At my cousins' b'nai mitzvah a few months ago, I got carded. It was ridiculous.
Hil, how universal was the carding? I've volunteered at a beer booth for charity (Celebrate Fairfax, for DCistas out there), and we were told in training that we had to card everyone. No exceptions, no matter how old they looked, no matter how many times they'd been to the booth already. It was VA state law, and the state had people working undercover to check up on the booths. If they found any violations, the booth would get closed down, and the charity would lose the privilege of running a booth in future years. (Those beer booths are very lucrative.)
And yes, I turned away several people that were obviously of retirement age. And I carded a number of people three or more times.
All the people who looked older got drinks without being carded. Most of my cousins who are about my age were not carded. My sister was.
In my state you have to card everyone.
I once saw Menahem Pressler (world famous pianist) denied a bottle of Cabernet at the grocery store because he didn't have his ID with him. He is 90 years old.
I don't think that's right. At all. If a 90 year old wants to drink, fucking let him.
A classical music fan in the next aisle asked for the privilege of purchasing it for him, and he wrote her a nice note with his autograph.
My workplace, folks: I cut 6 inches off my hair and it took 2 hours for anybody to notice/mention it. I've been here 5 months and sometimes I wonder if half the people know my name yet.
C'mon, flea's coworkers! Get with the program!
The only weddings I've been to have been Methodist and Mormon. Neither of which do the drinking thing. So I have no idea what the alcohol etiquette is on weddings.
methodists drink. maybe not at church weddings, but at non church reception, yessirree bob.
I picked my wedding dress up from the tailor's this afternoon. I tried it on to be sure the length was right (SPOILER: it is), and the little Greek seamstress's husband was there and told me I was beautiful and asked if I was married.
"This is her WEDDING DRESS!" The seamstress said.
"Ah," said the husband. "Tell your husband he's lucky he got to you first!"
I opted to not point out he already had a wife. Cutiehead.
