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beachbum · 04-08-2002, 04:39 AM

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Originally posted by Flynn McKerrow:
[QB]
I went to college in Richmond, Kentucky. The town itself is wet, but the rest of the county is dry.

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I was a student at then Eastern Kentucky State College - 1963, and enjoyed many a night at SPECK'S. There were many many drinking establishments but I was only 18 and KY law said 21, so I would have had to lie and I surely wouldn't tell a lie just to get a beer or two. If you believe that you don't know me or any other 18 year old guy.

beachbum · 04-08-2002, 04:46 AM

I am fascinated by the various "Blue Laws" we have here in the states. I have traveled around the majority of the country and am amazed at what is illegal in one state is standard practise in another.

As a kid growing up in Kentucky, I remember all the stores being closed on Sunday, except the Movies. Those 'dens of iniquity' were open all the time, or so it seemed. On Sunday all you could do was go to church or to the theater.

Now these old laws have become passe' and the if you are closed on Sunday you are missing a lot of trade.

Drinking laws are generally absurd. I don't know how widespread this was but in Kentucky it used to be illegal to sell beer, wine or whiskey on election day. There was this horrible fear that a vote could be bought with a bottle of whiskey. Years later I found this to be true in Georgia and Alabama. Is that, or was that a law in the rest of the country?

Megatron · 04-08-2002, 07:50 AM

We have similar law in Illinois, but the way it is made seems to be more toward preventing DUI's than anything religious.

Weekday nights: Alcohol cannot be sold between midnight and 6 AM.

Weekends: 1 AM to 6 AM.

I still think it's odd, but at least it doesn't seem overly religious in nature.

never been there · 04-08-2002, 06:54 PM

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Originally posted by Zero Angel:
<strong>We have similar law in Illinois, but the way it is made seems to be more toward preventing DUI's than anything religious.

Weekday nights: Alcohol cannot be sold between midnight and 6 AM.

Weekends: 1 AM to 6 AM.

I still think it's odd, but at least it doesn't seem overly religious in nature.</strong>

Sure, but it discriminates agains shift workers. Some people get off work at 8:00 and would like to pick up a bottle of wine or pop in to the local on their way home.

But they can't, because the people who sit on committees, write legislation, and run for office have overwhelmingly never worked crappy hours in their lives.

Just another reason why in 'shiftwork' the 'f' is silent.

Megatron · 04-08-2002, 07:19 PM

That's true... I know that one well, since I work from 4PM to Midnight and everything stops selling about 5 minutes before I get on the road to go home. Sometimes it is a real pain in the ass... but at least it's not (IMO) a religious law.

[ April 08, 2002: Message edited by: Zero Angel ]</p>

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04-08-2002, 04:46 AM	#12
beachbum Beloved Deceased Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 864	I am fascinated by the various "Blue Laws" we have here in the states. I have traveled around the majority of the country and am amazed at what is illegal in one state is standard practise in another. As a kid growing up in Kentucky, I remember all the stores being closed on Sunday, except the Movies. Those 'dens of iniquity' were open all the time, or so it seemed. On Sunday all you could do was go to church or to the theater. Now these old laws have become passe' and the if you are closed on Sunday you are missing a lot of trade. Drinking laws are generally absurd. I don't know how widespread this was but in Kentucky it used to be illegal to sell beer, wine or whiskey on election day. There was this horrible fear that a vote could be bought with a bottle of whiskey. Years later I found this to be true in Georgia and Alabama. Is that, or was that a law in the rest of the country?

04-08-2002, 07:50 AM	#13
Megatron Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York Posts: 5,441	We have similar law in Illinois, but the way it is made seems to be more toward preventing DUI's than anything religious. Weekday nights: Alcohol cannot be sold between midnight and 6 AM. Weekends: 1 AM to 6 AM. I still think it's odd, but at least it doesn't seem overly religious in nature.

04-08-2002, 07:19 PM	#15
Megatron Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York Posts: 5,441	That's true... I know that one well, since I work from 4PM to Midnight and everything stops selling about 5 minutes before I get on the road to go home. Sometimes it is a real pain in the ass... but at least it's not (IMO) a religious law. [ April 08, 2002: Message edited by: Zero Angel ]</p>

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