that's the beauty of dry counties. They think that if the county is dry, no one will drink. So far, from what I've seen, that's not the way it works out. You just end up with more people on the road to and from the closet liquor store and usually a little inebriated from the long drive.
On 3/27/06, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I used to live in a dry county (Real). This put the nearest bar or liquor > store about thirty miles away, either in Uvalde or up near Junction. IMHO > this somewhat increased the number of intoxicated people and since we are > talking about some serious empty, the only way back was highway.... > > that's great for the public safety... > > >Here in Texas, the TABC is going into bars looking for intoxicated people > >and arresting them and the servers who serve them. Gotta love living in > >Texas were a man is free to do what he wants, unless of course it doesn't > >sit right with the religious conservatives that is... > > > >http://www.nbc5i.com/news/8169246/detail.html > > > >At one location, for example, agents and police arrested patrons of a > hotel > >bar. Some of the suspects said they were registered at the hotel and had > no > >intention of driving. Arresting authorities said the patrons were a > danger > >to themselves and others. > > > > > > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >From: Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Mar 27, 2006 1:10 AM > >Subject: Re: immigration question > >To: CF-Community <[email protected]> > > > >That's interesting. The police here put drunks in the drunk tank- > basically > >a safe place to stick them until they sober up. You sober up and they let > >you go home, basically that's it. I know a couple of people who have > spent a > >night in the drunk tank. > > > >On 3/26/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >-- > >--------------- > >Robert Munn > >www.funkymojo.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201765 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
