I'm an officious twat As previously mentioned, I was working yesterday on Buy Nothing Day. As it goes the shop I work in is quite pricey when it comes to packets of cigarettes, so we often get people complaining about the price. My stock answer yesterday was "If you don't like the price Sir/Madam (delete as applicable) then don't buy them." It made me feel a bit better. But I digress.

Towards the end of the shift 3 teenagers entered the premises, and one requested 10 L&B's. I asked him for ID. He didn't have any and asked his mate to buy them for him.
I then informed them that I would serve none of the with cigarettes with the imortal phrase :

"I have reason to beleive that you are attempting to buy tobacco products for a person whose age I cannot acertain"

And the point?
a) I don't want to be fined thousands of pounds so a 15 year old can have a fag.
b) Ironically the only ID we will accept is:

1) Passport - Government Issued
2) Drivers Licence - I'm seeing a theme
3) Citizen Card - Well lordy lordy

Experian eh?
Well that means every induhvidual who signs up joins the credit rating race.

The ID card scheme that Blunkett has announced already exists if you are under 21 and need to prove your age.

(rant inspired by this)
(found im the comments over here)  ¶ Sunday, November 28, 2004