Comments on: The Pub under pressure (again) http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pub-under-pressue Harrisonburg's Community News Network Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hburgnews.com » The Pub’s Owners Charged http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/comment-page-1/#comment-87288 hburgnews.com » The Pub’s Owners Charged Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:07:43 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3416#comment-87288 [...] establishment’s reputation seems to have been tarnished by wave after wave of negative publicity. Is this just another bit of bad press for The Pub, or the coup de [...] [...] establishment’s reputation seems to have been tarnished by wave after wave of negative publicity. Is this just another bit of bad press for The Pub, or the coup de [...]

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]]> By: Josh http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/comment-page-1/#comment-74125 Josh Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:49:35 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3416#comment-74125 Bill, not quite. At least we don't have to go to the ABC to buy beer and wine. But yeah, it is kind of ridiculous. I wish we were like CA where you can buy booze anywhere you please, online too. Bill, not quite. At least we don’t have to go to the ABC to buy beer and wine. But yeah, it is kind of ridiculous. I wish we were like CA where you can buy booze anywhere you please, online too.

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]]> By: Bill http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/comment-page-1/#comment-74118 Bill Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:12:11 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3416#comment-74118 Let's face it- Virginia is as close to a prohibition state as one can be. We're lucky that Busch and Cooirs even located a brewry here. Let’s face it- Virginia is as close to a prohibition state as one can be. We’re lucky that Busch and Cooirs even located a brewry here.

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]]> By: blondiesez http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/comment-page-1/#comment-74081 blondiesez Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:41:33 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3416#comment-74081 Amen to Dave, Bill, and Frank -- the ABC laws are arcane to the point of being ridiculous. I fail to see how requiring food sales to serve alcoholic beverages serves any real purpose in terms of the public good. I once worked for a non-profit that wanted to do a wine auction -- the amount of hoops and paperwork to take posession of, and sell, a donated bottle of wine from a private collection was short of absurd. And that was before the new distribution laws went into effect after the Supreme Court ruling -- now it's almost impossible. I can't see them ever privatizing hard liquor sales, though -- too much guaranteed revenue. Besides, I can't even imagine how difficult they'd make it from a regulation standpoint! Amen to Dave, Bill, and Frank — the ABC laws are arcane to the point of being ridiculous. I fail to see how requiring food sales to serve alcoholic beverages serves any real purpose in terms of the public good.

I once worked for a non-profit that wanted to do a wine auction — the amount of hoops and paperwork to take posession of, and sell, a donated bottle of wine from a private collection was short of absurd. And that was before the new distribution laws went into effect after the Supreme Court ruling — now it’s almost impossible.

I can’t see them ever privatizing hard liquor sales, though — too much guaranteed revenue. Besides, I can’t even imagine how difficult they’d make it from a regulation standpoint!

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]]> By: Bubby Hussein, Hillbilly Sheikh http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/comment-page-1/#comment-74070 Bubby Hussein, Hillbilly Sheikh Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:23:28 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3416#comment-74070 Interrogatory there Frankie. Why do you have a picture of a child holding an AR-15 with silencer posted on your web site? <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=6121915&page=1" rel="nofollow">Do you think that's funny?</a> Interrogatory there Frankie. Why do you have a picture of a child holding an AR-15 with silencer posted on your web site? Do you think that’s funny?

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]]> By: Frank J Witt http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/comment-page-1/#comment-74064 Frank J Witt Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:58:55 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3416#comment-74064 I had a battle with ABC over "Happy Hour" wording and signage and of course was told to shut up and get in line. It ridiculous that you cannot advertise a Happy Hour on your website but there are, what, billions of porn sites that kids can access.... The ABC is the Mafia of Virginia. The % thing is very hard to maintain in town especially having bands and Karaoke for the college age folk. Putting it to the people may not be the best idea but something has to change to keep places open and allow more locals to open shop and better serve a community. I had a battle with ABC over “Happy Hour” wording and signage and of course was told to shut up and get in line. It ridiculous that you cannot advertise a Happy Hour on your website but there are, what, billions of porn sites that kids can access…. The ABC is the Mafia of Virginia. The % thing is very hard to maintain in town especially having bands and Karaoke for the college age folk.

Putting it to the people may not be the best idea but something has to change to keep places open and allow more locals to open shop and better serve a community.

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]]> By: Bill http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/comment-page-1/#comment-73951 Bill Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:20:29 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3416#comment-73951 Great point Dave- if Virginia is hurting so bad for revenue, why don't they at least get into the 20th century with the way they license alcoholic beverage permits- even the Bible belt of North Carolina has easier ABC license requirements. Great point Dave- if Virginia is hurting so bad for revenue, why don’t they at least get into the 20th century with the way they license alcoholic beverage permits- even the Bible belt of North Carolina has easier ABC license requirements.

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]]> By: David Miller http://hburgnews.com/2009/06/18/the-pub-under-pressue/comment-page-1/#comment-73915 David Miller Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:01:42 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=3416#comment-73915 I'd like to see a ballot initiative on the ratio laws. Does anyone care anymore if a bar is actually a bar? I’d like to see a ballot initiative on the ratio laws. Does anyone care anymore if a bar is actually a bar?

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