Holy cheese and rice guys. Remember when we thought we would actually listen and hunker down and be done with this thing by the summer? What morons we were. I don’t know about you, but one of the few things keeping me going during this pandemic is cheap $2.99 bottles of wine from my local grocery store.
Sometimes I even spring for the fancy $5 or $6 bottles because you know what, it’s still cheaper than what I would be spending on a night out with my friends. Though I do long to see other people’s half-covered faces, I don’t miss the outrageous bar tab.
Pandemic Wine to Sanity Ratio
I seem to find the amount of wine I have in the house is directly proportional to the amount of sanity I have left. When the wine gets low, the sanity starts to crack. I’ll kick myself in the butt until I die for not looking into alcohol stocks when this all started happening. I could have been rich enough to afford the $10 bottles by now.
Now, not to joke too much. I’m sure there are people who are probably drinking themselves into a problem this year. That’s not fun or good. If you are having that kind of trouble, please, go seek out help for yourself.
How Are You Getting Your Alcohol
During the start of the pandemic, I really thought it was the best. Not for restaurants and bars having to shut down or figure out how to survive, but for the consumers.
I have never seen the Mexican restaurants do to-go margaritas like that. It was amazing. We went from a country that would not tolerate drinking and driving to shoving people out of the door with a large Styrofoam cup of tequila with a straw right there.
- To-go
- Delivery
- Brought to your car
- Order pick up
I’ve never seen more ways to get alcohol. We’ve become so creative during this pandemic. Or desperate. No, stick with creative.
Check Your State’s Laws
So some of you have always been able to buy your liquor on Sunday. With some of us sillier states, that only started last year. It’s still only for certain hours. Nothing like grocery shopping before the time frame and watching the cashier take all of your alcohol away. Sad face.
- Does your state have days you can’t buy alcohol
- Does your state have certain hours you can’t buy alcohol
- What stores cannot sell wine or beer
If you are lucky enough to live in a cool area, you can get alcohol delivered anytime. Like alcohol delivery San Francisco style. Never wanted to live there, but definitely jealous of them.
I did feel bad when a friend of mine told me her local grocery store wasn’t allowed to sell wine. How dare they? There is a pandemic people! We are sad enough.
Don’t Be Afraid to Try New Things
Have you ever wanted to pretend you were having drinks with your favourite fictional tv show character? Well now is the best time to try some new drinks. If you’ve never had an old fashioned, now’s the time. Learn how to make fun holiday-themed sangria.
You have all of the time in the world. Have some fun with it. Try a beer you’ve never had before. Expand your taste bud horizons.
Plus, now that there are no rules, there is a whole new world of breakfast drinks. Bloody Mary and mimosas abound. Baileys for your coffee. No one is keeping tabs on the rest of this year. Take advantage of it.
Please drink responsibly and never drink and drive. Just have fun and do what you need to do to get through the rest of this year. No judgements.
