Further Evidence Wine Sales Are Plummeting........

[jswordy]

Sounds like you can and they are basically giving them away! Just need to rent a truck and drive cross country next fall!

For the record, Jim can stop by and pick me up in TN. Happy to help, and I will pay my own expenses. I will not pay for any DUIs on the way other than my own, however... OMG, we could do a Hunter Thompson thingie! Fear and Loathing on the Wine Trail! I am so in! Jim, what say you?

 

[Boatboy24]

For the record, Jim can stop by and pick me up in TN. Happy to help, and I will pay my own expenses. I will not pay for any DUIs on the way other than my own, however... OMG, we could do a Hunter Thompson thingie! Fear and Loathing on the Wine Trail! I am so in! Jim, what say you?

You're kinda, sorta, almost on the way.

 

[Garagista]

Sounds like you can and they are basically giving them away! Just need to rent a truck and drive cross country next fall!

I have driven 2500 miles to get Amador grapes. I picked, crushed and fermented in California. I then drove back another 2500 miles with carboys of “wine” in the back. Sounds Insane? Yes it is.

 

[back2it]

Hmmm, Maybe we are all contibuting to this. I just started another gallon today. Oops

Look man, the real trouble is THIS SITE! We are not DOING OUR PART to sop up this excess wine. Who needs a liver, anyway? Glug-glug-glug... GET TO WORK!

 

[jswordy]

You're kinda, sorta, almost on the way.

@Boatboy24, I'm a little south but I have relative farther north in TN so can leave my car there and meet you along I-40. Let me know when, lol... We could rent a U-Haul and make stops all the way back! Allowing for days to recover from hangovers, I figure a month should do it.

 

[jswordy]

I have driven 2500 miles to get Amador grapes. I picked, crushed and fermented in California. I then drove back another 2500 miles with carboys of “wine” in the back. Sounds Insane? Yes it is.

Agree!

 

[ibglowin]

I can see how this would play out now in my head!

 

[jswordy]

I can see how this would play out now in my head!

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Knew nothing of this show until I read "Undisputed Truth" by Mike Tyson. He had a role in it.

 

[ibglowin]

Knew nothing of this show until I read "Undisputed Truth" by Mike Tyson. He had a role in it.

 

[jswordy]

Yup, I immediately went to that clip after reading about it. In the book, Tyson says he weighed 300+ pounds then and was using cocaine daily. To think that at age 58, the guy got in good enough shape to get in the ring and last the (shortened) distance with a 27-year-old! He has nothing to be ashamed of in earning that $20 million. BTW, I thought the book was a great read. Mike Tyson probably has blown through more millions than most, if not all, athletes. But it's how his mind works that has always intrigued me. In many senses, he's broader and more self-aware than I would have expected.

 

[Boatboy24]

@Boatboy24, I'm a little south but I have relative farther north in TN so can leave my car there and meet you along I-40. Let me know when, lol... We could rent a U-Haul and make stops all the way back! Allowing for days to recover from hangovers, I figure a month should do it.

I-40 is the route I took moving a friend so San Diego several years back. But we did it in 4 days - not recommended.

 

[Boatboy24]

I can see how this would play out now in my head!

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Ah, so three now. Which one are you, Mike?

 

[jswordy]

I-40 is the route I took moving a friend so San Diego several years back. But we did it in 4 days - not recommended.

@Boatboy24, yep, that 4-day thing won't work because every time we stop to deliver grapes, we're gonna have to get drunk! Stopping off to see Craig (@cmason1957) alone may cost us up to 5 days!

 

[Boatboy24]

@Boatboy24, yep, that 4-day thing won't work because every time we stop to deliver grapes, we're gonna have to get drunk! Stopping off to see Craig (@cmason1957) alone may cost us up to 5 days!

And I'm pretty sure @ibglowin 's cellar is overflowing, so we'll have to give him a hand as well.

 

[ibglowin]

Ah, so three now. Which one are you, Mike?

Bradley Cooper of course!

 

[Garagista]

@Boatboy24, I'm a little south but I have relative farther north in TN so can leave my car there and meet you along I-40. Let me know when, lol... We could rent a U-Haul and make stops all the way back! Allowing for days to recover from hangovers, I figure a month should do it.

I drive thru I-40 going from eastern NC to California. Can I muscle in on the trip?

 

[cmason1957]

@Boatboy24, I'm a little south but I have relative farther north in TN so can leave my car there and meet you along I-40. Let me know when, lol... We could rent a U-Haul and make stops all the way back! Allowing for days to recover from hangovers, I figure a month should do it.

I-40, heck that's only 5 hours from me. I'm in for doing the road trip as well.

And y'all are more than welcome to stop by the basement. I think we could certainly find something to consume down there.

 

[jswordy]

I-40, heck that's only 5 hours from me. I'm in for doing the road trip as well.

And y'all are more than welcome to stop by the basement. I think we could certainly find something to consume down there.

 

[Boatboy24]

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