On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan <[email protected]> wrote: >> So, Madhu confirms that Saturday *is* a dry day. Let's just meet up at >> Crossword and drift towards Venky's place after that. Venky has kindly >> offered to stash some liquor and comestibles there, and we can all pitch >> in to cover costs for food and drink. > > > I'm in too...and do let me know if I need to bring anything. There is a > liquor shop right opposite my house and I can usually manage to get stuff on > a dry day albeit with a markup. Let me know early enough and I can avoid the > markup. > > The liquor shop opposite my house is a peculiar case of the universe > conspiring. There has been one within a stone's throw of every house I've > lived in since I moved out from my parent's house. This particular one is > even more special as it seems to be the located at the focal point of all > tipplers in my area - they have customers even at 9.00 AM on a working > day!!! > > If you want to see a 40+ year old woman down a pint of cheap rum in one swig > before noon, this is THE place. > > Kiran
When I lived in Indira Nagar in 2000, I was struck by the fact that people would just buy a peg or two and swig it right there. That never happens in Bombay or Delhi so this struck me as a peculiar oddity. Venky
