"Truth even unto its innermost parts quarts."
Posted on 01/01/2002 6:38:30 AM PST by dighton
In two halls, archive documents are exhibited telling the visitors of the history of drinking in Russia from ancient times to now. Of when our ancestors started drinking heady wine, and when they started calling it “vodka.” Of when vodka became the money equivalent and its production, the state monopoly. Of what role this beverage played in the victories and losses of Peter the Great and other historic personalities.
The museum abounds with “live” items, such as various bottles of 19th and 20th century, the “narkomovski” 100g to cheer up the attackers at the time the WWII time, and other relics. Minors are not allowed in, because the visitors are afforded an opportunity to consolidate the knowledge obtained during the excursion by having a shot. For this purpose, the third hall of the museum has been turned into a 19th century tavern. The visitors do it fortifying themselves with what is believed to be a genuinely Russian snack, including caviar, salmon, pickled and marinated cucumbers and mushrooms.
Like your coment, LarryLied.
Congressman Billybob
"Truth even unto its innermost parts quarts."
Oh no, not Russia! I do remember waking up in a hotel in St Pete, FL once on a business trip. Dont remember getting there or coming home. but the bill showed up on my AmEx statement. Its all a little foggy, but I DO know that vodka and St. Petersburg were involved.
Oh no, not Russia! I do remember waking up in a hotel in St Pete, FL once on a business trip. Dont remember getting there or coming home. but the bill showed up on my AmEx statement. Its all a little foggy, but I DO know that vodka and St. Petersburg were involved.
Reminds me of the airline captain who came out of a blackout while on a flight. His biggest problem: to find out the destination without tipping off his co-pilot.
But how about caviar and pickles? LOL!
BBC: Drunk pilot ejected from airlinerSaturday, 15 January, 2000
The captain of a Royal Air Maroc Boeing-737 was refused permission to take off from Schiphol airport in Amsterdam on Friday because he was drunk.
The pilot, who has not been named, had been due to fly to the Moroccan city of Tangiers with 125 passengers on board.
He was making his way along the gangway to his plane when security officers noticed that he seemed unsteady on his feet.
Military police at the airport asked him to take a breath test, and although he objected strongly to begin with, he did comply eventually.
The level of alcohol in his blood was found to be 2.2 grams per litre - more than four times the legal limit for driving in the Netherlands.
Pilots are not permitted to have any alcohol or drugs, in some cases even prescription drugs, in their systems when they fly.
Handful of cases
This is not the first time such an incident has occured, according to aviation expert Chris Yates.
"There have been a few incidents in the last 12 months where pilots have been asked to go home," he said.
It was up to the airline involved to discipline the pilot, he added.
The Dutch news agency ANP said the pilot spoke incoherently and wanted to return to the aircraft at all costs during the tests.
The pilot was fined 2,500 gilders ($1,000) - and prevented from flying until midday on Saturday.
His passengers had to spend an extra night in the Netherlands while their captain recovered.
The flight departed at 0510 on Saturday, according to a Schiphol Information operator.
You mean people are supposed to eat food when they are drinking? Well that explains a lot then.
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