stores are Essential
Mar 25, 2020 12:49:45 #
wrangler5 wrote:
A Vodka maker in Texas sent out a notice a couple of weeks ago telling people NOT to use their vodka as a sanitizer because it didn't have enough alcohol to do the job right. Just the other day they announced that they had received permission from the liquor control authorities to sell a line of sanitizer that they were making, after repurposing some of their production line and bringing in some new ingredients.
We wife has a solution for that. She just drinks.. I mean rubs on ... twice as much.
Mar 25, 2020 13:20:44 #
Just heard that a distillery in Kentucky has converted their production to hand sanitizer solution (not a joke). God bless America.
Mar 25, 2020 13:23:36 #
Brownie45 wrote:
The Kentucky Governor has designated Liquor stores in his essential life-sustaining businesses that can remain open during the COVID-19 crisis, when he has forced most other businesses to close.
I don't know about Kentucky, but MOST states put what economists call a "sin tax" on booze, and rely on that to fund all sorts of things. So it's essential TO THE STATE that they remain open to maintain the revenue stream!
Mar 25, 2020 13:24:34 #
will47 wrote:
One Indiana vile politician owns either 21 or 31 liquor stores. They were considered a vital business and are permitted to stay open. Politicians are the most vile "life" forms in the universe.
Second only to the lobbyists who own them...
Mar 25, 2020 13:25:37 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I can understand that because there is a medical component to it.
There is a substantial tax revenue stream attached to pot sales, too.
Mar 25, 2020 13:31:43 #
singleshot wrote:
And as a very old friend once said, " them that ain't fruits and nuts are flakes".
Now, now, America is an equal opportunity insult society.
(Why can't we all just respect each other for the good that we represent? Diversity can be a tremendously positive force for creative evolution.)
Mar 25, 2020 13:39:10 #
tropics68 wrote:
I like to refer to them as bottom feeders. 
Yes they are all slime, pick anyone or party you like they are all the same.
Mar 25, 2020 15:07:04 #
pilgrim1951 wrote:
Just heard that a distillery in Kentucky has converted their production to hand sanitizer solution (not a joke). God bless America.
The craft distiller in our town has converted over to hand sanitizer, I know a nurse at a facility that is getting the hand sanitizer, they all swear it smells like rum.
Mar 25, 2020 15:09:53 #
Xinloi6870 wrote:
Pot shops and liquor stores in Denver were initially ordered to be closed, but the mayor succumbed to the pressure and ordered them to be left open. Doobie and jagerbombs are staples, I guess.
They've got nothing better to do and can't drive anywhere. Flash backs to Cheech and Chong movies.
Mar 25, 2020 15:12:20 #
SteveFranz
Loc: Durham, NC
Well, with everybody under what amounts to house arrest, and all the kids at home....of course the liquor stores are essential!
Mar 25, 2020 15:35:13 #
repleo wrote:
My big bottle of vodka has been shrinking behind my back. The missus says she is using it for hand sanitizer but I'm not sure I believe her.
Working from the inside out
Mar 25, 2020 16:07:19 #
will47 wrote:
Politicians are the most vile "life" forms in the universe.
It doesn't have to be that way. We as Americans have become complacent about corruption.
Mar 25, 2020 19:06:10 #
Brownie45 wrote:
The Kentucky Governor has designated Liquor stores in his essential life-sustaining businesses that can remain open during the COVID-19 crisis, when he has forced most other businesses to close.
I really cannot figure the reasoning they used to allow liqur stores to remain open. Maybe it is because most, if not all, states, have a state tax on liquor (alcohol) and if it doesn't sell, the state loses money. Maybe???
Mar 25, 2020 19:33:31 #
jackm1943 wrote:
It would have to be at least 120 proof to be useable as a sanitizer, so I'll just have to drink my gin and bourbon. I think there are some rums that surpass that level.
Everclear 190 is 95%.
Mar 25, 2020 19:36:14 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
I really cannot figure the reasoning they used to allow liqur stores to remain open. Maybe it is because most, if not all, states, have a state tax on liquor (alcohol) and if it doesn't sell, the state loses money. Maybe???
I wonder if it because there are so many alcoholics who would add to our medical clinic burden going into withdrawal.
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