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"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:23:03 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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>>>> Also, liquor can't be sold after 2:00 a.m. here but I don't know at
>>>> what
>>>> hour in the morning it is legal to sell it again.
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>>> They have to stop selling at 2AM here too... and they can open at 6AM.
>>> Not sure why they have to be "dry" 4 hours, seems silly to me.

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>> Yeah. It does seem silly.

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> Well consider Sarah Palin as mayor of Wasilla changed the liquor laws to
> allow booze to be sold up till 5:00am. And DUIs skyrocketed and the
> number of alcohol related vehicle accidents did too as people commuting to
> work were endangered by drunk drivers.
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> Some laws just make sense no matter how silly they seem on the outside.


Ohhhhhhhhhh! I hadn't thought of that. However the silly thing is, if you
already own it, you can drink it.