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  • #1

    Reason to Always Have ID

    I was reminded of this but I felt like it could use it's own post because I tend to use this on a bunch of customers who seem to think it's okay to not carry around a valid ID. For background: This is New York State. The cops here can be pretty darn vicious and it's well-known that they don't have any patience with people who don't have an ID on them. It should be a no-brainer to always have your ID but for those who can't seem to get it through their head, they can have a dose of morbidity from yours truly.

    Now, I can't sell beer or tobacco to ANYONE without a valid ID. 18-100 years of age, they all need an ID. I don't care if you've got wrinkles on your wrinkles, I need an ID to sell you any age restricted product. My comeback for "I don't have it" has become something of a legend in the past few weeks.

    SC: But I don't have my ID on me.
    Me: You should ALWAYS have an ID on you. Even when I was a teenager, my mom made me carry my student ID on me. She said that if I were ever murdered and they found my body, she wanted to know right away.
    SC: ....uhh...wow.
    Me: And that's why you should always have your ID with you.
    SC: .........

    They always end up a little spooked at the end.
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    I hope you said it with a super duper, cheery, helpful, chirpy smile too. Because the mental image is just hilarious.

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    • #3
      Where do you think CMOT Dibbler gets his Sossidge-Inna-Bun "Meat"?
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      • #4
        Like Momma used to say: As long as you have clean underwear, you'll be golden.

        Of course, if someone points a weapon at your head, they may not be clean for long...
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        • #5
          If you're driving, I agree. If you're buying a product that requires it, I agree. But if I'm just walking down the street, I don't think I agree with that sentiment. I have enough history of dental work that death identification probably isn't an issue, but I also don't want to feel like I'm living in Soviet Russia either .
          But the paint on me is beginning to dry
          And it's not what I wanted to be
          The weight on me
          Is Hanging on to a weary angel - Sister Hazel

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          • #6
            Here's why I always carry mine. There's a note right in front of the actual ID stating that I'm diabetic, and I'm allergic to pencillin and sulfa drugs.

            If I couldn't speak to give this information, there could be major problems
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            • #7
              Quoth Ophbalance View Post
              I have enough history of dental work that death identification probably isn't an issue, but I also don't want to feel like I'm living in Soviet Russia either .
              Dental ID can take a few days, especially if you are in a major city. Wouldn't you rather your family know straight away?

              No ID in Soviet Russia would more than likely make you a 'disappeared' person because they would assume that you were hiding something.

              My grandparents were from Ukraine (got out during the end of WWII) and they always carried their ID to prove to the Russian's that they weren't German and to the German's that they weren't Russian.
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              • #8
                Quoth MoonCat View Post
                Here's why I always carry mine. There's a note right in front of the actual ID stating that I'm diabetic, and I'm allergic to pencillin and sulfa drugs.

                If I couldn't speak to give this information, there could be major problems
                This. I even have a card stating "This person is not drunk, but suffers from a disease which effects the brain" Which is true. I won't say I never tried alcohol, but I think before age 31 I had drank a whole 6/12 oz cans my whole life. Now it would be like playing 'Russian Roulette' if I drank alcohol. No thanks.
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                • #9
                  Quoth dalesys View Post
                  Where do you think CMOT Dibbler gets his Sossidge-Inna-Bun "Meat"?
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                  • #10
                    Quoth Gaki View Post
                    Me: You should ALWAYS have an ID on you. Even when I was a teenager, my mom made me carry my student ID on me. She said that if I were ever murdered and they found my body, she wanted to know right away.
                    I wish I had heard of this idea years ago. I spent a year working for my university's testing center (for students to take tests if professors didn't want to use class time for it). It was a commuter college, so we often got students coming in for tests from a town or two away. Photo ID was required for any tests, though we weren't picky about what kind of ID--as long as it was official, not homemade, and had your name and picture on it, it was good enough.

                    Too many times I'd ask for ID and get either a deer-in-the-headlights look or an I'll-kill-you-if-you're-not-joking look in response. Then they'd complain that they drove all the way over from [wherever] just to take this test and didn't have any ID on them. I would usually ask, "You mean you drove all the way over from [wherever] without your driver's license?" It didn't help the situation at all, but it made me feel better.
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                    • #11
                      It's amazing the number of people who come to the drive-up at the bank and then say that they don't have their don't have their ID with them. But I suppose with the frequency of DWIs in this rural area, I shouldn't be that surprised.
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                      • #12
                        I've said it before, and I'll say it again, it's amazing how many people think the cup holder of their car is the perfect place to leave the sum total of ALL their ID's AND all their forms of payment, as you can imagine the hole they find themselves in when said sum total gets subtracted from it's parking space for illegal parking.
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                        • #13
                          I always carry my ID because I never know when I might need to see a doctor or want to gamble, or need to buy alcohol for some occasion.
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                          • #14
                            Eh, I cannot think of any reason my family wouldn't already know where approximately I'm currently located on any given day. I lead a fairly dull life. However, I don't think you should need to worry about having to whip out ID just "because". I don't have an issue with requiring for driving or buying restricted goods. But just having to provide it at the whim of any official just rubs me the wrong way.
                            But the paint on me is beginning to dry
                            And it's not what I wanted to be
                            The weight on me
                            Is Hanging on to a weary angel - Sister Hazel

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                            • #15
                              The only time I don't have my ID with me is when I'm going to the mailbox, otherwise it's on my body at all times. Walking around the block a few times? In my pocket. Not driving or buying anything age restricted? In my purse. At work? In my pocket. And so on and so forth.

                              I keep it for the "just because", as the "just because" curse happens far too often to me.
                              Eh, one day I'll have something useful here. Until then, have a cookie or two.

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