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Michigan ave. the upscale, perpetually busy, major shopping/tourist destination of Chicago, on 4/21/20 7:00 a.m. - 1 block from the historic Water Tower Place - a coyote calmly strolls down the street - looks kinda apocalyptic...:o
 

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Alcohol sales way up.

People blowing their lives' savings.

We might be on the doorstep of sodom.

Freaky!
 
1 Pocket Ghost said:
Michigan ave. the upscale, perpetually busy, major shopping/tourist destination of Chicago, on 4/21/20 7:00 a.m. - 1 block from the historic Water Tower Place - a coyote calmly strolls down the street - looks kinda apocalyptic...:o
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Watching a NOVA episode last night, said they're monitoring around 700 and that the population is around two or three thousand in the city area. I'd bet the stray dog and cat population is way down:groucho:
 
sixpack said:
I've heard it widely reported that alcohol sales are up. Not sure I believe it.

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I haven't done any research into the National stats, but I do know:

Sales at Virginia ABC stores from March 15-21 were up an average of 59 percent over the previous year, according to figures the agency provided to Washingtonian. As in so many other areas of Virginia economic life, Northern Virginia was the commonwealth’s most important engine for growth: ABC stores closer to Washington did $11.2 million in sales, an increase of 65 percent over the period in 2019. That period covers St. Patrick’s Day.

Other areas of Virginia contributed to the boozy bonanza as well: Richmond/Petersburg did $6.9 million in sales (up 64 percent year over year); Tidewater did $6.9 million as well (though that was only up 48 percent over 2019); Charlottesville did $1.8 million (up 57 percent); and Roanoke/Lynchburg did $3.3 million (up 57 percent).

The following week, sales were merely up by a lot: Northern Virginia did $7.84 million in sales (up 14 percent over 2019); Richmond/Petersburg did $4.87 million in sales (up 13 percent); Tidewater did $5.19 million in sales (up 8 percent); Charlottesville did $1.26 million in sales (up 7 percent); and Roanoke/Lynchburg did $2.24 million in sales (up 8 percent). That’s an average of 11 percent higher than the same period the year before.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam exempted the state-run liquor stores from his March 23 order, which closed schools, most entertainment and recreation businesses, and limited restaurants to delivery and carryout service only. Northam’s March 30 stay-at-home order allows Virginia residents to leave the house to purchase beverages.
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/...-dramatically-during-the-third-week-of-march/
 
Last week went to or called 4 liquor stores before finding one that had 95% alcohol (190 proof) in stock. I use it for shellac. Even the one that finally had it was apologetic "we can't get the good stuff right now, the distributor can'e even stock it". (Everclear?) Graves works fine for shellac. They also sold out the 2 liter size in the hour between my phone call & leaving the shop to get it. Would only sell me a single 1L. The place was busy.

Was thinking on the way home people must be desperate. then it occurred to me: an awful lot are just making home brew hand sanitizer.

smt
 
Black-Balled said:
I haven't done any research into the National stats, but I do know:

Sales at Virginia ABC stores from March 15-21 were up an average of 59 percent over the previous year, according to figures the agency provided to Washingtonian. As in so many other areas of Virginia economic life, Northern Virginia was the commonwealth’s most important engine for growth: ABC stores closer to Washington did $11.2 million in sales, an increase of 65 percent over the period in 2019. That period covers St. Patrick’s Day.

Other areas of Virginia contributed to the boozy bonanza as well: Richmond/Petersburg did $6.9 million in sales (up 64 percent year over year); Tidewater did $6.9 million as well (though that was only up 48 percent over 2019); Charlottesville did $1.8 million (up 57 percent); and Roanoke/Lynchburg did $3.3 million (up 57 percent).

The following week, sales were merely up by a lot: Northern Virginia did $7.84 million in sales (up 14 percent over 2019); Richmond/Petersburg did $4.87 million in sales (up 13 percent); Tidewater did $5.19 million in sales (up 8 percent); Charlottesville did $1.26 million in sales (up 7 percent); and Roanoke/Lynchburg did $2.24 million in sales (up 8 percent). That’s an average of 11 percent higher than the same period the year before.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam exempted the state-run liquor stores from his March 23 order, which closed schools, most entertainment and recreation businesses, and limited restaurants to delivery and carryout service only. Northam’s March 30 stay-at-home order allows Virginia residents to leave the house to purchase beverages.
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/...-dramatically-during-the-third-week-of-march/
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I’ve seen those stories...but bar and restaurant alcohol sales are down 100%. So it’s kind of hard to say sales are up without analyzing how much people used to spend going out. So far I haven’t seen any reporter do that.
 
sixpack said:
I’ve seen those stories...but bar and restaurant alcohol sales are down 100%. So it’s kind of hard to say sales are up without analyzing how much people used to spend going out. So far I haven’t seen any reporter do that.
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Ahh. Gotcha. Looking at it from big picture likely to yield different #s...a reasonable point.

VA is a pretty tight spot for alcohol sales and has recently permitted restaurants to sell 'off' alcohol (to be consumed 'off' premise of sale), so thhere's that.

Also, $40 at home dururnk is a lot different that $40 out and about dnruk.
 
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