East Coast word usage versus West Coast...

[AmyStrange]

131. Used to be called State Liquor Stores here in Washington State, but...

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like Pennsylvania, we changed that a few years ago by referendum (Costco had a lot to do with that one).

Just about every state in the US had the drinking age at 18, because of Vietnam. Voting was lowered to 18 for the same reason.

"You can go get killed in Vietnam, but you can't vote or drink?" That was the arguement.

Of course, most states changed the drinking age to 21 later, because of a the increase in DWI cases and accidents by young people.

Side note: When I joined the Air Force in 1973 at 17, I could drink anywhere on base, although if I remember correctly, liquor wasn't available unless you could get into an officer's club.

Thanks for that teenager story (we had the same thing going on in Connecticut when I was young), and I'll try to remember it for future books.

Anyway, thank you.
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