Paul's Journal

08/29/2010 11:09 #52600

Pennsylvania, two thumb down
Category: places

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 - 08/29/10 21:20
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 - 08/29/10 16:32
(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 - 08/29/10 14:49
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 - 08/29/10 14:43
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 - 08/29/10 13:57
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.

08/28/2010 16:30 #52598

nothing about that mask
Category: health

says sleep comfort

paul - 08/30/10 00:09
Its totally a CPAP mask. The magazine had all kinds of medical equipment and strangely, it also had dildos?! I think the target audience was middle aged women.

uncutsaniflush - 08/29/10 13:55
The mask looks like a CPAP (Continuous Positive Air Pressure?) mask for people with sleep apnea that gets hooked up to some sort of machine.

metalpeter - 08/29/10 09:51
looks like one of those masks you use to get HiGH with!

tinypliny - 08/28/10 23:48
Walking poles? Super-high heels for those who aren't satisfied with 6" ones?

tinypliny - 08/28/10 23:45
and choking hazard.

tinypliny - 08/28/10 23:45
lol everything says concentration chamber survival mask.

08/28/2010 15:44 #52597

terry's birthday nachos
Category: food

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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