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douglas9

(4,358 posts) Thu Mar 26, 2020, 08:16 AM Mar 2020

In a City Shut Down Over Coronavirus, New Yorkers Hit the Bottle

MANHATTAN (AFP) — Spirits shaken by coronavirus? Add some ice and pour out a “quarantini.”

Or two, or three — alcohol sales are skyrocketing in New York, the epicenter of the U.S. pandemic, where liquor stores have been deemed “essential” even as most businesses closed.

Daniel Tallman of Manhattan’s Sutton Wine Shop says sales have jumped threefold on some days, pointing to the closure of Broadway and the cancellation of the major college basketball “March Madness” tournament as turning points.

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Declaring liquor stores essential, he said, “was the right decision by the governor.”

https://www.courthousenews.com/in-a-city-shut-down-over-coronavirus-new-yorkers-hit-the-bottle/

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In a City Shut Down Over Coronavirus, New Yorkers Hit the Bottle (Original Post) douglas9 Mar 2020 OP

Alcohol might suppress the immune system janterry Mar 2020 #1

It's true throughout NY State PJMcK Mar 2020 #2

I went to my rural town liquor store. Lots of liquor, but sold out of beer. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #3

In NE FL, we still have lots of both. lark Mar 2020 #4

janterry

(4,429 posts)

1. Alcohol might suppress the immune system

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 08:32 AM

Mar 2020

https://www.globalhealthnow.org/2020-03/hold-quarantinis-alcohol-and-novel-coronavirus-might-not-mix

PJMcK

(22,040 posts)

2. It's true throughout NY State

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 08:33 AM

Mar 2020

We've retreated to our mountain house and our local liquor store is open from 10:00 am till 7:00 pm. The owner told me that they are an essential business and, in fact, he was doing about 20-25% more business than usual. The best part is I'm happy for him because his wife just gave birth to their first child, a girl.

The second best part is that he has a hand sanitizer dispenser on the checkout counter for customers' use. When I asked him where he was able to find it, he pointed to one of the liquor shelves and said, "It's Everclear liquor. 90% alcohol. Who needs aloe vera?"

For the first time in my life, I anticipated the coronavirus crisis and we stockpiled weeks before the run on stores began so we're in the fortunate situation of simply replenishing our stocks once a week. That includes the liquor locker and wine cellar!

Midnight Writer

(21,780 posts)

3. I went to my rural town liquor store. Lots of liquor, but sold out of beer.

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Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:57 AM

Mar 2020

lark

(23,138 posts)

4. In NE FL, we still have lots of both.

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:03 AM

Mar 2020

They finally closed the boat ramps today (WTF took them so long?) so liquor sales could actually go down here, lol. WE stocked up last week and are good for several weeks with that. I don't drink, except Irish Cream in my coffee, but I stocked up at the local dispensary so we are both good.

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