Timelies all!

Sorry about your car, Juliebird.

Oh, that's terrible, Juliebird! I hope everything works out.

As probably won't surprise anyone, Utah does not have a lottery, as it goes against local morals. However, a man called into the radio station I listen to and advised, "If you're going to Idaho to get a ticket, don't stop in Malad, the lines are an hour long. Go to the truck stop 20 miles north, I was in and out with five tickets with no wait." And the DJ said, "I've been telling everyone to go to Evanston (Wyoming), that's a shorter drive." "Yeah, but the waits are long there, too."

Utah, where the casinos, liquor stores, and video stores on the neighboring states' borders have parking lots full of Utah license plates. And where the Utah Highway Patrol is parked on the road back into the state watching for the people leaving said liquor stores, because odds are good the Utah drivers will commit some kind of moving violation worth pulling them over and discovering the smuggled booze.

Ugh, the Latin Fusion place down the street has good food and great service, but there was a table of... I don't know, misplaced oil rig workers or something getting absolutely plastered on cheap pitchers before 7:30. The only noun one guy appears to know is motherfucker, and they were all slurring and getting fresh with the waitress by the time I left. I hope she gets a good tip.

Glad you're ok Juliebird!

Utah doesn't have liquor stores either?

Oh, we do. State controlled, which means heavily Mormon-influenced, and the liquor board seems to be full of people reluctantly admitting that there are those in the state who want to participate in a vice that is legal but frowned upon (there's a heavy "more than one drink in an evening means you have an alcohol problem" feeling). So the liquor is heavily taxed, and the selection is meager. There was a well-regarded branch that specialized in higher-end wine and spirits, in a wealthy part of Salt Lake, but the board determined that resources could be better used elsewhere and shut down their most-profitable branch. The liquor stores are one of the most successful departments, but their budget keeps getting cut.

So, yes, lots of people buy out of state.

The last time I was in Las Vegas, my friend from Utah thought she might get some scratch tickets for her kids' stockings, but guess what? No lottery in Nevada! They have casinos for that.

Timelies all!

Very quiet here...

I went 24 hours without a fever so we went out to breakfast and ran a few errands. And then I got clammy. K-Bug sent me to my room. I'm spending my time updating worksheets for the non-profit and watching Sports Night.