Olympic Log Day 10: And the "no-fun city" returns: VPD close liquor stores

This was a generally poor decision that will lose us a lot of money:

If you tried to grab anything from a liquor store downtown Saturday night - you were out of luck.

At the request of the Vancouver Police Department, liquor inspectors ordered all stores downtown to close at 7 p.m. in hopes of cutting down on the rowdy atmosphere.

Mike Jahnke from Jimmy's Cold Beer and Wine at Homer near Robson says closing early will have a big effect on his business. "Well we do most of our business normally in the evenings between six and eleven, so it's pretty devastating to say the least."

Jahnke says he was only given one hour notice that he would have to close down four hours early. "The liquor inspector came in to our store at six o'clock and served me with a letter indicating that they're going to have to close at 7 p.m. We had a lineup of about 40 people outside our store and they're not happy."

The early closure also upset many potential customers. One man was quick to express his disappointment to us. "Vancouver turned from 'no fun' Vancouver to 'fun' Vancouver. Within halfway into the Olympics, we're back to 'no fun' Vancouver."

Yes, because Vancouver cannot handle rowdiness. Because we would never EVER want rowdiness during the Olympic games, perhaps the most exciting 2 week party in the world right now. VPD FAIL.

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