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    Birthday girl? How do I know that if you don't have your ID?

    The title says it all.

    Me: Sure, I can magically read someone's birthday. I'm a shinigami from Death Note. Riiiight.
    EW: Birthday girl. God, I sensed a strong presence of The Derp in her.
    T: Running the show entrance without an iron fist. You just know one of these days she's gonna snap.

    EW and her (I'm guessing) boyfriend walk up to my door. I card them... and boyfriend has his, but girlfriend immediately tells me she doesn't have her ID and asks if there's gonna be a problem with that.

    Me: There is, unfortunately. I can't let you in through my door without an ID.
    EW: But it's my birthday today! I'm turning 33 today! Can't you just let me slide?
    Me: No, because if the police show up and you don't have an ID, we all get in trouble and you get the worst of it. We just get fined, but you end up in jail for a day.
    EW: *in a really whiny voice* Come oooooonnnnnn!
    Me: The only thing I can recommend is if you talk to T over at the show entrance and get marked as a minor. It means you can't drink, though.
    EW: Oh, alright...

    Close to the end of the night, EW is busted with a drink because a friend of hers inside bought her one. She and her boyfriend get thrown out, and I'm told not to let them back in. Okay, alright, sure. EW's boyfriend argues with T some more, and as far as EW herself goes, cue the protest directed at me.

    EW: Look, I don't want to get y'all in trouble. I just wanted to drink.

    Amazingly enough, I'm still calm. Might have had something to do with the fact that I was looking forward to the last bit of Parrot Bay I had at the house.

    Me: I know, but no matter what bar you go to down here, you need ID to drink. We even have signs posted at the entrances saying so.
    EW: I know, and look at this.

    EW shows me the minor marks on her hands.

    EW: Do you have any idea how humiliating this is?
    Me: Personally, no. I've always carried my ID with me if I'm going out drinking because I know I'm going to get carded, especially if it's my birthday.
    EW: How old are you?
    Me: 31. 32 in November.
    EW: And how would you feel if you had these marks on your hands?
    Me: Considering the last time I had minor marks on my hands was when I was 19, I wouldn't care.

    I pull out a cigarette and hand it to EW, she accepts, and we smoke for a while. Eventually, the two of them drive off.
    My other car is a Mackinaw.
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  • #2
    say it with me...'a lack of preparation on your part...'
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    • #3
      What gets me is the fact that they showed up early enough in the night that they could've just driven home to pick the ID up and come back with plenty of time to spare. That girl's attitude was just '33 going on 8'.
      My other car is a Mackinaw.

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      • #4
        I kind of had that problem when I turned 21...I went to Red Lobster and wanted to finally get a drink, yay! But I hadn't changed my ID yet. They didn't care, though, it still had my birth date on it, it was obvious I'd turned 21.
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        • #5
          Quoth Eisa View Post
          I kind of had that problem when I turned 21...I went to Red Lobster and wanted to finally get a drink, yay! But I hadn't changed my ID yet. They didn't care, though, it still had my birth date on it, it was obvious I'd turned 21.
          It's actually a good thing, too. The only real important parts of an ID are the birthday, expiration date and picture. If all of those check out, someone just turning 21 can still get drinks with a minor's ID as long as the birthday says they're 21 at that point.
          My other car is a Mackinaw.

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          • #6
            Good thing, too. Who wants to spend their 21st birthday at the DMV?

            What's wrong with minor marks, anyway? I'm tempted to get one when I go out so A) no one pushes me to drink, and B) easy out when someone's hitting on you.
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            • #7
              Quoth HorrorFrogPrincess View Post
              Good thing, too. Who wants to spend their 21st birthday at the DMV?

              What's wrong with minor marks, anyway? I'm tempted to get one when I go out so A) no one pushes me to drink, and B) easy out when someone's hitting on you.
              You're basically reduced to water, soda and energy drinks if you have them. Getting caught with something alcoholic while you're marked as a minor means you get ejected right then and there.
              My other car is a Mackinaw.

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              • #8
                Quoth ZedOmega View Post
                The only real important parts of an ID are the birthday, expiration date and picture.
                Forgive my ignorance, but why do IDs have expiration dates?
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                • #9
                  Quoth cinema guy View Post
                  Forgive my ignorance, but why do IDs have expiration dates?
                  That's one of the things I've never been able to figure out, honestly. It could be to ensure up-to-date information on the card, it could be a way for the state to make money, I dunno.
                  My other car is a Mackinaw.

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                  • #10
                    This is why I always bring my ID when I go out, a lot of people myself included , (I am told) don't look their age. Places can get into a lot of trouble for serving underage patrons alcohol. I am suspecting that the SC in this case may have been underage, otherwise why not just go back and get your ID? Oh wait, that would make sense. Never mind.
                    Last edited by Grape The Cat; 09-18-2010, 10:36 PM. Reason: sucky spelling

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                    • #11
                      Quoth ZedOmega View Post
                      You're basically reduced to water, soda and energy drinks if you have them. Getting caught with something alcoholic while you're marked as a minor means you get ejected right then and there.
                      I think that's what HorrorFrogPrincess meant? Shoot I'm inclinded to agree with her. Get minor's marks, and enjoy a soda, while enjoying whatever is going on, without someone pushing something on you, or getting a bit too chatty. I'm over 21, but I don't like the taste of alcohol and am hyper sensitive. (My boss had me try a bit of watermelon vodka, made two ways, when I was staying the night with her, it not only tasted nasty it gave me a headache straight off.) I keep getting weird looks when I ask for a soda at any bars I have to go to when I stay with my boss, or go with my sister, or coworkers. I don't like it.

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                      • #12
                        Quoth cinema guy View Post
                        Forgive my ignorance, but why do IDs have expiration dates?
                        several reasons. to update your photo, to update your other info, and (in the case of a drivers license) to compel you to come in and take a vision screening.

                        by the way, that comment about generating revenue for the state is a fratching type comment, so let's not continue speculating in that particular direction.
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                        • #13
                          Quoth Eisa View Post
                          I kind of had that problem when I turned 21...I went to Red Lobster and wanted to finally get a drink, yay! But I hadn't changed my ID yet. They didn't care, though, it still had my birth date on it, it was obvious I'd turned 21.
                          My parents took my brother to one of the Colorado casinos for his 21st. His ID had the birthday, but he hadn't gotten it changed yet. My parents had enough sense to call ahead and asked if my brother needed a new ID. The casino told her that as long as the birthdate showed he was over 21, he was fine.

                          My guess is that businesses that sell alcohol are used to people coming in for their 21st birthday.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth Dave1982 View Post
                            several reasons. to update your photo, to update your other info, and (in the case of a drivers license) to compel you to come in and take a vision screening.

                            by the way, that comment about generating revenue for the state is a fratching type comment, so let's not continue speculating in that particular direction.
                            Noted. Sorry about that.
                            My other car is a Mackinaw.

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                            • #15
                              I get told I act my age, but I don't look it. And In Nov, I've been legal for 3 years to drink. LOL
                              I laugh when I get carded. It's fun.

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