Wife and I went out to a local grocery store to pick up veggies and beer.

Wife is up front with credit card to pay while I unload cart behind her. Cashier (friendly and professional) needs to see both of our IDs to make beer purchase.

Both of us were born in the 1960s. Wife told me/pointed out that the store had put up a bold type sign in advance notifying of this new policy.

Over the past few years:

Some places simply want you to state your DOB. Some want to see ID and some want to scan ID.

This was the first time both adults had to show ID for one adult to pay for beer.

More here:

Checking ID For Beer – Customers In Their Early 60s

Leavenworth COVID And Beer Drinking Oddities

 

Both major parties are OK with federal prohibition of alcohol and tobacco for adults age 18-20.

No such thing the day I graduated from high school.

That was before decades of military operations for your freedoms.

 

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