Okay, so this morning I'm shopping at Sainsbury's for ingredients to go with this evenings mulled wine*. I get the checkout with a whole bunch of stuff and suddenly the checkout imbecile asks me, "Have you got ID?" Normally this would be okay but s**t, I am 35 years of age!!!
At first I thought she was joking and/or paying me a compliment but she was serious! Some old biddy next to me in the line thought it was ridiculous too, as I clearly dont look under 21, so then the checkout girl pulls the "oh, it's just a formaility" spiel. To cut a long story short, I protested and got the wine but what an absolute joke it is that a thirtysomething would be asked for ID - in one of the biggest supermarket chains in the UK, no less.
I guess the point of this is to ask if anyone else has had a similar thing happen to them.
* Capn's mulled wine, a top Halloween/Firework night drink:
- 2 bottles of fullbodied wine, preferrable a good Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1 half-bottle of good quality brandy
- 1 pint of water
- 2 chopped lemons
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3-4 whole cloves
Heat gently to a simmer for 10-15 minutes (don't boil otherwise the alcohol will burn up and you wont get drunk ) whilst stirring slowly. Bottle of beer whilst prepping is optional, LOL.
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