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As Normanites prepared for the next big storm of the winter season, liquor store employees braced for increase in business. Because with the forecast calling for four to six inches of snow and layers of ice, the 21 and up crowd flocked to their respective alcohol dealers.

Shoppers found that their choices were more limited because people were coming in and buying more inventory than usual. Plus several trucks had trouble completing all their deliveries because of the bad road conditions.

Jeff Knudson, an employee at Discount Liquor in Norman, said they try to prepare for things like this by increasing inventory before a storm. But if the trucks can't make it there, then there's nothing they can do. The result is fewer options for customers.

"As soon as they cancelled classes business picked up a lot," Knudson said. "People came by once and stocked up. The shelves just looked wiped out."

Knudson said snow days are good for business, but encouraged people who want to stock up to do so earlier. Otherwise, they run the risk of missing out on their drink of choice.


**Liquor store photos by Breia Brissey
**All others courtesy of the Oklahoma Daily