Category: places

08/29/10 11:09 - 78.ºF - ID#52600

Pennsylvania, two thumb down

This lack of being able to buy beer at some music venues and all stores really annoys me and I barely drink.

Last night at the chez-a-rena they sort of got around it with this scam. For $30 they has an all you can eat VIP pizza buffet, and in the VIP lounge they also gave away "free beer" but you had to pay $30 to get on. To me, and especially because we had just eaten, that seemed like a total rip off. Even (e:terry) didn't want to spend the money. Plus the VIP space was as far from the band as possible.

I don't know how alcoholics survive here if not by stockpiling. However, in my own personal experience I've noticed alcoholics are not good stockpilers.

vincent writes at 09:20:27 08/29/10 - Comment #58126: Yea ever time I would drive through PA I would grab a case or two of "old man beer." Needless to say I have a bunch sitting in my basement. The next time I am going to do some research and find out what bar I can purchase a 6 and leave it at that.

uncutsaniflush writes at 04:32:01 08/29/10 - Comment #58123: (e:heidi) - I heard that Tops sells kegs. I'm less sure about Wegman's. The last keg I got was in another century and another state when I was still in college.

heidi writes at 02:49:15 08/29/10 - Comment #58121: How do you get a keg here? Can you get one at Wegman's? Maybe that would still be a function of beer distributors in PA.

heidi writes at 02:43:12 08/29/10 - Comment #58120: In my area, grocery stores are closed by 8, convenience stores by 11 at the latest... bars are the only things open until 2, so that's where we buy sixes (and nothing in brown paper bags for loitering). It's about $6 for a six of Blue or Yuengling Lager. Wouldn't be much point in allowing grocery stores to sell beer. I've gotten used to Holley Farms but I still don't associate groceries & beer. And yes, we go to the beer distributor and get cases a lot, although I usually end up with leftover beer in my fridge. A's house keeps coolers on the front porch for beer. Wegmans & Sheetz have been leading the push to change the law to allow grocery stores to sell beer but it has gotten a lot of push back from beer distributors and bars. Beer distributors would probably disappear since their hours are generally more limited than those of grocery stores & convenience stores. (If you're interested, an article about the proposed legislation :::link::: )

uncutsaniflush writes at 01:57:19 08/29/10 - Comment #58114: Yes, Pennsylvania has weird beer laws. You can buy beer by the six pack at bars. And some bars feature draft beer to go. What I've heard from people who lived/grew up in Pennsylvania is that if you buy a case of beer, you drink a case of beer. So it encourages binge drinking.

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Category: health

08/28/10 04:30 - 79.ºF - ID#52598

nothing about that mask

says sleep comfort

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: food

08/28/10 03:44 - 79.ºF - ID#52597

terry's birthday nachos

At like 2am, we walked to ETS to get nachos for (e:Terry)'s birthday last night.

Now we are on the highway on the way to the show.
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Category: birthdays

08/28/10 12:22 - 75.ºF - ID#52596

Happy Birthday Terry!!!

You are now the big 30+. Hope you have fun at the Circa Survive concert tonight.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: web

08/28/10 11:55 - 73.ºF - ID#52595

This is why I am glad I don't write on paper a lot

Sometimes, I can't even figure it out myself afterwards.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: web

08/27/10 05:58 - 71.ºF - ID#52585

Google video chat and web calls

This is why I sided with google instead of apple. I just logged into my gmail on linux and was able to dial all the numbers I have in my address book on my phone and talk to them online free on my computer. It also has the entire history of all the calls from my phone. Plus I think this is the first time I have seen really good video chat on linux to mac. I guess skype also works but I don't have skype and they ripped me off on credits twice while this is just built into my gmail and fully integrates with my phone.

Here I am talking with myself between mac and linux.

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Category: pets

08/27/10 04:22 - 72.ºF - ID#52583

Basra loves pears

Luckily we have about 1000 of them.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: food

08/27/10 03:25 - 69.ºF - ID#52582

La Dolce Vita Lunch

(e:mike), (e:terry) and I went to La Dolce Vita for lunch. It was amazing and quite reasonably priced. I got the half pannini and soup special for $7.

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Category: politics

08/27/10 02:50 - 71.ºF - ID#52581

I'd vote for Sam Hoyt

But unfortunately its not my district. We have no choice really because I'm sure Antoine will win again the primary and I refuse to affiliate with the party so I can't vote. It so weird that the primary becomes the actual election.

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Category: food

08/26/10 11:50 - 59.ºF - ID#52578

Strange midnight meals

I stayed late at work to complete a component for my new system. When I got home there was nothing much to eat so I tried to make something. I am of the opinion anything can be made tasty with with the additional of blueberries.