Having been relieved of duty by the oncoming nite squad, I departed post and beat it to the local pharmaceutical to nab a twelve of barley and hops. Usual fare on a late February evening in the diggs. Sat the cold pack on the counter and whipped out my debit card for swiping, and therefore, paying by way of EFT. Rummy says to me, "Swipe your ID." And thus began the following exchange:
"ID? You mean my debit card, no?"
"No, your identification. Swipe it."
Befuddled, I broke out one of my various Michigan State identification cards and showed it to the man.
"You mean this?"
"Yes, that's it."
I pulled away and put that ID card back into the wallet and he became agitated when I further explained:
"Wrong one. Let me get the right one."
I whipped out a convenient driver's license and swiped it. Babba dee boop, the cash register sounded, some lights flashed and the OK was given to make the purchase.
"OK", said the attendant.
"The fuck is THIS all about? Now I have to swipe AGAIN to pay for this?"
"Yep, it's the new system just installed today."
"Jezzuz christ", I says, "Unbelieveable."
Swiped and paid, took the receipt and beat feet out the door.
In other words, this is something new - swiping your State ID card [[or driver's license) prior to making any purchase of sinful suds or smokes, and probably perhaps condoms. I do not support this, not one bit. Sheesh, I guess Gannon has been right all along.
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