"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 11:15:50 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> When was the last time you were in SC? All the stores have signs on the
>> door stating ID is required by law. A few years ago the Exxon station
>> near my house was caught in a sting. For a year there was a big sign on
>> the door "Absolutely no alcohol sold here". That's how long they were
>> penalized for selling beer to an undercover minor.
>
> It's been 13 years since I've lived in SC and I know some of the laws
> have changed. When I lived there, there was no beer above 5% and
> stores could not sell airplane bottles without a liquor resale permit.
> And bar drinks had to be poured from airplane bottles - not from
> fifths or liters. I don't even think they'd pour them come to think
> of it - just give you a glass and an unopened bottle.
>
> But I know some of the laws regarding all that have changed since
> then. I think the nearest liquor store was like 6 miles away(*) so I
> didn't go there too often.
>
> (*) Okay, 5.5 miles
> https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Crestmont+at+Thornblade+Apartments,+75+Crestmont+W ,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8858299e70fa4f 69:0xb065a0fdfdf7b6e5!2m2!1d-82.255507!2d34.863978!1m5!1m1!1s0x88582ee5e5028417 :0x9cbca9ca38ed98c0!2m2!1d-82.329364!2d34.8507227
>
> In California there's a liquor store every mile or less.
>
> -sw

You can get liquor pretty much anywhere now. Even pharmacies.