Liquorcycles

I am working at wonderful Post 14 tonight (go westside!!!). I was sitting outside, enjoying the cooler night, talking to my family. All of the sudden I heard a loud buzzing sound. A dude on a liquorcycle went putting by the station. Since I am on the westside and liquorcycles are very normal down here in Greenville, I didn't thing anything of it. 30 seconds later, the same dude goes by in the opposite direction. I was thinking how odd it was, but again, I'm on the westside. Anyway, about another 15 to 20 seconds later, the dude goes by again. This time, my dad asked what the noise was. I told him, "It's a liquorcycle."

Now, for those of you not familiar with them, I will try to explain this wonderful commodity, the liquorcycle. Let's break down the word first.

Liquor-cycle.

Liquor, of course, refers to the alcoholic beverage...usually distilled, not fermented.

Cycle refers to a vehicle with wheels in tandem (i.e. bicycle, tricicle, motorcycle, etc.)

Put them together and you have an alcoholic beverage on wheels...actually...no...

In South Carolina, a license is not required to ride a moped (open to some interpretation). Also, living in the city, you can ride a moped anywhere (except on highways). Many of the people in the city, who have lost their driver's licenses due to DUI/OUI, ride mopeds. All of us in EMS have nicknamed the moped "liquorcycle."

(I, however, am thinking of getting one. Especially since gas prices are rising.)