Yesterday Jeannette and I were walking through the local NSLC (provincially run liquor store) when we noticed an acquaintance of ours, who also happens to be a local winemaker, pictured and named in a display about locally produced wines. (In case you are curious, we did end up buying one of his products and were quite pleased with it.)
A few minutes after spotting this picture we made our way to the check out where, much to my surprise, I was IDed. As I am now almost 10 years over the legal age I am always surprised when I am IDed, particularly if I have previously made purchases in the establishment without being IDed.
Anyway, this morning while at the farmer's market Jeannette ran into our acquaintance and mentioned that we saw the display with his photo and name. This local winemaker then told Jeannette that recently when making a purchase in this same store, where his photo and name were prominently displayed, he too was IDed.
How is that for ineffective systems? I am not sure if their IDing system is worse than their staff product training system, but I am pretty sure that at least one or both of these systems is pretty far out of whack if something like this can happen.
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Presently, in the Taliban State of Indiana (where Prince Charles spent the best moments of his honeymoon), clerks selling carry-out booze, wine and beer are required to check ID for EVERY purchaser. In a few days the revised statute should take affect . . that under threat of prosecution as a criminal misdemeanor, the clerks must check ID of everyone presumed to be 40 years of age or younger. Michigan functions under similar Taliban requirements of checking ID's for those appearing to be under 40. Check to see if Nova Scotia might have a similar statute or rule in place.
I think that they have some policy about checking people who appear to be under 25 or 30 though it seems to be somewhat unevenly applied, and may even exist in different forms in different locations. On the whole the whole thing is unevenly applied and clearly applied without thought - which would seem to be exactly what you don't want or need as a society.
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