Want another reason Pennsylvania should get out of the booze business?
Even when the state is trying to come into the 21st Century in terms of the sale of alcohol, it hits potholes.
Remember those fancy kiosks the state Liquor Control Board rolled out recently in some supermarkets to sell wine? They’re on the fritz already.
Yesterday the LCB shut them all down because they’re having problems dispensing the bottles. My guess is that they’re not having any trouble taking your money. It’s just delivering the goods that’s an issue.
It’s a perfect metaphor for the LCB, and the way Pennsylvania deals with alcohol sales.
Which is simply one more reason why I urge new Gov. Tom Corbett to stick to his guns and do what several of his predecessors tried but were unable to do.
Stick a fork through the heart of this dinosaur. Sell off the state stores and turn the entire operation over to private enterprise.
Want a real pipe dream? How about going down a supermarket aisle and seeing entire displays of wine, beer and spirits. Want to try a single beer? No problem. Six-pack? Got it covered? Toss a case in your cart, along with a bottle of wine for dinner, and go about your shopping, then check everything out in the same line.
Hey, a person can dream, can’t he?
Maybe in 2011. Listening, Mr. Corbett?
Even when the state is trying to come into the 21st Century in terms of the sale of alcohol, it hits potholes.
Remember those fancy kiosks the state Liquor Control Board rolled out recently in some supermarkets to sell wine? They’re on the fritz already.
Yesterday the LCB shut them all down because they’re having problems dispensing the bottles. My guess is that they’re not having any trouble taking your money. It’s just delivering the goods that’s an issue.
It’s a perfect metaphor for the LCB, and the way Pennsylvania deals with alcohol sales.
Which is simply one more reason why I urge new Gov. Tom Corbett to stick to his guns and do what several of his predecessors tried but were unable to do.
Stick a fork through the heart of this dinosaur. Sell off the state stores and turn the entire operation over to private enterprise.
Want a real pipe dream? How about going down a supermarket aisle and seeing entire displays of wine, beer and spirits. Want to try a single beer? No problem. Six-pack? Got it covered? Toss a case in your cart, along with a bottle of wine for dinner, and go about your shopping, then check everything out in the same line.
Hey, a person can dream, can’t he?
Maybe in 2011. Listening, Mr. Corbett?
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