tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post4136703930890369899..comments2024-03-13T11:10:25.333-04:00Comments on Why The PLCB Should Be Abolished: Reason #12: Show Me The MoneyLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-45021777057061059602008-09-30T10:19:00.000-04:002008-09-30T10:19:00.000-04:00Of course they're written in a way that's confusin...Of course they're written in a way that's confusing; it's The Almighty Liquor Code. <BR/><BR/>Looks like the only spirits or wine you can bring into the State is either from a foreign country (no more than a gallon) or through a military post store (a gallon a month). And it also appears that if they should decide to prosecute, a person would be liable for $25 plus costs (or 90 days in the jug) for <I>each</I> 'quart' bottle...and if they catch you again, they can seize the car/boat/airplane with which you transported the booze. <BR/><BR/>That's serious stuff. Anyone know the last time anyone got prosecuted on this? <BR/><BR/>Oh, and...there doesn't seem to be any such restriction on <I>beer.</I> Amazing, ain't it?Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-56390747791886242452008-09-30T08:54:00.000-04:002008-09-30T08:54:00.000-04:00I found this through google...it was burried deep ...I found this through google...it was burried deep on the PLCB website somewhere...just click cancel when it asks you to print.<BR/><BR/>http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/webapp/edu/RAMP/PrintGrp.asp?grp=8<BR/><BR/>It looks like the answer is NO and after researching those laws it seems to confirm it although they are written in a way that is very confusing.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900534233446433658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-84230219618260733492008-09-29T11:45:00.000-04:002008-09-29T11:45:00.000-04:00I don't actually know if you are allowed any or no...I don't actually know if you are allowed any or not, Rich. Good question. Look, I <I>know</I> there are PLCB employees reading the blog, I can see you on my stats-tracking software: any of you guys want to chime in on this? Comments to the blog are anonymous unless you choose otherwise, and if you do name yourselves, I'd be happy to write a letter of reference when you apply for a loan to open your own store in the new PLCB-free Commonwealth!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-60903822478694581782008-09-29T08:41:00.000-04:002008-09-29T08:41:00.000-04:00Back to the PLCB...you ARE allowed to bring back a...Back to the PLCB...you ARE allowed to bring back a certain amount for personal consumption correct? That's what I always thought anyway, although I forget the amount that is "legal".Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900534233446433658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-1537549961323945612008-09-27T19:44:00.000-04:002008-09-27T19:44:00.000-04:00Just promise us you won't bring anything back to P...Just promise us you won't bring anything back to PA, Lew. That could ruin the status quo here and endanger countless citizens of the Commonwealth. Think of the children!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-56766299442289469982008-09-25T13:47:00.000-04:002008-09-25T13:47:00.000-04:00Damn. That's a lotta booze. Thanks for the tip; I'...Damn. That's a lotta booze. Thanks for the tip; I'll check it out next time through.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-51617963970921369112008-09-25T13:43:00.000-04:002008-09-25T13:43:00.000-04:00Right along route 40 just up the road (west) from ...Right along route 40 just up the road (west) from State Line a couple miles...more liquor and wine than State Line.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900534233446433658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-19063406018464495722008-09-25T09:36:00.000-04:002008-09-25T09:36:00.000-04:00One of my points, actually, Rich. We CAN abolish t...One of my points, actually, Rich. We CAN abolish the PLCB because everything it's doing -- except selling booze in the State Store System -- can be done more efficiently by other state agencies. Streamline The Code, but also streamline the government. <BR/><BR/>Hey, I love State Line, but never been to Weaver's. Where's that?Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-59072866524070898862008-09-25T09:29:00.000-04:002008-09-25T09:29:00.000-04:00OK, so you are arguing here that the regs for tap/...OK, so you are arguing here that the regs for tap/line cleaning exist, but they are not enforced properly so it's a mute point. This, to me, should fall more under the PA Dept of Health, you know, the people that do the restaurant inspections and print the results in the paper? It's a sanitary issue, not an alcohol issue per se. Again, your point of streamlining governement is backed up here. So when the Dept of Health does an inspection they skip over the beer taps and lines? Maybe this has been superceded by the DoH, and they take care of the inspections? Just a thought...a good reason for streamlining the code but not necessarily a good reason for getting rid of the PLCB.<BR/><BR/>BTW...I stopped at Weaver's and State Line in Elkton, MD and Atlantic Liquors in Lewes, DE over the weekend...heaven.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900534233446433658noreply@blogger.com