Reason #10974624 that i hate working in a bar. - Page 2

[beansmama]

wow.

that makes me really sad that the baby has to deal with parents like that

[tinyblackdot]

Originally Posted by shanniesue2

Here, you are absolutely not allowed in a bar or liquor store until you're 21. Retaurants have their bar areas roped off and you're not allowed past the rope if you're under age. I know a woman who owns a liquor store with her husband and they're legally not even allowed to bring their baby into the store. Although, I think they have from time to time... they avoid letting customers see their baby though, and they know that if they have a police officer or business licensing person come in that they will probably be asked to take her out of the store...

Here in Texas, you are allowed to have minors in your bar, just not serve them (for the time being). A parent can even let their child drink, however we do not allow it in our bar.

As for no big deal to have kids in bars, apparently you have not been into real bars...at least here. The language and things that people talk about, not to mention the cigarette smoke, and the fights, drug deals...there is just too much going on for a child to be ok in a bar. If its a bar in a restaurant that is completely different.

[Ambystoma]

Originally Posted by shanniesue2

Here, you are absolutely not allowed in a bar or liquor store until you're 21. Retaurants have their bar areas roped off and you're not allowed past the rope if you're under age. I know a woman who owns a liquor store with her husband and they're legally not even allowed to bring their baby into the store. Although, I think they have from time to time... they avoid letting customers see their baby though, and they know that if they have a police officer or business licensing person come in that they will probably be asked to take her out of the store...

Wow, I didn't know some states had laws that strict (if they weren't dry counties). In the states I've lived, kids 17 and younger were allowed in liquor stores with their parents so they wouldn't leave small children unattended in the car, I guess. But, 18-20yo's weren't allowed in the stores. Not sure about bars, though.

But, now I live in good ol' Louisiana, where you can buy liquor in grocery stores and gas stations, so it's not an issue here at all !