Originally Posted by cmac2012

Oh man, when I used to drive cab in Seattle, our dispatchers would engage in the illegal practice of arranging booze deliveries. Washington has, I think, the highest tax rates on alcohol and the only liquor stores are state run.

The dispatcher would say, "anybody want to call a 622 number?" or something like that, the prefix giving you an idea of the location. I did maybe 10 or 20 over the years. You'd call the number and they'd tell you what they wanted. You'd turn the meter on, go buy it, and deliver it. The tips were always good and on a slow day, you get a little hungry for money.

Kinda pathetic though, I mean the scenes you would observe. People already drunk, usually, and too weak to go out and get more. It was one helluva crash course in the perils of drink.