Black Wednesday at the Liquor Store

New Years Eve at the liquor store and it was Busy!  Busier than any retail stores I visited before Christmas.   If my sources are correct, alcohol and lottery ticket sales have actually increased during 2008 while sales in durable goods decreases.   What does this mean?   You can draw your own conclusions, but I waited in line for ten minutes at this "big box" liquor store this afternoon.   There had to have been at least 150 people there buying their favorite drink(s) of choice for a New Years blow out.  Granted this liquor store is much larger than your local neighborhood liquor store, but they had 8 checkout lanes open, and they were all lined up at least 6 - 8 people deep.

I think a lot of people just want to forget about 2008 and move on to 2009.   I hope everyone has a safe and festive new year.   Time to turn off the computer and twist open a cold beer!

Happy New Year!