Posts Tagged ‘Head Shaking’  In Which I Am Old Enough To Smoke
And Corporations Trump Government  May 18th, 2012 No comments
Me: I’d like a pack of Marlboros, please Cashier: Sure. Do you
have any ID? Me: I have plenty of ID. Cashier: May I see it? Me:
No.  I will turn 50 soon and though I’ve been told I look
younger (“43 at most”), I most certainly don’t look like I’m 18.
Or even 28. In Massachusetts, the law says ID must be provided
if the consumer appears to be under 27.  But, apparently,
corporate rules trump government law so I keep getting carded at
CVS.  Big deal, you’re thinking. Just show them your ID and
continue sauntering towards your slow , self-inflicted death.
This is a big deal, though, on a couple of levels. It’s about
common sense, free will and, yes, training people how to subsume
both in the service of a corporation. It’s the last part that
concerns me.  I do my best to stay away from CVS in general,
keeping my purchases to toothpaste and my medication which
obviously needs adjusting. Whe