DRINKS ARE ON MR. MARTELL FOR FATHERS' DAY

THAT COMES TO $205.00 PER SHOT
Martell Gold Cognac
Ooops, I should have said $204.99

Ok, be honest. What is the most that you have paid for a shot of hard liquor in your entire life?  It can be anywhere in the world.  It can be any kind of hard liquor with at least 70 proof rating. [about 36% alcohol]
You can tell by the picture that we found this bargain at COSTCO  in San Diego, CA.  Just for a little comparison shopping, they also had a nice big four door Hyundai parked outside the main door selling for $28,000.00, a mere 8.5 times more than the Cognac.  I figured that the Martell cost so much because it had to come all the way from across the Atlantic to California.  The Hyundai, after all, only had to swim the Pacific and its travel was finished. It did not have to suffer the indignity of freight train travel across 3,000 miles of North American terrain at 45 miles per hour.  But then again, now that I think of it, the Cognac cost so much because they had it in first class with a captain's club pass.
That's what makes it so dear.  It was able to take a shower before taking its place in the triple locked, laser protected jewelry case in the friendly Costco warehouse in sunny San Diego.
To get back to the first question.  To be fair I have to tell you what the most expensive shot of hard liquor I ever had, cost.  It was $25.00 dollars and the beauty of it was that my dear Scottish friend is the one who paid!  If anyone can top that, I'll tip my hat and spare you the whack of my cane on your tush.  There is a story to this, of course.
Andrew [the patron saint of Scotland, as you all know] and I had this fun habit of spending one day per summer at the Del Mar Fair Grounds Hourse Racing Track in San Diego, California..."Where the turf meets the surf."  This one day was so good that we thought that we had died and gone to heaven.  So,we decided to test the theory and after the last race we slipped into the high class pub across the street.  We figured that if Jesus could permit Himself a sip or two with His friends, we might take the priviledge too.  I turns out that this watering hole is a wee bit more than a thin cut above what the sailors might visit on shore leave just off the San Diego pier.  Yes, laddies and lassies, this is a Real Watering Hole.  Well, right there before our very eyes was this bottle of heavenly, super special Jack Daniels, for a mere $25.00 per 1.5 OZ share. Well, yours truly had rarely, if ever had such a great day at the track and was sitting there wondering what a tear that had dropped from the Heavenly Jockey's eye would taste like. After a short, prayerful consultation, we decided that this was the moment to dare it.  So we did.  Aye, we did.  It took us about 30 minutes to do it justice.  I remember it well.  Andrew is reading this and he is laughing and he is going to pick up the telephone right about now and say, "Now that certainly was a great time, wasn't it?  And by the way, should we give it a try one day again this year?"  Now you all know what the answer is going to be, don't you.  
Andrew being the great guy that he is will be inviting you all to come along as well.  I mean, wouldn't you travel 12,000 miles for a $40.00 [inflation, you know] shot of Jack Daniels after a wonderful day of keeping your eyes on the fillies?  


This is a better story than the dragon fly, right ?