wine cellars and such

i'd just like to say that my uncle is cooler than yours.
seriously, he is. not only did he survive a construction accident which could have killed him; not only is he so good at stock trading of some sort that he doesn't even have to work; not only is he currently in vegas just for fun; not only has he skied in austria, attended the 2004 olympics in australia and drank italian wines in italy; not only does he have the freedom to play texas hold'em whenever he wants in two or three different states. he also has a wine cellar.
and not like a closet with a few bottles in it either - i'm talking about a veritable basement room with concrete walls surrounded by earth containing an entire wall's length shelving full of bottles from all parts of the world in every variety imaginable. why does he have all of this? because he enjoys having guests over and he wants them to enjoy themselves.
so like i said, my uncle is cooler than yours.
(and last i heard, my father was building a bar in his basement....)