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I've been seeing these signs posted around the Short North. I never recall seeing these in the past. Is there some kind of stepped up enforcement this year?
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ComFest No BYOB Signs
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catnfiddle
Giant Corncob District
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Heck, I saw this printed in the Columbus Alive this week.
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Motorist
The Trots
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I don't want to speak for the Comfest people but I think a lot of this has to do with trash. I've done cleanup the past couple of years and most of what I picked up was empty beer cans. I've never had the impression that it's making a huge dent in their beer sales.
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Core_Models
Columbus
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Yeah, in fact, if they ended BYOB, getting a beer would probably involve a 3 hour line each trip.
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lazyfish
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I think a rough estimate of the number of beer can recycled last year was over 30,000...that does not include the number not recycled by the comfest folks, thrown away, taken home and recycled and does not include the # of glass beer bottles.
I think it is really a common sense, courtesy issue. ComFest is a free event, all are welcome to attend. It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to put on Comfest, it is all volunteer run and accepts no corporate or goverment cash. If you like comfest, following the minimial rules and requests should be simple.
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Trixie
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FINALLY! I'm so glad they've done this. I know that beer at Comfest is not cheap however, the $$$ goes to keep the party alive and back to the community. I get so pissed at people who bring in their own beer. I understand if you have kids and want to bring juice boxes but support Comfest for godsakes.
Leave your snakes and dogs at home and bring yer mug.
I'll be pouring beer Friday from 11-4 at the Lincoln Street tent.
Happy Comfest!
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pez
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The park is still a public place, the police can't search your cooler without probable cause. Even if they did, they would likely only find closed containers, which are not against the law.
Sad to see Comfest misleading people, make the beer affordable and the lines tolerable and I think the support would flow. I think it would go much better to be honest and open and post signs to let people know that their ability to sell alcohol hinges on the ability to limit consumption on on-site sales only.
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lazyfish
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pez wrote >>
The park is still a public place, the police can't search your cooler without probable cause. Even if they did, they would likely only find closed containers, which are not against the law.I'm not sure the point is to search coolers, the point is to be cooler and not BYOB. also one could argue that a cooler at an outdoor event is probable cause
Sad to see Comfest misleading people,
they are not misleading anyone, it is a violation of the comfest F-permit for liquor to be brought into the park.
make the beer affordable and the lines tolerable and I think the support would flow.
$4 for a 16 oz beer at a summer concert or other venue sounds cheap to me.
I think it would go much better to be honest and open and post signs to let people know that their ability to sell alcohol hinges on the ability to limit consumption on on-site sales only.
it has been in the program as such for 10+ years and is part of the standard comfest safety wrap.
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somertimeoh
Harrison West
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The Trots
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pez wrote >>
The park is still a public place, the police can't search your cooler without probable cause. Even if they did, they would likely only find closed containers, which are not against the law.
Sad to see Comfest misleading people, make the beer affordable and the lines tolerable and I think the support would flow. I think it would go much better to be honest and open and post signs to let people know that their ability to sell alcohol hinges on the ability to limit consumption on on-site sales only.You know, if you volunteer (support) Comfest, the free beer flows. The ratio of free beer to volunteer time is usually pretty good with those people. I've always ended up with more beer tokens than I can use.
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Trixie
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pez wrote >>
The park is still a public place, the police can't search your cooler without probable cause. Even if they did, they would likely only find closed containers, which are not against the law.The park is a public place yes. However, for three days a year, the park is a public place with beer booths with a license to sell said beer. Open container is still illegal in Columbus unless you are in Goodale Park drinking the beer that was sold to you under said license. Buy beer from the booths or risk getting fined. End of story.
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