A bit council (Vol 4)
Discussion
Bought some alcohol in Sainsburys at the self service this week and the attendant came over and verified I was over 18 (just pressed the OK button didn't ask to see ID) later on in the same trolley I had some Redbull and the machine wouldn't let me pay until that was verified as well even though the alcohol was 18 rated and the energy drink was 16 rated which just seems stupid to me.
nonsequitur said:
IIRC Frank, in my excessive experience of American bars, you are always asked for ID no matter how old you look. I guess it covers the staff, at least they have attempted to uphold the law. (21 generally, older in certain states).
I’ve experienced a real mix on this. We spend at least 3 weeks a year in the States and I now tend to take my passport out in cities with a party reputation as a lot of doormen get funny about a British driving licence. In other places they just don’t care. I reckon I got ID’d at most 10 times on our last trip and we must have visited 40+ bars. Never once got ID’d in a restaurant. For reference I’m a baby faced skinny 33 year old.Edited by nonsequitur on Sunday 20th October 20:19
nonsequitur said:
IIRC Frank, in my excessive experience of American bars, you are always asked for ID no matter how old you look. I guess it covers the staff, at least they have attempted to uphold the law. (21 generally, older in certain states).
It must turn young Brit guys of 18, 19, and 20 into apoplectic raging nutters to hear “No”, when they ask for a beer in the U.S., having been going in pubs back home for a year or two.Edited by nonsequitur on Sunday 20th October 20:19
On another note, in the late seventies, I drove my American girlfriend, and her friend, both twenty, back to college in Binghamton NY from NYC.
I pulled into a diner, near Hancock NY for a sandwich, and asked for 3 beers, the waiter asked for the girls ID, I said, “It’s okay pal, I’ll vouch for them”, he came back with, “they may be your daughters sir, but I have to see some ID.”
Screams of laughter, and a faceful of egg.
lol I'm 37 and was Id'd last Christmas buying a bottle of brandy ...I wanted to hug the lady on the till ...until I realised I didn't have any ID on me !!! Was in Asda as well
Did I shout a load of racist insults ...no I turned on the charm, was very apologetic and "she let me off this time"
Did I shout a load of racist insults ...no I turned on the charm, was very apologetic and "she let me off this time"
r159 said:
Frank7 said:
To be brutally honest, if the counter clerk was “carding” her as possibly being under 18, she should have given him a prolonged kiss, and a voucher for Specsavers.
Hull = councilAs for the article - Rakel's nice
Dog Star said:
r159 said:
Frank7 said:
To be brutally honest, if the counter clerk was “carding” her as possibly being under 18, she should have given him a prolonged kiss, and a voucher for Specsavers.
Hull = councilUnless you're talking about taking a ferry from there to Zeebrugge,
or Rotterdam, I don't see it, but chacun a son gout I guess.
Grahamdub said:
Very sadLoneliness isn't kind
Another linked from the above....
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/kn...
Kid called Indiana!
Anyway - I love it when people go mental about not getting their kids in the school they want - but this excuse is a belter - she's "exhausted" after having to drive 5.6 miles!!! :rofl" The poor lamb!
Sense of entitlement much?
ETA - "the traffic is terrible"! No st sherlock - I wonder if she has any conception that she is the problem - she and all her ilk are the "terrible traffic".
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/kn...
Kid called Indiana!
Anyway - I love it when people go mental about not getting their kids in the school they want - but this excuse is a belter - she's "exhausted" after having to drive 5.6 miles!!! :rofl" The poor lamb!
Sense of entitlement much?
ETA - "the traffic is terrible"! No st sherlock - I wonder if she has any conception that she is the problem - she and all her ilk are the "terrible traffic".
Edited by Dog Star on Monday 21st October 09:46
Dog Star said:
Another linked from the above....
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/kn...
Kid called Indiana!
Anyway - I love it when people go mental about not getting their kids in the school they want - but this excuse is a belter - she's "exhausted" after having to drive 5.6 miles!!! :rofl" The poor lamb!
Sense of entitlement much?
Also Lexie, Phoenix, Memphis and Darcy.https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/kn...
Kid called Indiana!
Anyway - I love it when people go mental about not getting their kids in the school they want - but this excuse is a belter - she's "exhausted" after having to drive 5.6 miles!!! :rofl" The poor lamb!
Sense of entitlement much?
5.6 miles in Bristol traffic is probably about an hours drive in fairness.
Grahamdub said:
He's definitely not a stalker and he expects nothing in return for the money which might be up to £20k when he dies. Hmmmm. Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff