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Posted on 04/26/2011 6:53:25 AM PDT by Utah Binger
Before I came to live in Utah I was mostly a law-abiding citizen.
Is say "mostly" because you have to obey a bajillion laws and statutes just to drive a car. There's plenty of opportunity to break the traffic code even in semi-innocent ignorance. So, like an average citizen I occasionally get caught violating a traffic law. I say "occasionally" because the last time I paid a fine for a traffic violation was a quarter-century ago.
So, up until 1999 I scrupulously tried to come to a full stop at stop signs, didn't run red lights, drove within the speed limit, paid the taxes various governments claimed I owed, resisted the temptation to rob banks, and committed no axe murders. I used to be pretty close to living as a model, law-abiding citizen -- but not in Utah.
Here's what happened.
My wife and I drove to the United States of America to visit our children and grandkids. Then we drove back to Utah. After we returned we described our trip to our friends, including a report about some of our shopping. There were gasps, "You know that's against the law in Utah, don't you?" No we didn't. We had unknowingly committed a Class B misdemeanor.
It seems that driving to the United States of America, filling the back of your SUV with several cases of wine, and then crossing back into Utah without looking up a Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control official to have your vino inspected and taxes paid is bootlegging.
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>>That is a confusing post.<<
Sorry, what I meant was this. In Seattle a family sized bottle of Cuervo Tequila is around $47. In Costco in Chicago it is around $27. In Costco in California it is $20.
Wow! Thanks I’m gonna get me a stil. Do we use corn or potatoes?
Use taters ... corn will suck the federales in to make sure you’re not making your own fuel. On a side note: one of the best vodkas I’ve ever tasted was a home brew and distilled in a ‘glass tower’. I was made from Irish potatoes and had the most delightful potato hint to it that I drank it with just ice.
Now there is a reason to come to the picnic!
I had the same feeling three months ago when I had a $650 auto repair bill and I broke the law by not giving my mechanic a 1099. I’m an outlaw, baby.
I’m glad that thing died. We are art dealers. Cash was about to be king in every transaction.
I am certain though that the bastards will think of something else to screw us with sooner or later.
*Sigh*
What fun is bootlegging without the car chase?
Welcome to the world of the smokers.......LOL!
hOW IS THAT PRONOUNCED?
i SAY PAN-GOO-ITCH
I'm next door to a 60 acre cornfield, and a 40 acre soybean field.
They switch crops each year... ;^)
pang’guitch - like penguin only with and itch.
Nothing good is ever simple. Running a still is like cooking. The more you do it the better you can get, and it’s not just for liquid comestibles, but for fuel, extracts and essential oils.
Going back to the founding of the Republic, whiskey was the extra crop, and a lot easier to transport than a wagon full of grain. As such it was good as currency.
Thanks! I feel better already! :D
Except on the religion forum, where words like that aren't allowed.
I agree although my favorite near beer is Labatt Blue (NA) which unfortunately I can't find very often in the U.S. In the summer when we go to the Pacific NW, we spend a day or so in British Columbia and I buy 5-6 cases of Labatt Blue (NA). When we stop at the U.S. border and the crossing guards ask if we have any alcohol, I tell them I have a bunch of cases of Labatt Blue (NA) in the canopy. It always elicits an odd look and then they wave me through.
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