[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Is the Panhandle still losing population? Is it "dry" in more ways than one?

God bless,

CKB

[StillwaterTownie]

Yes, except for the Guymon. I don't know if it's so dry you never can order a drink with your meal in a restaurant. There are still some Oklahoma counties that are dry like that. Some of those counties are so small in population, they may not have a decent restaurant, anyway.

[Goodpasture]

Guymon has a couple of pretty good steak houses that have a decent wine list. They tend to be limited on cocktails.......best ordering a martini or screwdriver or something......forget about a 18 year old scotch. They also have pretty decent Mexican restaurants.......a high Hispanic population....make that a large population, don't know if they are high or not.....except for the constant wind it is a nice place and I wouldn't object to living there. And the land is gorgeous out towards New Mexico.

[StillwaterTownie]

Yeah, I know how that goes as you get to the west end of the panhandle and the buttes start eerily rising. And then you notice no fences lining the highway, giving you the idea that you must be as out in the middle of nowhere as it gets.

[linicx]

When I think of the Panhandle I still think of the first line of Oklahoma:
"Ok-lahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the Plaines."

Those fences might be snow fences. Some states put those up because of high drifting snow.

20 Weather events in the OK/TX Panhandle. Top 10 Weather Events from the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles

[J24]

My parents live and have lived in the far end of the Panhandle for years (Boise City, hour west of Guymon). It's not dry, none of the counties in the OK Panhandle are.

I don't know about losing population. As far as I'm aware it's always been slightly lacking in that area.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by J24

My parents live and have lived in the far end of the Panhandle for years (Boise City, hour west of Guymon). It's not dry, none of the counties in the OK Panhandle are.

I don't know about losing population. As far as I'm aware it's always been slightly lacking in that area.

Of the three panhandle counties only Texas county (Guymon) has passed liquor by the drink. The other two still under the old statutes where you have to bring your own bottle to a "private" club and pay them to pour the liquor YOU BOUGHT into a glass.

3.2 beer, however, is available in convience stores and grocery stores (who opt to sell it) throughout the state. I believe "dry" counties also have retail liquor stores in them. Beer bars are also available in all counties (if someone chooses to open one).

You just can't have the restaurant or bar serve you liquor that the bar or restaraunt bought.

Really pretty stupid.

[J24]

I'm not sure about Oklahoma to be honest, but I know in the dry counties in the Texas panhandle, there are no liquor stores in them. They have quite a few liquor stores on the other side of the county line though that people use, if they are nearby.

This is true though, liquor by the drink is still banned in restaurants and bars, though beer is available. There are liquor stores though, so I guess in a way they are mixed? Not entirely dry, but not wet either.