Kilroy wrote:Damn... How do you guys get drunk here in SoCal?... Good liquor is like 50-100% more expensive here than it was in Texas... Same bottles I used to buy regularly are like double... Is there a trick? Do the little mom/pop places have better deals?
The crap I can afford so far makes me question my existence...
I lived in SoCal in the mid to late 80's. Then off to Boston and DC.... at the time both places were a lot more expensive than SoCal. I longed to come back. Then, after nearly 30 years away I decided to get away from the East Coast and come back.... I had job offers in the Bay area and San Diego. At this point in my life these were pretty substantial offers however the cost of living is insane even compared to back East. If you actually "make" money in Cal these days you are separated from about 50% of it through taxation and that creeps into the cost of all goods and services.
Long story short..... I can get to my favorite places in SoCal in 4.5 hours living in the Phoenix area. I got a job for 90% of the offers in SoCal and the cost of living is about 50% less.... So.... I can afford the good stuff at Alberston's. Come on over and I'll pour you one.
I can afford to share too....
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