<p>My mother in law and I got carded at an airport TGI Fridays. The waitress told us they were sued for age discrimination, so they card everybody. I have photos of us being carded. It was pretty funny. She will be 80 in September.</p>
<p>The most memorable time when I was carded was when I took D2 to Sasquatch for her 18th bd. Even though I am well over 21, & even though I had a wristband indicating that & even though the checker of ID was around my age, I had to dig out my license every time I wanted to go into the " bar" area.
:rolleyes:</p>
<p>Generally I don’t have to show ID, although I did until about 8 years ago- apparently you need to show ID if you look like you might be in the neighborhood of 35.</p>
<p>I don’t take it as a compliment, it is just a PITA. I also don’t take it as a compliment when I get hit on making my way to/from the bar at a club, I just assume they have had too much to drink or need glasses. I don’t drink much, but I also don’t ask my H who is in recovery to get my drinks for me</p>
<p>I am short ( 5’2") and until I lost weight in my face with age, I had a pretty round face.
I think those things affected how old I am perceived to be.</p>
<p>A compliment * that I did enjoy however, was in the summer & I had exercise clothes on ( including a lowish cut top), & the seafood guy at the grocery kept calling me “miss”, I was plenty old enough to be his mother, which he would have known if he had just looked at my * face. ;)</p>
<p>I was 52, at a newly opened liquor store, buying a bit of bubbly for New Years Eve. When the young girl [I could almost be her grandmother!] asked for ID, I confess that instead of laughing, I was royally ticked off. I haven’t returned to that store.</p>
<p>The last time I got carded I was 30. It was late at night, no make up on and I had my hair up in a ponytail. I laughed and laughed.</p>
<p>Now my 20 year old, looks older, or at least her age. She also has a round face, but she is tall & very striking, & has one of those faces where it is really hard to tell * how old* she is.</p>
<p>When we were in British Columbia, I think when she was 15- & out to dinner, I had a glass of wine & they asked her about 3 times, if they couldn’t bring her a glass.
Um no, you can’t.
( their drinking age is 19-)</p>
<p>But I tell this story when ever I get a chance- my daughter has a friend who has a sister, who must be on the impulsive side. She was out to dinner with her family & she ordered a drink, when she was asked for ID, she pulled out her FAKE ID.
boy- cause her family wouldn’t know what * year* she was born?
That just strikes me as hilarious.</p>
<p>Many of the gas stations in my area are now requiring ID for any alcohol purchase. They got in trouble a couple of times for selling to underage individuals so now their store policy requires it regardless. I think it’s pretty strict too-- not one that is just skipped because they assume you are 21+…</p>
<p>They got in trouble a couple of times for selling to underage individuals so now their store policy requires it regardless. I think it’s pretty strict too-- not one that is just skipped because they assume you are 21+…</p>
<p>I think that is a good policy- although it could lead to a situation similar to when the governor of our state, was turned away- in the capitol, when she didn’t have her ID.
Her husband however, went in.</p>
<p>In 1993, I was 34 years old and legitimately carded. I was out to eat with a bunch of women with whom I worked. The waitress passed over the 23 year old next to me and carded me. I was probably the oldest person at the table. At the time I was the mother of 4, the oldest being 10. My co-workers thought it was hilarious.</p>
<p>My kids are always carded these days, including my 28 year old.</p>
<p>A few weeks ago at the Honolulu airport I got carded when I ordered a beer. Must’ve been my boyish grin. I’m over 50.</p>
<p>Took mom to the local university (Willamette) for breakfast. Either I or Mom look so old that we don’t need to show student ID, They didn’t want to take our money. :)</p>
<p>Spent time in Orlando airport and was carded in both bars (before and afer security, they don’t let you through until 2 hours before flight). I am way closer to 60 than 21. They carded everyone it seems. To me just another case of lawyers making sure no one has any discretion for anything.</p>
<p>Our state passed a law a year or 2 ago that everyone gets carded. Everyone. Always. Doesn’t matter to me because I don’t drink, but it seemed sort of stupid. After an 80 year old legislator got carded, they too decided it was stupid and it either got rescinded or is in that process.</p>
<p>I was just talking about this today at work. The consensus was that my boss (50) probably still gets carded.</p>
<p>As for being carded in airport bars/restaurants, HMS Host, the contractor that operates many airport shops and eateries, has a policy to card everyone regardless of how old they appear to be.</p>
<p>I had a virtual meeting today at work and one of my co-workers who was also present was like “Wow, you sound like you are 12 year old mouse on the phone too.” I was like gee… thanks…</p>
<p>Everyone who buys beer at the concession stands at Fenway Park is carded. If you don’t have your ID–you can’t buy beer. I found this out last year–went to get two beers (one for me and one for H) and took a twenty dollar bill (no wallet). When I got to the counter, the server said he couldn’t sell me beer because I didn’t have an ID. The guy standing behind me in line, tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I wanted him to buy my beer. I gave him my money and he bought the beer.</p>
<p>Last year, I went to the local Albertson to buy some Marsala wines for cooking. While in the process of self-check out, a middle age woman that worked as a cashier surprised me and asked for my drivers license. I was really annoyed and surprised because I have a lot fo cooking to do at home before dinner time. She finally looked at my license and asked me where are my wrinkles. I’m old enough to have to do a colonoscopy.</p>
<p>There is a place that we used to eat at during college. First time you are there, every single person that ordered alcohol had to show their ID, I think they made a copy of it, and you had to sign a release form before they would serve you. I don’t remember exactly what it said… but probably something saying they aren’t liable if you do something stupid once you leave after drinking there. I thought it was an interesting policy. We only ever went there for lunch and we’d each get a beer or something… definitely not heavy drinking. If you went back again, you had to show them your ID and they had to go make sure they had a release form on file for you.</p>
<p>I was carded into my early 30’s. DS is living that pain 
now. </p>
<p>My MIL (over 70) was carded at the concession stand at our (fab) minor league baseball park. It was that everyone-is-carded thing.</p>
<p>Two years ago DH (whose age begins with a 6 - oh the horror) was carded at a pizza place in Virginia. We both burst out laughing. The waitress said that it is the state law - everyone carded. But we’ve both been to Virginia a lot and that had never happened.</p>
<p>Our guess was that this particular pizza place (kind of a hybrid of pizza place and western bar) might have had a lot of violations and the police are watching it. Hence the vigilance? Who knows.</p>
<p>Not many 50- and 60-year olds get mistaken for under 21… so I think we oldsters need to get our sense of self-esteem elsewhere :o.</p>
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<p>Exactly. I always take as a pseudo-compliment, like when someone who is 70 calls me ‘young lady’. :)</p>
<p>Everyone gets carded at Wegmans - I always have fun with the cashiers (most of them high school kids) by having them guess the year of my birth before I have them my license. I have gotten every year from 1955 to 1967 (the actual year is somewhere in the middle). The one who guessed 1955 said that I looked as old as his mom, who was born that year - I told him to tell her she is lucky!</p>