re: #197 HappyWarrior

It’s funny about the three year difference between drinking age here and in Europe. I was in Europe the month before I turned 21. I was carded once when I was over there and it was at a Munich suburban grocery store and all it took was me explaining that yes I was over 18 for the grocer to let me go on with my purchase. It’s my understanding that they’re supposed to card people who look as old as 30. I get carded I guess 70% of the time. Mostly at grocery stores. Give or take at bars, at ones I am a semi regular it’s almost never. It did happen this past Saturday but the bouncer I know wasn’t there so that probably played a role. I am testing a small hypothesis though. I want to see if growing a beard has made me more likely to be carded or not. So far no real differences.

Where I work we have to card everyone and scan the bar code on the back of their state issued ID.

Corporate lawyers and all.

80 years old, I still have to card and scan.