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Pixguy
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Lucky man. I hope I look that good at his age! Must be that great wife and daughters. Good barbecues don't hurt either.Told ya Pixguy . . .
Bird
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Oaktree said, "Never understood the aversion to alcohol in the Bible belt, the Bible is full of references to drinking wine."
You know my college degree is from Abilene Christian College (now Abilene Christian University), so I had to take some Bible courses and I'll never forget one day when one of my classmates asked the professor if he thought the wine that Jesus drank was real wine or just grape juice as some believe. The professor said it was real wine. So that student asked, "Then why are you so opposed to people drinking alcohol?" And the professor's answer . . ." You go right ahead and drink alcohol if the contaner says bottleed and bonded by Christ; otherwise you leave it alone." How's that for an intelligent answer?
You know my college degree is from Abilene Christian College (now Abilene Christian University), so I had to take some Bible courses and I'll never forget one day when one of my classmates asked the professor if he thought the wine that Jesus drank was real wine or just grape juice as some believe. The professor said it was real wine. So that student asked, "Then why are you so opposed to people drinking alcohol?" And the professor's answer . . ." You go right ahead and drink alcohol if the contaner says bottleed and bonded by Christ; otherwise you leave it alone." How's that for an intelligent answer?
Bird
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All this talk about the ridiculous alcohol laws all over this country reminds me of a few things.
I NEVER knew of my Dad to have anything at all to do with the bootleggers in southern Oklahoma, but I know from the age of 10, even I knew who and where the bootleggers were. It was common knowledge. What a lot of people, including me, didn't know for years was that if you were in an unfamiliar area and WANTED to buy liquor, you could just ask any police officer and he'd tell you where you could get it.
When I became a police officer, and for many years later, in Texas it was perfectly legal to drive down main street sipping your whiskey from a bottle, as long as you were not "intoxicated", i.e., would blow less that .10 on a breathalyzer. I don't know how many times I had someone see me in uniform or in a squad car and they quickly try to hide the bottle (usually beer) from which they were drinking, since they didn't know that was NOT illegal. Of course in later years it was made illegal to have an open container in your car.
I have been known to stop on the way home from work, buy a 6 pack, and drink one on the way home. The first time I ever heard of it being illegal to drink while driving was in 1971-72 when I went to Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and lived in DesPlaines, Il. We could stop on the way home to buy beer but couldn't legally open one in the car.
One night when I was an officer on patrol I found 3 teenagers in a car parked behind a big tree. They had a 24 can case of beer and had just opened one each. They almost immediately started begging me to not arrest them, and one especially said his dad would give him a terrible beating if he found out. I guess when he said that, they noticed me smiling . . . because that kid was probably 6' 2" or more, certainly taller than me, but then one of the other boys said, "He's not kidding. Don't you know who his dad is?" He was about a 6' 6" state politician. So I told them, "Well, I guess if all those cans were empty I wouldn't have any evidence, would I? So they opened all the cans and poured it all out on the ground.
I NEVER knew of my Dad to have anything at all to do with the bootleggers in southern Oklahoma, but I know from the age of 10, even I knew who and where the bootleggers were. It was common knowledge. What a lot of people, including me, didn't know for years was that if you were in an unfamiliar area and WANTED to buy liquor, you could just ask any police officer and he'd tell you where you could get it.
When I became a police officer, and for many years later, in Texas it was perfectly legal to drive down main street sipping your whiskey from a bottle, as long as you were not "intoxicated", i.e., would blow less that .10 on a breathalyzer. I don't know how many times I had someone see me in uniform or in a squad car and they quickly try to hide the bottle (usually beer) from which they were drinking, since they didn't know that was NOT illegal. Of course in later years it was made illegal to have an open container in your car.
I have been known to stop on the way home from work, buy a 6 pack, and drink one on the way home. The first time I ever heard of it being illegal to drink while driving was in 1971-72 when I went to Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and lived in DesPlaines, Il. We could stop on the way home to buy beer but couldn't legally open one in the car.
One night when I was an officer on patrol I found 3 teenagers in a car parked behind a big tree. They had a 24 can case of beer and had just opened one each. They almost immediately started begging me to not arrest them, and one especially said his dad would give him a terrible beating if he found out. I guess when he said that, they noticed me smiling . . . because that kid was probably 6' 2" or more, certainly taller than me, but then one of the other boys said, "He's not kidding. Don't you know who his dad is?" He was about a 6' 6" state politician.
So I told them, "Well, I guess if all those cans were empty I wouldn't have any evidence, would I? So they opened all the cans and poured it all out on the ground.
buckeyefarmer
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Bird, didn’t know you went to ACU, my best friend went there a couple years. It’s actually a pretty liberal Christian university now.
2LaneCruzer
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I didn't intend to post this picture, but there it is anyway. Me, Sharn Jean and out 5 grandsons and one grand daughter. Too bad it's about 10 years old
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The Grandkids 2Lane . . .
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Thank you kind sir; they have made me very proud.The Grandkids 2Lane . . .
GeneV
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Where abouts did you stay in Des Plaines?All this talk about the ridiculous alcohol laws all over this country reminds me of a few things.
I NEVER knew of my Dad to have anything at all to do with the bootleggers in southern Oklahoma, but I know from the age of 10, even I knew who and where the bootleggers were. It was common knowledge. What a lot of people, including me, didn't know for years was that if you were in an unfamiliar area and WANTED to buy liquor, you could just ask any police officer and he'd tell you where you could get it.
When I became a police officer, and for many years later, in Texas it was perfectly legal to drive down main street sipping your whiskey from a bottle, as long as you were not "intoxicated", i.e., would blow less that .10 on a breathalyzer. I don't know how many times I had someone see me in uniform or in a squad car and they quickly try to hide the bottle (usually beer) from which they were drinking, since they didn't know that was NOT illegal. Of course in later years it was made illegal to have an open container in your car.
I have been known to stop on the way home from work, buy a 6 pack, and drink one on the way home. The first time I ever heard of it being illegal to drink while driving was in 1971-72 when I went to Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and lived in DesPlaines, Il. We could stop on the way home to buy beer but couldn't legally open one in the car.
One night when I was an officer on patrol I found 3 teenagers in a car parked behind a big tree. They had a 24 can case of beer and had just opened one each. They almost immediately started begging me to not arrest them, and one especially said his dad would give him a terrible beating if he found out. I guess when he said that, they noticed me smiling . . . because that kid was probably 6' 2" or more, certainly taller than me, but then one of the other boys said, "He's not kidding. Don't you know who his dad is?" He was about a 6' 6" state politician.
