I am on a bus for 5 hours...

[Triple Zero]

I try to meet at least 3 new people a week.  I never see most of them again, but I still wind up knowing a ton of people, and the odds of having a good time get better and better.

Ooh, that's a good one, I"m gonna try and hold on that for a while.

I'm not old yet, but I have sort of been feeling my circles getting smaller due to what should pass as "getting on with my life" or something. Resulting in mostly being tired a lot.

[Suu]

So the bus was actually ON TIME...But I had to pee so I missed my 5pm train. On the 5:40 now after a bite from McDonalds. Bad idea. MBTA will be able to run the train on the gas I'm about to produce.

[Suu]

I attempted some pictures. But the bus windows were filthy with salt (Until White River when it got hosed down). Snow amounts varied from practically nothing in Burlington to easily a foot+ in Montpelier up in the Greens.

The peak of Camel's Hump was obstructed by fog. For a clear picture of Camel's Hump from about the same spot a few weeks ago, see also: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/theonlyang/Image0216.jpg

Partially frozen Connecticut River.

Whaleback ski slopes in NH. From what I understand with talking with someone on the bus that those are the Double Black Diamond runs right in the front. I did see part of Killington, aka "The Beast" from a distance, which was also obstructed by fog, and their slopes are almost the entire side of the damn mountain. Not that I really care, because I don't ski and have no intention of learning.  Also, I have no idea WTF that smudge is, I think it may have been my reflection on some water on the window.

You can buy wine in the grocery store in Vermont, which you can't do in Rhode Island, but I really just wanted this for ha-ha purposes. Ha.

Cheese, bitch.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

MASSACHUSETTS JUST WELCOMED ME AND WE CROSSED THE MERRIMACK FOR THE 5TH TIME. PLEASE ADVISE.

GET THE MONITOR AND SINK THE BASTARD.

[Suu]

MASSACHUSETTS JUST WELCOMED ME AND WE CROSSED THE MERRIMACK FOR THE 5TH TIME. PLEASE ADVISE.

GET THE MONITOR AND SINK THE BASTARD.

[Iason Ouabache]

MASSACHUSETTS JUST WELCOMED ME AND WE CROSSED THE MERRIMACK FOR THE 5TH TIME. PLEASE ADVISE.

GET THE MONITOR AND SINK THE BASTARD.

Also, still the wrong White River, Suu! 

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Cheese, bitch.

I POOMPED!

[Jenne]

I never realize how "lucky" (? is that the right word?) we are in this state and our neighboring states that we don't have to rush around to different stores to buy our booze.  Grocery stores have everything, always, so do pharmacies, and liquor stores ABOUND.  So bizarre to me to go to other states (Canuckistan I forgave because shit, it's a whole nuther country and all) and be locked out of a liquor store (NOT WINE AND BEER STORE JUST LIQUOR) because of the time of day and day of the week.

Ah, laws of state.

[P3nT4gR4m]

I never realize how "lucky" (? is that the right word?) we are in this state and our neighboring states that we don't have to rush around to different stores to buy our booze.  Grocery stores have everything, always, so do pharmacies, and liquor stores ABOUND.  So bizarre to me to go to other states (Canuckistan I forgave because shit, it's a whole nuther country and all) and be locked out of a liquor store (NOT WINE AND BEER STORE JUST LIQUOR) because of the time of day and day of the week.

Ah, laws of state.

Scotland excels in this one area. All stores are required, not just by law but by actual motherfuckin divine mandate, to sell booze. Grocery stores, off-licenses, convenience stores, fishing and hunting suppliers, tailors, butchers, bakers ... all of them. Like this one time a woman goes into mothercare, looking for nappies (diapers) and gets told - "sorry miss we don't stock them cos we don't have enough room, what with all this booze we have" and the woman started complaining and the police came and beat her about the head and told her "quit your fucken whining, biotch and just buy your baby some of this motherfucken fine booze instead"

[Jenne]

I never realize how "lucky" (? is that the right word?) we are in this state and our neighboring states that we don't have to rush around to different stores to buy our booze.  Grocery stores have everything, always, so do pharmacies, and liquor stores ABOUND.  So bizarre to me to go to other states (Canuckistan I forgave because shit, it's a whole nuther country and all) and be locked out of a liquor store (NOT WINE AND BEER STORE JUST LIQUOR) because of the time of day and day of the week.

Ah, laws of state.

Scotland excels in this one area. All stores are required, not just by law but by actual motherfuckin divine mandate, to sell booze. Grocery stores, off-licenses, convenience stores, fishing and hunting suppliers, tailors, butchers, bakers ... all of them. Like this one time a woman goes into mothercare, looking for nappies (diapers) and gets told - "sorry miss we don't stock them cos we don't have enough room, what with all this booze we have" and the woman started complaining and the police came and beat her about the head and told her "quit your fucken whining, biotch and just buy your baby some of this motherfucken fine booze instead"

I feel horrible because that story made me laugh, but I think you wanted me to, so now I don't feel so bad.  We don't sell booze just ANYWHERE...like you can't get it in fast food restaurants except Chipotle for what it's worth.

[hooplala]

Yeah you can't buy booze anywhere in Ontario other than the government run liquor or beer stores.  And people talk about the "freedome of Canada".  I laugh.  I laugh until I fucking weep.

[P3nT4gR4m]

Yeah you can't buy booze anywhere in Ontario other than the government run liquor or beer stores.  And people talk about the "freedome of Canada".  I laugh.  I laugh until I fucking weep.

So what are you supposed to do when, say, you're in the middle of toys'r'us and you need a drink urgently?

Canadians would just have to die? 

[hooplala]

Yeah you can't buy booze anywhere in Ontario other than the government run liquor or beer stores.  And people talk about the "freedome of Canada".  I laugh.  I laugh until I fucking weep.

So what are you supposed to do when, say, you're in the middle of toys'r'us and you need a drink urgently?

Canadians would just have to die? 

Exactly.  In fact, I believe its in our Charter.

[Suu]

Yeah you can't buy booze anywhere in Ontario other than the government run liquor or beer stores.  And people talk about the "freedome of Canada".  I laugh.  I laugh until I fucking weep.

New Hampshire.
"Live Free or Die"
State Liquor Stores (with no tax!)


Just sayin'.

Vermont has discount state stores too, but not quite like NH. We make "border runs" when we know a large party is imminent because liquor in Rhode Island can ONLY be sold by a liquor store, and taxed EXTRA. Up until 2005 liquor stores weren't allowed to be open on Sunday either. For a state founded on freedom from the Puritans, it's as puritanical as fuck sometimes.