Thank the Lord for the Boys in Blue

I reckon it's hard time in western Maryland. It seems 'Old Man Wilt' was having a little trouble covering the monthly bills and decided to go into business for himself. Problem is he didn't get the 'OK' from the authorities.

Maryland Announces Seizure Of Homemade Wine

The subtitle to this little gem reads:"Officials: Seizure Comprises State's Largest Amount Of Confiscated Illegal Wine"

From the article:

Authorities said George "Buck" Wilt Jr., 66, of Little Orleans, Md., faces charges of selling alcoholic beverages without a license and possession of alcoholic beverages for the purpose of sale without a license.

State troopers and enforcment (this misspelling is in the article, for real -- T.t.S.) officers of the comptroller's office participated in the raid in the 12600 block of Beverly Hills Drive over the weekend. They found 388 containers of homemade wine, according to the comptroller's office.

Assuming that the alleged 'Buck Juice' was bottled in 750's and not 'en Magnum' this breaks down to just over 32 cases of wine. While this may be the 'State's Largest Amount of Confiscated Illegal Wine', it really doesn't add up to much.

And just as a sidenote, isn't there an old saying that goes 'Caveat Emptor'. For those of you in west Maryland, that's Latin for 'Don't trust the dude in Little Orleans with a trunk-full of Petrus.'