TheMightyEthan Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I did not know that. Interesting. My town was dry until about 10 years ago, but that just meant you had to drive to the next town over, which is only 10 minutes away, and it was only sale that was illegal, not possession/consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Alaska has some possession-is-illegal dry areas, as well, IIRC. Prohibition is nonsense, of course, but better to let local crazies outlaw alcohol than have them make it a federal issue that affects everyone. Edited February 25, 2015 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) The only experience I have is entering a few dry stores, not so much the county. I think it was more so to curb the tendency of individuals treating the gas station and convenience store as outdoor drunken gatherings. Usually with places where small stores are a good distance from the homes because their focus is on travelers. It's why you'll still see some drive-thru liquor stores off rural roads. Edited February 26, 2015 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 While California has its own share of problems (some serious ones...), alcohol isn't one of them. I can get beer or whatever at most stores that carries food. I want a bottle of whiskey or vodka at Walgreens or CVS? I can and oddly, it can be the cheapest place to get them. Beer everywhere, even at the liquor stores. God I hate NYC... beer is actually kind of hard to find but on the flip side, the bottle stores are AMAZING. They might not be cheap but god damn, their selections. Then we get whole states like Pennsylvania or, I think, West Virginia. Nightmare mode. 2x price for the same alcohol from across the state line. While most cops don't care (unless you are a business owner), you can get nailed for bringing in any alcohol from across state lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Beer is hard to find in NYC? That has not been my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I wouldn't call it hard to find but it is in less places than in California. It, especially selection, also depends on the area I think. Then again I don't think I've spent enough time in NYC as 21+ to get a real feel of availability. It's my general impression. One thing though: NYC got the advantage of the easy of getting around. Bottle shops, bars and such are only a subway and/or bus ride away. If only LA got a decent public transit, my life going car-less would be easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 FCC VOTES IN FAVOR OF NET NEUTRALITY. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-famiglietti-drought-california-20150313-story.html Nice knowing you all unless California truly adopts the true reality. Decades long dry periods is not unheard of. With that said, LA and surrounding areas should really encourage people to ditch their pools and grass lawns. Paltry to the water usage of agriculture but we might be to the point were we are pinching pennies. As a side note: Today I powered through 3-4 liters of water on a relatively simple hike through faults and shit. I felt great in the 95 degree heat and after a 4 hour sleep (Rise at 5, end at 5). So this is what being hydrated feels like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yeah, crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/stanford-just-made-tuition-free-for-families-earning-less-than-dollar125000-per-year/ar-AAakt3k Holy shit. You're telling me if I ever have kid(s) that I can send them to Stanford? Of course, applicants will have to still make the grade to get accepted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Behold, the best legal filing ever: http://gawker.com/very-angry-lady-writes-thoroughly-enjoyable-fuck-you-1699843676 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I already posted that in the Weird and Wonderful Web thread! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I think legal filings clearly go into the [country/region] politics threads unless they are explicitly internet-related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I was gonna put it here, but then decided it was too ridiculous so I put it there instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madbassman39 Posted April 28, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I decided to stay off Facebook for a while. Too many people are throwing stones at this whole riot thing in Baltimore and nobody seems to be really discussing what is actually going on. Riots are not the answer, but what do you do when peaceful protests are ignored? People looting stores and damaging property aren't always doing it in the name of their cause, but when ones cause is being seemingly ignored people get frustrated and mob mentality is hard to stop once it gets rolling. Either way, I'm unhappy. I'm unhappy that people feel the need to riot, I'm unhappy that when people do all I hear from disconnected people all across the country stating "nobody is talking about black on black violence!" The problem is people are talking about the recent police on black violence, not black on black violence. I'm not a political activist, and I used to like to stay neutral on most subjects but I sure wish that everybody would stop arguing over each other and just listen to another human beings concerns. If a certain populace of people believe that they are being targeted by the authorities (not to mention actual video evidence in many cases of this) we shouldn't argue with them about what they should be concerned with instead! We should take their complaints to heart and work on a solution to make them feel less alienated. Ignoring their concerns only leads to aggravation and enough aggravation leads to people getting pissed off enough to smash a window. Once that window is smashed its a different game. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Strangelove Posted April 28, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Im not talking about this on facebook either. If this has taught me anything is that everyone failed history class back in high school. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 people are throwing stones at this whole riot thing in Baltimore Too soon, MBM, too soon. I generally prefer to engage sensitive topics anonymously. Not that people are any less narrow minded, brutal, or disingenuous under that cover (their behavior can often be worse), but at least you can have a disagreement with someone without it leading to bad blood when people discover that casual acquaintances hold some pretty repugnant views. I also like that people can feel free to be completely honest, ugly as that might be at times. That being said, I don't feel the need to have any semi public conversations on Facebook at all, and am generally opposed to giving them my traffic if I can avoid it, so I guess my position is sort of worthless in this context. But yeah, shit has gotten ugly and it doesn't seem like anyone is going to change their general stance on the topic any time soon, not through discourse or demonstration. Hopefully legislation of some sort can go for the knees and just change the dynamic in the street. I have high hopes for body cameras, personally. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 The governor of Texas has ordered the Texas National Guard to monitor a US Army training exercise due to internet rumors that it's a cover for a military takeover of Texas, because everyone is completely fucking insane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 It's frightening how many idiots there are out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Seems like random Texans still think Texas is its own country. Most of Texas does run on its own power grid, I'll give it that, but it's not exactly healthy to be thinking you've got enemies in Oklahoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 As a Texan, we think Oklahoma is kinda gay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 The governor of Texas has ordered the Texas National Guard to monitor a US Army training exercise due to internet rumors that it's a cover for a military takeover of Texas, because everyone is completely fucking insane. The Ant-Christ has finally come to take away their tiny freedoms! guns! freedom-guns! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 The governor of Texas has ordered the Texas National Guard to monitor a US Army training exercise due to internet rumors that it's a cover for a military takeover of Texas, because everyone is completely fucking insane. Hahaha. Wow. That is pretty damned mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 My favorite part is how the entire exercise only involves 1,200 troops. Yeah, that's totally enough to take over Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 As a Texan, we think Oklahoma is kinda gay. As a Kansan, Oklahoma is that place with all the red dirt and shitty roads. Nebraska is the place with all the corn and shitty roads. Missouri is the place with all the porn billboards (that's why it's the "Show Me" state) and shitty roads. Colorado's the place with the mountains and kinda shitty roads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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