Yeah, my friend was telling me about that. We buy our beer at the grocery store or gas station in Georgia. But until late 2013, Sunday alcohol sales were prohibited by law. Bars could only sell on Sunday if they derived at least 50% of their sales from food. So most of the bars in town sold crappy food on Sundays and a burger and fries might cost $10. But then you could enjoy $1 draft beer all night.
But the one thing I can count on is for my friend to have a fully stocked bar and a fridge full of beer! The last mosquito that bit him is still at the Betty Ford Clinic…or was that the last one that bit me??? =)
Supermarkets in PA can sell beer & wine coolers now as long as they get their deli/snackbar/café classified as a restaurant and allow on site consumption. You’re still only allowed 2 six-packs per purchase though (& pay restaurant markup). A few years ago the LCB experimented with wine vending machines in supermarkets, but unsurprisingly they were a huge disaster.
Thank you once again for all of your helpful suggestions and information!
I have everything planned except for one thing- Amish country!?!?
Where is the best Amish area to visit to see the culture and perhaps have a meal? Most of the Amish areas that I’ve read about (in my brief search) have been in Lawrence County.
Thanks in advance…I know yinz will come through for me!
BTW, if you do visit Smicksburg, do not go on a Sunday.
We live about 25 minutes from Smicksburg (the same distance from House of 1000 Beers, but the opposite direction). There is a nice winery (not Amish) in Smicksburg and some cool little restaurants.
Smicksburg is terrific but you also have Holmes County Ohio which has the most dense population of Amish in the world as of last census. And while you are in the area, be sure to check out Lehman’s
It is, very seriously, where all the up and coming Amish shop. Its Richland County and near the interstate and the OODs around there aren’t quite as burned out on the tourist trade.
Yeah – these days I wouldn’t bother waiting for a bus. I would run like Hell as fast as I could!
Smicksburg looks great but it’s a 75-mile drive each way and would be hard to integrate with any other things we want to do. My friend has been told that Sugarcreek (very close to Holmes County) is a great place to visit the Amish. If we go there (Sugarcreek or anywhere in Holmes County), we could do that on the same day that we go to Newell, WV to see the Fiesta Dinnerware Museum & Outlet. It would be a 215-mile round trip, but we’d kill two birds with one stone.
I’m also thinking we can integrate seeing the Flight 93 Memorial with our visit to Fallingwater on Monday. That will be 216 miles round trip, but again we’ll accomplish two things.
I talked Tony, my friend, last night to confirm my flight details so he can pick me up at the airport. He told me something very disturbing about Pittsburgh drivers- the vast majority drive the speed limit??? The only places I drive often are here in the Atlanta area and Los Angeles a few times per year when I visit my cousin. I’m not sure that I’m capable of driving the speed limit. And when I ride anywhere with Tony, he always hands me the keys because I refuse to ride with him driving…speed limit, freaky…
I would check his medicine cabinet for non-standard substances. It actually depends slightly. Forget any speed limit under 65. The speed limit in a 25 zone is 40; the speed limit in a 45 zone is 60. The speed limit in a 65 zone is 85 or 40 and nothing in-between. Pittsburgh may be the only place where I got pulled over for doing 27 in a 25 zone – clearly since I wasn’t doing 35-40 I must have been drunk. This can vary greatly however in some of the communities really hit by the Rust Belt thing. Homestead and a couple places around it (seriously) really need the income tickets generate. If you see indications the person is a local and he/she is doing the limit, mimic that behavior.
Watch for ice and black ice as Kayaker said and watch for people stopping short. More than the speed thing, Pittsburghers are known for stopping dead for no known reason other than they have brakes and know how to use them. Also watch for insane turns and lane changes
Are you sure you don’t mean the Michigan Left? Going past the light and making a U-turn?
The Pittsburgh version, closest that I know of, is making a left from the far right across three lanes of traffic with no signal — but its not universally practiced.
Pittsburgh left, as I knew it, was getting to make the left when the light turns green, before the opposing traffic starts going. It was a courtesy, but if you didn’t know you’ll get to go, or that you’re expected to wait (depending which car you are) it can be harrowing!
Ah, that is more all of PA than it is a Pittsburgh thing. Where I grew up we called it a “Pocono Left” in reference and reverence to the drag races they sometimes held at Pocono International Raceway. It involves the same timing and awareness of the lights as a standard NHRA start.
In terms of turns, Pittsburgh is more known for rights. Throughout PA, a right turn on red after a stop is allowed if it can be safely made; in Pittsburgh it’s required if it’s safe or not or the guy behind you may decide to push you through the intersection. That is why a cautious driver (or out-of-towner) should avoid using a turn signal at risky intersections or in poor conditions when they intend on making a right after the light changes; hold off until the green and then quickly turn the signal on as you start moving forward. See? Driving in Pittsburgh isn’t dangerous ---- just slightly different.