I wrote this on 05-09-2007, but never posted it:
Growing up in PA, the only time I ever saw alcohol was in my house or on an occasional trip to the state store with my parents. Going to southern states it’s odd, but convenient to be able to buy beer in Wawa and supermarkets, but also convenient. From what I understand, in VA, you can purchase beer from a Wawa (which by the way has stacks of cases) until midnight.
Within the past year or so, a giant liquor store opened up on Baltimore Pike. Not only does it have a large selection, it’s open until 10pm and also on Sundays. This is great if you want liquor, but if you want beer, then you have to find some place else to go. This is especially annoying if you want both.
Saturday (after spending all day and it being Cinco de Mayo), I needed to drink, and wanted beer. I had figured that I could just drink the beer that my friends and I bought last week and left in their dorm, so I didn’t bother buying any earlier in the day. I didn’t find out until later when I was at dinner that we wouldn’t be able to party there because of quiet hours due to finals.
I headed home and stopped at a beer distributor near the mall, but that (like all the others I knew of) closed at 9 (at this point it was after 9:30). I figured my best shot at finding somewhere (other than a bar ‘cause I didn’t feel like getting raped in the ass) was to drive down Baltimore Pike town Clifton. As soon as I crossed from Springfield into Clifton Heights, I saw the bright orange BEER lights and pulled into the parking lot. Just as I was pulling in I noticed the lights turn off and checked my clock. It said, 10:02 (forgetting that it’s 3 minutes fast, I rushed into the store anyway). Not only did they let me, the Miller Lite I wanted was right in front (and a little cheaper than I had paid last week). Even more impressive was the fact that they sell limes. The only other time I’ve ever seen limes sold at the same place as alcohol was somewhere in the south.
So, if you’re looking for something alcoholic to drink before 10, there is a beer store and a liquor store within in 2 minutes of each other along Baltimore Pike.
Now that I’m over 21 and have a job where I can afford to buy alcohol, it’s getting annoying to have to go to two different stores to buy beer and liquor. We need to change this stupid PA law.
Growing up in PA, the only time I ever saw alcohol was in my house or on an occasional trip to the state store with my parents. Going to southern states it’s odd, but convenient to be able to buy beer in Wawa and supermarkets, but also convenient. From what I understand, in VA, you can purchase beer from a Wawa (which by the way has stacks of cases) until midnight.
Within the past year or so, a giant liquor store opened up on Baltimore Pike. Not only does it have a large selection, it’s open until 10pm and also on Sundays. This is great if you want liquor, but if you want beer, then you have to find some place else to go. This is especially annoying if you want both.
Saturday (after spending all day and it being Cinco de Mayo), I needed to drink, and wanted beer. I had figured that I could just drink the beer that my friends and I bought last week and left in their dorm, so I didn’t bother buying any earlier in the day. I didn’t find out until later when I was at dinner that we wouldn’t be able to party there because of quiet hours due to finals.
I headed home and stopped at a beer distributor near the mall, but that (like all the others I knew of) closed at 9 (at this point it was after 9:30). I figured my best shot at finding somewhere (other than a bar ‘cause I didn’t feel like getting raped in the ass) was to drive down Baltimore Pike town Clifton. As soon as I crossed from Springfield into Clifton Heights, I saw the bright orange BEER lights and pulled into the parking lot. Just as I was pulling in I noticed the lights turn off and checked my clock. It said, 10:02 (forgetting that it’s 3 minutes fast, I rushed into the store anyway). Not only did they let me, the Miller Lite I wanted was right in front (and a little cheaper than I had paid last week). Even more impressive was the fact that they sell limes. The only other time I’ve ever seen limes sold at the same place as alcohol was somewhere in the south.
So, if you’re looking for something alcoholic to drink before 10, there is a beer store and a liquor store within in 2 minutes of each other along Baltimore Pike.
Now that I’m over 21 and have a job where I can afford to buy alcohol, it’s getting annoying to have to go to two different stores to buy beer and liquor. We need to change this stupid PA law.
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