A victim of poor planning
I have plenty of grapefruit juice and Bloody Mary mix – but am out of vodka. My freezer’s stocked with mango cubes, strawberries and frozen mixed berries. My pantry is stocked with coconut milk. But (you guessed it) I’m out of rum.
Of course, I didn’t discover this minor detail until last evening – well after the liquor stores in my immediate vicinity had already closed for the weekend.
And even though I *could* have remedied the shortage today with a trip to a liquor store that’s also open on Sundays – the weekend lazies had already sunk in deep; it was all we could do to roust ourselves out of the house for mid-day pancakes.
But my friend tells me that the state store at 102nd and E. Burnside is open on Sundays and holidays from 12 noon to six pm. So I’m making up my shopping list, and will trek out that way tomorrow
If you, too are a fellow victim of poor planning – well, I might just see you there, no? (I’ll be the one stocking up on New Deal vodka and Myer’s Dark Rum…)
The West Slope Liquor store (SW Canyon Lane & SW 87th Ave) is open 11-5 on Sundays & most Holidays. In fact, the clerk there today said that last year they only closed on Christmas & New Years.
More and more state liquor stores are open Sundays, which is a happy fact for me but I’m sure someone somewhere sees it as one more sign that we’re all on the road to a rather hot place. But I digress.
Reason I’m following is that I note you like the Myers’s Dark, but I’d like to suggest the Cruzan Rum. Me and The Wife‚Ñ¢ were regular Captain Morgan’s consumers since before that was cool, and once it was cool, we started looking for some other brand. We likey the Cruzan.
Just a suggestion.
Hey Betsy, that’s my friendly neighborhood liquor store and I can attest to their delightful hours-they’re open till nine pm during the week.
I’m in need of some New Deal myself…