What If We Had Growth Rings So We Don't Need I.D.

“Was out of town w/o my wallet and the restaurant we stopped at wouldn't serve me a beer because I didn't have my driver's license onhand.

We worked a long day yesterday and all I wanted was a beer while we waited for dinner...but noooOOOooo! Needless to say I didn't eat there, I found another place and had a kickass dinner.

It sure would be nice if we had growth rings or something similar to tell our age. If we did, where do you think it would be and wha'da'ya think it would be like?”

“I thought that was what spare tires were.... LOL”

“You want a beer?
Well, we're going to have to cut you half to count your rings.”

“or do a finger wave.”

“Don't wrinkles count? What night cream have you been using Buddur? ;)

I'm always stoked to get carded but I'd be pissed if someone refused to serve me.”

“As far as tha waitress beeaatchis concerned it'd be nice if I had growth rings on my middle finger.”

“What do you call finger prints?”

“she's just doing her job to save her ass. a lot of places have to card people who look 35 and under. if they don't have id they aren't allowed to serve or it could be their job.”

“Remember the days when fake id's work. I used my older brothers college ID all thru H.S. to make it into bars. It had a cracked pictured on the front and his birthday info on the back.

Good times!

Its been a coons age since I've been asked for a ID,,,I think its the silver 'highlights',,and that no-play-for-Mr.Gray that's a myth.”

“You want a beer?
Well, we're going to have to cut you half to count your rings.”
the-naviguesser
7:42:35 PM

This kind of talk make TB very, very sceeered!”

“Sass--

I was in a restaurant once with Thinkbubelz....I think we might have been about 26 or 27--it was a year or 2 after we were married. The waiter was a kid who was probably only about 18 or 19 himself.

He carded me and ALMOST refused to believe it was me on my ID--the funny thing is that I hyphenate my last name and he didn't ask Think for his ID, except that Think gave it to the guy voluntarily...

I was a bit pissed at the waiter that day-- Really, why would someone borrow their sister's ID to go to dinner with her husband?!

Another time (when I was about 30), I got CARDED for buying lotto tickets! The woman asked me my birthday and I looked at her funny--thought she was going to do an easypick number for me or something.... Again, the person carding me was probably about 18 or 19...”

“i don't understand why people get upset for getting carded.

like scorch said, they're just doing their job.

when i was underage we used to drive out of town a few miles to go to some little woodchuck gas station with this ancient women behind the counter. i don't think she even knew she was suppose to ID for beer.”

“Sacco, I have gotten carded about 3 or 4 times since my thirty fifth birthday. each time, I laugh and shake the person's hand and tell them how flattered I am that, at my age, I take this as a compliment! Most of those laughed along with me, except for one girl, who looked at me like I was from another planet!”

“right tree, why get upset?

i think there are a few circumstances in life that happens to just about everybody once in a while. how you react says a lot about the kind of person you are.

getting carded is one of them.
getting cut-off while driving is another.

do you get pissed and throw a fit? or smile, shrug and get on with your life?”

“Funny thing you mention about driving. The "road rage" mentality of Americans is something I would love to have had the opportunity to do a paper on, if I were still in school. It would make a great study. What possesses people to get themselves that enraged over such insignificant nonsense? that could be a good subject matter for its own thread sometime...
last edited: 12/16/04 9:04:24 AM”

“MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE THOSE BASS TURDS DON'T BELONG ON ANY ROAD, MUCH LESS THE ONES I DRIVE ON DAMMIT! WHERE THE HELL DID THEY GET DRIVER'S LICENSES FROM, A BOX OF CRACKERJACK? GO BACK TO YOUR OWN COUNTY TO DRIVE LIKE AN IDIOT, YA MORONS!”

“Watch out for that pole, Bit!



Screeeeeeech!!!!”

“Hey, I'm mostly glad we don't get tractors on the city streets during rush hour anymore.”

“Actually, I was only upset because the guy almost refused me service because he did't believe it was me on the ID.... The other thing is that he didn't even card Thinkbubelz (who is the same age as I am, and actually 1-1/2 months younger than me).
If he had carded both of us, I wouldn't have been as upset.

I was more puzzled than upset when the girl carded me for lotto tickets... I have never been carded for lotto either before or after that incident--even when I was 18-21!”

“The last time I got carded for alcohol I was 26. It was funny. The guy serving the beer was younger than me. I walked up to the counter and ordered a beer, and he said "I'm gonna have to see your ID." I happily complied, much to his chagrin. When he saw how old I was, his shoulders just kinda sagged, and he apologized. Made my day.”

“Pink, I could sort of understand his position though. Some people, myself included, are not great at describing people, or perhaps guessing their age, weight or some other attributes. Some are better at it than others. Just playing devil's adocate, Maybe this person was like that. Now, if they gave you a bad attitude or something like that, then I wouldn't blame you feeling a bit more perturbed...”

“Oh, and looking young can get you lots of big stuffed animals at the amusement parks (in the age-guessing booths.) The trick is to have your friends/family stand far away from you when you have your age guessed... :-)

I had someone guess that I was 27 (and he said he thought I looked younger than that.) Sure made my day! ;-)”

“Tree- the kid gave me attitude and wasn't joking when he told me that it wasn't my ID! When I'm in a restaurant and looking for a relaxing night out, I don't need to have someone accusing me (and that is how his tone of voice was) of not being me... LOL”

“Sorry. Should have read your post more carefully, then...

I have a low tolerance for arrogance like that, too. So, that makes all the difference...
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“No prob. :-)

and I totally agree-- some people just get incredibly bent out of shape when being asked for their ID.

I guess I feel lucky that at 37, people still ask me if I'm in High school or what college I'm going to! (Someone asked me what High school I was from, just the other day-- I thought it was quite funny, as I could probably be the parent of a college-aged kid if I had children at 18 or 19... LOL)”

“Wow, you should try and sneak on the subway for free!!!”

“So, do you look so young that Thinkbubelz gets dirty looks from people?”

“No, I'm not THAT young looking! LOL!!!
BTW-- he looks pretty young, too.

Part of my problem is being short (5'4").
I'm glad I'm blessed with "young genes" because my mom is often mistaken for my older sister... :-) Runs in the family!

I think it's more in the attitude.... I refuse to get old mentally--I've seen people hit 30 and say "That's it! We don't go out any more because we're too old!" We, on the otherhand, love to learn and try new things... I really do believe that when you stop learning new things-- that is when you get old....

Healthy attitude, healthy mind = youth (IMO)
Become a crochety cynic and you'll be old in no time flat...”

“Amen to all dat, PB!!!”

“I took a young-looking girl out once, and actually got dirty looks from people in the line at the movies. She was 17, but looked about 13, no kidding. Her mom and I were friends, and it was her idea, lol...

I think I was 25...maybe 26.”

“Pervert!”

“Yes, one of our family friends is in her mid to late 20s. She is also about 5'0" and small in size over all.

She gets that all of the time-- I'm sure that people ask what junior high or high school she attends all of the time... If she were to put on some real "teenie bopper" clothing, I think she would be carded at PG-13 movies... LOL

She, of course, is used to it, but is still really annoyed by it...”

“Never mind. I'm a pervert too!”

“We knew that already!”

“I thought that the mere state of being a man meant that you are automatically a pervert?! LOL”

“What can I say, I married a young one too. My wife is 6 years younger than me.”

“That's okay, unless you married her when you were in your early 20s... LOL”

“I was 27, so we were legal, lol...

Her aunt and grandmother kept trying to get her to put it off a few years, they felt like she was too young to get married. Then, when we started planning to have kids, she was 25, and they tried to convince her to wait a little then, too. But she was determined to go ahead and have kids, so we did it.”

“have you been married a long time?
Sounds like you both planned ahead! :-)

Thinkbubelz & I were both 25 when we got married... We're 37 now... no kids yet-- it's a good idea to have them when you are younger....”

“How would you know if you don't have any?”

“Married 15 years next June. Our daughter will be 10 by then. Yes, we planned everything out, lol...”

“In DC an ABC Narc cannot verbaly claim to be over 21 or carry fake ID for that matter. So I ask, if the person doesn't look too young.

The attitude of the customer is key, also. Give me attitude about it an I'll proof everyone at the table and refuse to serve those without. I did it to an 8 top.....some gray-hairs didn't drink that night. :)
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“lol, here, the cops actually get underage kids to go into places and try to buy beer. I think they even give them fake ID's to use. They always nab 6 or 7 poor schmucks for selling beer to underage kids.”

“total bullchit if a kid has a fake ID.

in ny it's like DC. they can't even say that they're legal age. makes it easy on the store clerks”

“Most of the time, they don't even card the teenagers, the ID doesn't come into play.”

“I agree, Narcs with fake ID is bull#&%!$. And think how much more amusing a bust is when they send a 13yr old in and he scores alcohol without any questions?

I don't even pay much attention to the picture. Hard enough to find birthdates, I get ID's from around the country and globe. Frikken pain in the ass when it's a different language!”

“We're 37 now... no kids yet--
pinkbubelz
9:54:11 AM

Over 34 and never had a child = high risk for Downs syndrome, probably mandatory Amniocentisis test to retain insurance coverage.

Probaly time to discuss your views on abortion with Thinkbub, Pinkbub, unless you have decided to never have children.

Lots of publicity over the successes of older (???) women having children, less said about the failures.”

“I get carded just about everywhere I go, so it is kind of a nice thing when I don't. Of course, then I start feeling like I am looking older.

I had a client tell me the other day that I looked like I was 12 with my new haircut. Now I think that is a little ridiculous.”

“The client is a male, yes? The client has now admitted to a fetish and has a "model".”