Cosumption Of Alcohol And Beverages

Man has it ever been a long hard week. Todays task is to catch up on my blogs, which will be at least 4 in total. This blog will discuss consumption of alcoholic beveages and other drinks and of course, the need to recycle. Most of our attendees are probably unaware of the fact that Burnet County is a dry county in many areas. The area of Longhorn Caverns and Inks Lake being one of those areas. What does this mean you ask? It means that buying beer, etc. will not be as easy as in a big city. How will this affect the event? You will have to B.Y.O.B. We WILL NOT be selling ANY alcoholic beverages. You will have to bring your own beer, wine, Coca Cola, etc. and in doing so, it is absolutely mandatory that you obey a few very simple rules. These rules are ZERO TOLERANCE rules. Number 1. Any beverage you bring to the Longhorn Caverns will have to be in either an aluminun can or a #1 or #2 plastic bottle. No exceptions. I don't care if your favorite beverage comes only in a glass bottle. DO NOT bring glass. It will be confiscated. Bring your second favorite if you have to. We will have recycling areas for both aluminun and #1 and #2 plastic. Like I said in my second blog, if you can't see them, look for them, if you can't then find them, ask someone like our security where they are. This is a LEAVE NO TRACE event. Rule # 2. You must check all coolers, six packs, etc. at our Bar/check in station. The station will have an attendent that will give your cooler(NO STYROFOAM COOLERS), etc. a number tag and you will get an identical tag yourself so that when you need a drink from your cooler, the attendent will know that it truely is yours. Dragging coolers everywhere or walking around with a six pack in your hand WILL NOT be allowed. No exceptions on rule # 2. One other EXTREMELY important thing. You CANNOT tip the attendee at the bar/check in station. Tipping is against T.A.B.C. rules and they will be there to make sure we comply. Tipping as defined in the T.A.B.C. rulebook is considered selling alcohol. There will be NO TIP JAR. Not obeying any of the above conditions is grounds to have you removed from the event. If you become beligerent about any of this, you might be arrested. We will have police at this event for both your protection and the protection of Longhorn Caverns. Please do not feel that we are trying to keep you from having a good time. By doing these simple things we feel it will enhance your enjoyment of the event, keep you and us in compliance with the law, and it will be the morally correct thing to do in order to protect this beautiful environment. Now lets drink responsibly, recycle approprietly and have a good time. Matt Man out.