"Steve Wertz" wrote in message
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For those of you who partake and live in a state with those
archaic (and unconstitutional) blue laws, remember to buy all
your New Years Eve booze (and even beer in some states) early
since it's Sunday.

What to they do in states like, say - South Carolina - where even
bars aren't even allowed to be open on Sunday - and no beer sales
either? If I was a bar owner, I'd be pretty ****ed not being
able to open on the biggest alcohol consumption night of the
year.

Here in CT, the liquor store owners are fighting to say closed. By opening
on Sunday, they have the same amount of sales spread over 7 days instead of
6, but they have the added cost of labor and utilities for the extra day if
Sunday laws are abolished. Bars are open.

Personally, I don't have a problem either way. I don't find it hard to plan
ahead and there is always enough booze in the house if guests drop by, along
with about 200 bottles of wine. I'll probably chill a bottle of Cava for
the evening.

I agree with the bars being open though. Some states do make exceptions on
New Years. OTOH, I've never been to a bar on NY's eve and have no desire to
join in with a bunch of inebriated strangers.