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pnwest

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18. there WOULD be rioting if there were suddenly no alcohol available, it's VERY essential.

Reply to 58Sunliner (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:22 PM

Mar 2020

You don't take away people's crutches in a time like this. I know *I* am drinking more than usual, since I'm not working nor looking for work, I automatically revert to my youthful ways and party it up just because I can.

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S.F. Bay Area is drinking 42% more alcohol than usual while sheltering in place [View all] Auggie Mar 2020 OP

Who isn't? fleur-de-lisa Mar 2020 #1

Me, unfortunately. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #17

I'm not ailsagirl Mar 2020 #21

Same on the Oregon coast CanonRay Mar 2020 #2

LOL! DarthDem Mar 2020 #11

East coast here, 5 o'clock comes early some days. dem4decades Mar 2020 #3

Lol, exactly stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #12

EDT Eastern Drinking Time CanonRay Mar 2020 #20

Glad to do my part nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #4

Same here pdxflyboy Mar 2020 #5

Sales is not the same as consumption. Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #6

This data includes breath tests Auggie Mar 2020 #9

But it doesn't go into details about all the possible variables. Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #10

Its a generalization. Look, if you're challenging the reporting ... Auggie Mar 2020 #13

I'll just say the company who makes the breathalyzer Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #14

Sounds about right utopian Mar 2020 #7

I bought enough for the summer, or close to it. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #8

I buy mine at the grocery store. Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #15

Ours are state run, unfortunately. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #16

there WOULD be rioting if there were suddenly no alcohol available, it's VERY essential. pnwest Mar 2020 #18

I am too. Normally I do not drink but twice a week, one drink. 58Sunliner Apr 2020 #22

Ha, just the kind of breathalyzer to buy: one connected to your smartphone. nilram Mar 2020 #19