My God, if we continue…these people may have to expend some energy to get a drink:
Patrons at Patrick’s Pub and Grill drink their beer in Tennessee, but a walk to the restroom in the same building takes them across the state line to a dry county in Georgia. But as Georgia eyes a longshot bid to move its state line north to the Tennessee River in pursuit of water for drought-stricken Atlanta, residents fear this Appalachian tourist town and its bars would be left high and dry - literally. If the move went through, local watering holes would be in Fannin County, Ga., which bans alcohol. “Everybody would have to drive 40 miles” to get a beer, Deonna Beckett, 37, of Ducktown, said recently as she sat with friends at Dinos New York Pub in Copperhill.
18 responses so far ↓
Chris Farris // Jun 3, 2008 at 9:11 am
This is why they hate us!
John Konop // Jun 3, 2008 at 9:38 am
Why not make the bars part of Switzerland?
StevePerkins // Jun 3, 2008 at 10:31 am
Why not drop this neanderthal vestige of prohibition? It’s no less silly to ask normal people to start driving 40 miles for a drink than it is to ask Georgians to go without swimming pools for a few summer month during a record drought. At least the latter doesn’t put motorists on the road after they’ve been drinking. “Small government”, huh… gotta love it.
CobbGOPer // Jun 3, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Well, unfortunately it’s a county ordinance up there that makes the county dry. Of course, that’s probably why I’ve never met anyone from Fannin County, who the hell would want to live there if it’s dry?
Bill Simon // Jun 3, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Chris,
It’s “hates” us. Like Smeagol-speak.
Rogue109 // Jun 3, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Why not drop this neanderthal vestige of prohibition?
Maybe because a majority of that county wants to keep it in place and I’m not aware of a “Steve Perkins Litmus Test” for local government?
“Small government”, huh… gotta love it.
Yeah, I do!
StevePerkins // Jun 3, 2008 at 3:16 pm
A majority in many Georgia counties would still favor school segregation if they could get away with it. Being in the majority doesn’t make you right… especially when you have to drill down to very small group to even have a majority.
Like dry counties, or don’t like them, but it isn’t “small government”. Small government means leaving people alone to the extent possible.
joe // Jun 3, 2008 at 7:23 pm
When we whoop them Tennesseans, and take back our land, why don’t we make a new county that is 150 miles long, and 200 yards wide?
Chris Farris // Jun 3, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Joe - we’d have to secede Lowndes to Florida to keep our 159 county rule.
Rogue109 // Jun 3, 2008 at 7:57 pm
A majority in many Georgia counties would still favor school segregation if they could get away with it.
No, they wouldn’t. You simply believe that to be the case, with no information to back that preposterous statement up. People being able to make their own decisions just really irks you, doesn’t it? That’s very sad. Oh, well.
silencedogood // Jun 3, 2008 at 8:28 pm
When the war comes with Tennessee, I’ve got four words: Major General Alan Powell. Also, the war would then come in under budget.
John Konop // Jun 3, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Jace has all of this under control!
bird // Jun 3, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Now I see why Sonny’s pushing this.
bowersville // Jun 3, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Silencedogood, come out and say it and quit beating around the bush. Is Alan running for Govenor or Lt Governor?
bowersville // Jun 3, 2008 at 9:58 pm
(Governor) my bad.
Howard Roark // Jun 3, 2008 at 10:01 pm
You beat me to it bowersville. I want to know as well.
bowersville // Jun 3, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Howard, let me tell you this, Alan Powell beat his Republican opponent for the 29th house seat 3-1. If the democrats have any sense, and I doubt it, they would encourage Alan to run for at least Lt. Governor.
Alan is out campaigning and saying the Republicans are denying the money promised by law towards education. He’s also able to come across to voters, but the progressive Democrats don’t care that Alan can win and I’m glad.
Jace Walden // Jun 4, 2008 at 9:37 am
I grew up in Fannin County and I frequent it at least once a month.
Yes, it sucks. Completely controlled by the “ban everything” so-cons. Even the democrats up there are the “ban everything” type.