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On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 5:46=E2=80=AFPM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> w=
rote:
> Here in St. Louis is (or was) the headquarters of Anheuser Busch and back
> in the day they had a policy where on could drink on the job. Not a
> problem as they usually had a million or so gallons of beer on hand at al=
l
> times. A friend, Tom, took a job as an accountant. His job was the annu=
al
> Income tax return. At any rate, when he first got on he went into a
> meeting with his boss at 8:00 AM. His boss asked him if he wanted a beer=
.
> Somewhat aghast, Tom said something in the lines of "not this early in th=
e
> day." At this point his boss went to the refrigerator in his office and
> got out two bottles of beer. Tom said "I said I didn't want one" at whic=
h
> point his boss said "No, these are for me."
>
> As we home brewers like to say, you can't say you've been drinking all da=
y
> if you don't start in the morning.
>
> Dave
>
A former brother-in-law worked as an architect in Minneapolis. The rule was
that one was not allowed to drink beer in the office until after noon.
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Phil Ethier, West Side, Saint Paul Minnesota, USA
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:monospace"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quo=
te_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at=
5:46=E2=80=AFPM DAVID MASSEY <<a href=3D"mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";>dav=
e1massey@cs.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:16px"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Here in St. Louis is (or was) the headq=
uarters of Anheuser Busch and back in the day they had a policy where on co=
uld drink on the job.=C2=A0 Not a problem as they usually had a million or =
so gallons of beer on hand at all times.=C2=A0 A friend, Tom, took a job as=
an accountant.=C2=A0 His job was the annual Income tax return.=C2=A0 At an=
y rate, when he first got on he went into a meeting with his boss at 8:00 A=
M.=C2=A0 His boss asked him if he wanted a beer.=C2=A0 Somewhat aghast, Tom=
said something in the lines of "not this early in the day."=C2=
=A0 At this point his boss went to the refrigerator in his office and got o=
ut two bottles of beer.=C2=A0 Tom said "I said I didn't want one&q=
uot; at which point his boss said "No, these are for me."</div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">As we home brewers like to say, y=
ou can't say you've been drinking all day if you don't start in=
the morning.</div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"color:black;font-style=
:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-s=
ize:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div st=
yle=3D"color:black;font-style:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-weight:norm=
al;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial,=
Helvetica,sans-serif"><div><font size=3D"4">Dave</font></div></div></div></=
div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-family:monospace">A former brother-in-law worked as an ar=
chitect=C2=A0in Minneapolis. The rule was that one was not allowed to drink=
beer in the office until after noon.</div></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></d=
iv><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div=
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-s=
ize:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face=3D"monospace">Phil=
Ethier, West Side, Saint Paul Minnesota, USA</font></span></div></div></di=
v></div></div></div></div>
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