Exercise caution with Flasks

[Bekilted]

whew that sounds like trouble in houston. im too old to want to interject myself into additional volatile situations. i get enough of that fun from diffusing some of Judges powder kegs at work. highland games, likeminded individuals, low threat situations. pubs here have too many unknown variables.

[Livingston]

whew that sounds like trouble in houston. im too old to want to interject myself into additional volatile situations. i get enough of that fun from diffusing some of Judges powder kegs at work. highland games, likeminded individuals, low threat situations. pubs here have too many unknown variables.

Not a problem at all. I spent a great Sunday afternoon down there a year ago with Zardoz and his lovely wife. We had no problems at all. Just have to pick the correct place to go

[Zardoz]

Not a problem at all. I spent a great Sunday afternoon down there a year ago with Zardoz and his lovely wife. We had no problems at all. Just have to pick the correct place to go

Yep, I go out to pubs all the time and never have any trouble (unless you call come-ons from strange women and free beers trouble) Here are some events you may consider;
3/2 Blaggards at Fitzgerald's 8pm $5 cover

3/11 Dick Dowling statue dedication 1pm http://www.texasescapes.com/Houston/...ston-Texas.htm

3/13 Brian O'Neill's sexy kilt contest http://www.myspace.com/brianoneills

3/16 Scottish festival at Toyota center. http://www.toyotacentertix.com/events/event_511.php

3/17 St Pat's Parade at Noon downtown, then over to Brian O'Neils.


5/12 Highland games, http://www.houstonhighlandgames.com/aboutGames.htm

[cacunn]

3/11 Dick Dowling statue dedication 1pm http://www.texasescapes.com/Houston/...ston-Texas.htm
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Interesting the first statue in Huston was to an Irish man who had a number of saloons. I'm glad to see that Huston has it's priority straight or is it the Burbon that is straight?

[Nick]

I'd like to get a flask, but the open container laws make it almost impossible for it to be used anywhere. That's why I didn't get my groomsmen traditional gifts (i.e. flask) but got them bottles of scotch instead. And besides, the contents are more important than the container.

I'd like to get a Toulouse Lautec stick, also known as a smuggler's cane. It's hollow with one or several glass vials that would be used to carry alchohol. Some even have thimble sized cups. Not only would it be a fun conversation piece, but the vials can also be used to carry cigars.

[McClef]

Forgive my ignorance here, not being Texan n all that, but these open container laws are a mystery this side of the pond.

Do they apply just if you are driving?

[Fearnest]

Forgive my ignorance here, not being Texan n all that, but these open container laws are a mystery this side of the pond.

Do they apply just if you are driving?

It depends in which state, county, and sometimes municipality you live in this land. Some localities are entirely "dry," which makes it difficult to get a decent dram unless you're in your home with something you've smuggled across the border (from a more reasonable locale).

Open container laws generally apply to having any alcoholic beverage in a public place. Sometimes they restrict the carrying (or consumption) of said beverages in parks, on the street, etc. (This can make it difficult for a cafe to have outdoor seating if they also serve alcohol.) Typically the laws also include the prohibition of having an open container of any alcoholic beverage in a vehicle (by driver or passenger).

Then there are places where the open container law is "empty them before you toss them out the window."

Hope that makes it clear as mud!

[Monkey@Arms]

Forgive my ignorance here, not being Texan n all that, but these open container laws are a mystery this side of the pond.

Do they apply just if you are driving?

They are local or state laws that are meant to combat public intoxication, and drunk driving. They restrict where you can possess opened containers of alcohol. Eg. You can't be in a public place with an open bottle of beer, unless its specifically authorized, and you can't have an open bottle in the passenger area of the car. Its OK in the trunk (boot) where you don't have access, and of course on private property. As a side note, one of the things that gives New Orleans its reputation for debauchery is its lack of an open container law. The bars in the French Quarters actually have (or had) take out windows for cocktails, so you could drink while you strolled.

Best regards,

Jake

[mang1974]

Missouri also has open container laws. But there are certain outside events that allow open containers within the confines of said events. St. Louis has one of the biggest Mardi Gras outside of New Orleans (at least that's what they say around here) and they do sell alcohol within confined areas for that event. There are also various fairs and the like, including the Scottish Games, that also allow it. It only becomes a problem, and illegal, when you leave the confined areas.

[McClef]

Thanks for the explanations Fearnest, Jake and Mang.

We have laws over here in some places such as prohibitions on consuming alcohol on the street in some towns and cities but the offense is in the act, not on whether one is carrying a container containing alcohol either open or closed.

I am surprised that a car could be construed as a "public place". Drinking and driving over here is discouraged from the use of the breathalyser and heavy fines and penalties if over the legal limit. If I was driving with a flask of whisky in my sporran rather than in me, no offence would have been committed.