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A young dad in Target got upset today because he had to show ID to buy Ny-Quil for Children
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Edited on Sun Oct-23-11 02:12 PM by slackmaster
He was baffled and annoyed, demanding to know why.

I stole his thunder: "Sir, a new California state law requires the store to check ID of people who buy anything containing dextromethorphan now. You have to have a prescription for it if you are under 18."

"That's stupid!" he replied.

I went on "The problem is that people keep electing the same idiots to our state government."

Old man in front of me turned around, pointed at me, and shouted "He's right! This state used to be a paradise. It's been taken over by fools and incompetents!"

The checker was so rattled she gave me too much change. I just kept it and walked out as she was picking up her phone.

Rant off.

http://www.nabp.net/news/california-law-prohibits-sales...
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  -A young dad in Target got upset today because he had to show ID to buy Ny-Quil for Children slackmaster  Oct-23-11 02:07 PM   #0 
  - I would have just told him to go watch the first season of Breaking Bad. n/t  Ian David   Oct-23-11 02:12 PM   #1 
  - Ooh that show is something else...  dkf   Oct-23-11 02:19 PM   #9 
     - Incredible ending...but I won't tell! nt  MADem   Oct-23-11 02:27 PM   #12 
        - It's been picked up for a fifth season, so it's not technically ended yet.  Sirveri   Oct-23-11 04:47 PM   #27 
           - Holy moly! They could have wrapped up at S4, and it would have made sense!  MADem   Oct-23-11 09:59 PM   #33 
           - Yeah, it was almost like they wrote S4 before they knew they'd get a S5  GOTV   Oct-24-11 12:19 PM   #46 
              - Well, I'm a happy camper at the prospect of a fifth season. Tremendous story, tremendous acting.  MADem   Oct-24-11 01:07 PM   #48 
                 - I've enjoyed it as well but S5 is going to be weird ...  GOTV   Oct-24-11 03:00 PM   #50 
                    - They never fully closed the IRS plot line, so my guess is it goes that route.  Sirveri   Oct-24-11 04:22 PM   #51 
           - I have not watched season for. Waiting for it on dvd.  applegrove   Oct-23-11 10:09 PM   #35 
  - That poor checker. She'll have to make up the difference out of her paycheck.  MADem   Oct-23-11 02:13 PM   #2 
  - The 22 cents she might have to make up will be a cheap lesson for her.  slackmaster   Oct-23-11 02:14 PM   #4 
  - "Lesson" --what lesson? Good grief, you make a scene and start griping in the line,  MADem   Oct-23-11 02:25 PM   #11 
  - Those who abuse minimum-wage workers are not progressives  Cirque du So-What   Oct-23-11 04:29 PM   #25 
     - I can't be abusive to people who are working for a living, either.  MADem   Oct-23-11 09:55 PM   #32 
  - Why would they be lenient when they can take 100% of the missing cents out of her paycheck?  eShirl   Oct-23-11 02:27 PM   #13 
  - No, not really. You knew she gave you too much change.  MineralMan   Oct-23-11 02:49 PM   #18 
  - There's always one  JohnnyRingo   Oct-23-11 02:57 PM   #20 
     - I count way more than one  Cirque du So-What   Oct-23-11 04:42 PM   #26 
        - Not taking away your right to do anything  JohnnyRingo   Oct-24-11 02:49 AM   #42 
           - Like YOU're above judging others?!?  Cirque du So-What   Oct-24-11 07:23 AM   #43 
              - Am I free to go officer?  JohnnyRingo   Oct-24-11 11:50 AM   #45 
                 - I didn't take exception to the part about getting back too much change  Cirque du So-What   Oct-24-11 01:47 PM   #49 
                    - Then I'll leave it at that, and respect your opinion  JohnnyRingo   Oct-24-11 08:16 PM   #52 
  - +1  Scuba   Oct-23-11 02:14 PM   #5 
  - So to sum up...  idiotgardener   Oct-23-11 02:43 PM   #16 
     - Ethical behavior is ethical behavior. The amount doesn't matter.  MineralMan   Oct-23-11 02:52 PM   #19 
     - Things have to be in context.  idiotgardener   Oct-23-11 03:13 PM   #23 
        - Actually, no. When I receive change at the store, I have already calculated  MineralMan   Oct-23-11 07:23 PM   #29 
           - Yeah, I'm incorrect and unethical.  idiotgardener   Oct-23-11 09:50 PM   #31 
     - I didn't say that, but nice snark on the characterization.  MADem   Oct-23-11 10:07 PM   #34 
        - You seemed to be holding yourself up as the example  idiotgardener   Oct-23-11 10:27 PM   #36 
           - What a curious perspective you have. No, I wasn't doing that.  MADem   Oct-23-11 10:37 PM   #37 
              - Yeah, I have terrible character.  idiotgardener   Oct-23-11 10:43 PM   #38 
                 - Forgive me if I look askance at your assertions.  MADem   Oct-23-11 10:49 PM   #39 
                    - Your first post is titled "That poor checker. She'll have to make up the difference out of her...  idiotgardener   Oct-23-11 11:06 PM   #40 
                       - Well, they look like common sense to me. I don't live in a world where tight-fisted corporations  MADem   Oct-23-11 11:16 PM   #41 
                          - Are you confusing me with the OP?  idiotgardener   Oct-24-11 09:05 AM   #44 
                             - Probably. nt  MADem   Oct-24-11 12:39 PM   #47 
  - Dextromethorphan....  hlthe2b   Oct-23-11 02:13 PM   #3 
  - First you had to sign your name for some medication  Tippy   Oct-23-11 02:17 PM   #6 
  - New California state law just signed by Gov. Brown. I added a link to the OP that leads to it.  slackmaster   Oct-23-11 02:17 PM   #7 
  - In TN bf can pick up my narcotic containing migraine medication without a blink.  beam me up scottie   Oct-23-11 02:25 PM   #10 
     - I was talking about Sudafed also.....  Tippy   Oct-23-11 02:57 PM   #21 
        - Thought so.  beam me up scottie   Oct-23-11 03:06 PM   #22 
  - I believe it is an appropriate law....  Tikki   Oct-23-11 02:18 PM   #8 
  - "By showing ID it models to others that we care about our children." Say what?  Euromutt   Nov-07-11 01:04 AM   #53 
  - Teens and DXM Drug Abuse  dkf   Oct-23-11 02:27 PM   #14 
  - At one time widely used as a readily available recreational drug among teens.  pinto   Oct-23-11 02:31 PM   #15 
  - As has been pointed out already, there's a valid reason for that  MineralMan   Oct-23-11 02:48 PM   #17 
  - Oh, but there's more to it than mere inconvenience  Cirque du So-What   Oct-23-11 05:11 PM   #28 
     - Ah...the libertarian philosophy, eh. Every man an island.  MineralMan   Oct-23-11 07:25 PM   #30 
  - Most states have that law. If you can make meth with it they cannot  jwirr   Oct-23-11 04:28 PM   #24 
 

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