On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, Michael Feldhusen wrote: MF>The basic idea of these stores is "Come to NH, buy cheap booze and get MF>out. Quickly. Before before the troopers decide to pull you over for MF>even more of your out-of-state money." Yep, that's very much the Mo thing, at least on the Ark border, other than it's not (that I know of) state-run. Mo also apparently has significantly lower gasoline taxes, so there's a whole cluster of gas stations at the border, too. And fireworks stores. The Oklahoma/Arkansas border thang seems to be tattoos. Evidently they're more restricted in Ok than Ark, so you cross over on 412 (Siloam Springs is Oklahoma, West Siloam is Arkansas) and see tattoo parlor after tattoo parlor (there's a billboard on 412 that gives directions to something, I forget what, as "Next to second tattoo parlor on right" or some such). Siloam/West Siloam is also the location of the one and only highway chase I've ever seen firsthand: "Sure, my Escort is no match for that highway patrol car over the long haul, but I just have to cross the state line right there, and... hey, he's still chasing us..." -- Karen J. Cravens silver@phoenyx.net
