Sales have deteriorated at an alarming pace, most notably the first week of October 2012, onward.
Analysts have surmised that the healthy lifestyle of BC may be to blame, whereas others pontificate that bootleg liquor and moonshine may be affecting legal sales.
The reality?
I stopped drinking in October because I'm knocked up.
Phew!
Feels good to get that out there.
At least now I know that I HAVE made a difference in this world. You know, for liquor sales, anyway.
I promise that the BC Liquor landscape will flourish once again in about another 6 months. In fact, there may be record-breaking sales.
Happy 2013 everyone. Don't worry - this won't be turning into a mommy blog, but you can bet your ass I am going to tell you just how... er... fun* the first trimester has been. Seriously.
* = in the ironic sense, including the misnomer "morning sickness" and the little-shared fact that that shit lasts ALL day. 24 hours, yo. Really. Seriously.
Also, LCBO = Liquor Control Board of Ontario, I think.
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Analysts have surmised that the healthy lifestyle of BC may be to blame, whereas others pontificate that bootleg liquor and moonshine may be affecting legal sales.
The reality?
I stopped drinking in October because I'm knocked up.
Phew!
Feels good to get that out there.
At least now I know that I HAVE made a difference in this world. You know, for liquor sales, anyway.
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| Sadly no wine, but currently an abundance of whine. BC Liquor and the LCBO are both doomed. |
I promise that the BC Liquor landscape will flourish once again in about another 6 months. In fact, there may be record-breaking sales.
Happy 2013 everyone. Don't worry - this won't be turning into a mommy blog, but you can bet your ass I am going to tell you just how... er... fun* the first trimester has been. Seriously.
* = in the ironic sense, including the misnomer "morning sickness" and the little-shared fact that that shit lasts ALL day. 24 hours, yo. Really. Seriously.
Also, LCBO = Liquor Control Board of Ontario, I think.
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Congratulations. Lots of that going around my blogroll. Maybe I need to check my filters or something.
ReplyDeleteOnly a government could lose money selling a valuable, desirable, product that is not particularly easy to duplicate. Oh sure, ersatz wine and beer is easy, though technically illegal in BC, but trying to fake the hard stuff is a good way to poison yourself.
Privatization is the only answer, both Ontario and BC.
@Keith - Thanks. Maybe I should be brewing my own wine while I have this time to wait?
DeleteHAHAHAHAHA. I mean about the booze. Every bottle counts.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously! Congratulations!
@Leauxra - Thank ye. It may even be BECAUSE of the booze that I am pregnant in the first place!
DeleteYAAAAYYYYY ON THE BABY NEWS!!
ReplyDeleteHave no fear....your little bundle of joy will definitely be worth
all that wine withdrawal you are going to go through.....lol
Maybe some thoughtful individual will include a BC Liquor gift card tucked in with the baby gift???? :)
@Betty Bo - So you claim, but look how *I* turned out. That's enough to put me off motherhood forever.
DeleteI'm counting on you to tuck a box of wine into the gift. I'll just lose the gift card, PLUS, it's immediately gratifying! ha.
My goodness,
ReplyDeleteAnd you moved across the country and wrote about it with all this going on?? Superwoman.
Can't wait for banana-guns pictures of the little one. Congratulations, dear Steph!
@Chris - It happened not quite a month after I arrived. I think my uterus just couldn't chill the hell out in Ontario, maybe.
DeleteYour banana guns comment made me laugh. Dear lord I hope the kid never sees this. Or moreso its classmates.
Steph! Congrats! :)
ReplyDelete@CarrieMarie - Thanks, though it didn`t take any skill. ;)
Deleteoooh congratulations my canadian sister! better you than me ;)
ReplyDelete@steph gas - I think it worked out how we wanted it to. Good luck tomorrow!
DeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteOne of my friends had a baby a couple years ago and she felt she should tell me the truth about pregnancy. lol I'm scarred.
@J.Day - I am too and it`s just beginning. My friend back home told me a little bit, but since there is no "CTRL + Z" option, I figure ignorance is best at this point... lol.
DeleteBelated congrats! And I too felt betrayed by the term "morning sickness" because mine didn't appear until about midday into the evening. The time of day when I was usually at my best and most productive. Not for those four months. Blarg.
ReplyDelete@nagzilla - I know, it`s a LIE. It is always worse at night, but usually present 24-7. It`s an obstetrician`s conspiracy out there!
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