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53 minutes ago, Schmidt Meister said:

Cheers! DeSantis signs bill to allow sales of bigger bottles of wine.

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To your health! As of July 1, you'll be able to buy really big bottles of wine in Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed HB 583 allowing the sale of bottles of wine up to 15 liters, or just under four gallons, at restaurants and retail locations. Before this, Florida law prohibited the commercial sales of glass wine bottles larger than one gallon, except in reusable 5.16 gallon containers.

Qualified wine distributors and manufacturers were allowed to sell to other qualified wine distributors and manufacturers in any size, but the average wine lover couldn't buy them. This law opens the market for huge bottles at places like your local ABC or Publix liquor store, should they choose to carry them.
"People need these for different... I asked, would people buy those?" DeSantis asked, gesturing at a massive bottle at the signing, to general laughter. "But yes, if you have a wedding, if you have a special celebration, there's definitely things to do."
After July 1, you may buy glass containers holding 4.5 liters, 6 liters, 9 liters, 12 liters, or 15 liters.
Wine lovers were able to order larger bottles online, however, "so there was really no public policy reason" for the limitation, DeSantis said.

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2024/03/28/gov-ron-desantis-signs-bill-allow-florida-retail-sales-bigger-wine-bottles/73130240007/

That should liven things up in Flarda... :599c64b15e0f8_thumbsup:

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DEVELOPING: Oklahoma Bridge Shut Down After Being Struck by Barge. (VIDEO)
A bridge near the Kerr Lock & Dam in Sallisaw, Oklahoma was shut down on Saturday after it was struck by a barge.
“The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to Sequoyah County after a barge hit a bridge near the Kerr Lock & Dam,” 4029tv.com reported.

https://www.facebook.com/Oklahoma.Highway.Patrol/posts/794385356057569?ref=embed_post

“US-59 south of Sallisaw at the Kerr Reservoir is completely shut down at this time due to a barge that has struck the bridge. Troopers are diverting traffic away from the area. The bridge is going to be shut down until inspections of the bridge can be made,” Oklahoma Highway Patrol said on Saturday.
Engineers reportedly inspected the bridge and reopened it for travel later Saturday.
A shocked bystander who captured the collision on video dialed 911 to report the incident.
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(The barge hits the bridge and then runs aground on the rocky bank of the reservoir.)

More photos of the damage to bridge pillars and barge.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/developing-oklahoma-bridge-shut-down-after-being-struck/

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2 minutes ago, Schmidt Meister said:

DEVELOPING: Oklahoma Bridge Shut Down After Being Struck by Barge. (VIDEO)
A bridge near the Kerr Lock & Dam in Sallisaw, Oklahoma was shut down on Saturday after it was struck by a barge.
“The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to Sequoyah County after a barge hit a bridge near the Kerr Lock & Dam,” 4029tv.com reported.

https://www.facebook.com/Oklahoma.Highway.Patrol/posts/794385356057569?ref=embed_post

“US-59 south of Sallisaw at the Kerr Reservoir is completely shut down at this time due to a barge that has struck the bridge. Troopers are diverting traffic away from the area. The bridge is going to be shut down until inspections of the bridge can be made,” Oklahoma Highway Patrol said on Saturday.
Engineers reportedly inspected the bridge and reopened it for travel later Saturday.
A shocked bystander who captured the collision on video dialed 911 to report the incident.
WATCH:

(The barge hits the bridge and then runs aground on the rocky bank of the reservoir.)

More photos of the damage to bridge pillars and barge.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/developing-oklahoma-bridge-shut-down-after-being-struck/

That's 2...waiting fir number 3...

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9 hours ago, Schmidt Meister said:

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I see no incongruity in this. That particular wolf is a known quantity, like Colion Noir or Kevin Hodge. Most reasonable people would not similarly engage a random wolf they encounter in the wild. ;)

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2 hours ago, Schmidt Meister said:

DEVELOPING: Oklahoma Bridge Shut Down After Being Struck by Barge. (VIDEO)
A bridge near the Kerr Lock & Dam in Sallisaw, Oklahoma was shut down on Saturday after it was struck by a barge.
“The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to Sequoyah County after a barge hit a bridge near the Kerr Lock & Dam,” 4029tv.com reported.

https://www.facebook.com/Oklahoma.Highway.Patrol/posts/794385356057569?ref=embed_post

“US-59 south of Sallisaw at the Kerr Reservoir is completely shut down at this time due to a barge that has struck the bridge. Troopers are diverting traffic away from the area. The bridge is going to be shut down until inspections of the bridge can be made,” Oklahoma Highway Patrol said on Saturday.
Engineers reportedly inspected the bridge and reopened it for travel later Saturday.
A shocked bystander who captured the collision on video dialed 911 to report the incident.
WATCH:

(The barge hits the bridge and then runs aground on the rocky bank of the reservoir.)

More photos of the damage to bridge pillars and barge.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/developing-oklahoma-bridge-shut-down-after-being-struck/

Runaway barges is not that uncommon.  It happens quite often on the Mississippi River, most just end up beaching themselves.  Once in awhile they hit a piling, run into a flood gate or something important.  Happens most often during high water flooding.   Some can be a real problem like the one that was full of corn and got stuck in a flood gate and sank. 

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7 minutes ago, pipedreams said:

Runaway barges is not that uncommon.  It happens quite often on the Mississippi River, most just end up beaching themselves.  Once in awhile they hit a piling, run into a flood gate or something important.  Happens most often during high water flooding.   Some can be a real problem like the one that was full of corn and got stuck in a flood gate and sank. 

Several comments on one of the twitter videos pretty much agreed with what you just said.

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