Cracking Down on a Minor Problem in Mainstrasse
So jennguin and I went to the mainstrasse pub on Friday (completely blowing any chance we had of going out Saturday) and it was three-deep and knee deep at the bar with b-ball fans. There was a fellow there attempting to warble dave matthews but he could only work it during the commercial breaks- the sports fans were just not having it.
Since jenn turned 21 about ten minutes ago ("It was in October, auntie Lisa!") I wasn't too surprised that she got carded. Her ID wasn't checked all week, but I figured it would happen sooner or later. The funny thing was that the bartender asked for more forms of identification, too, and it took him a minute to make the decision to give us our Shiner Bocks. He checked my ID too (thank you) but puzzled over Jenn's for a couple of minutes.
Of note: Jenn is, like the rest of my family, from Oregon and got her OR driver's license the first year they started giving them eight year expiration dates. Ergo, the driver's license photo was taken when she was 16, and on break from a cross country match, with her blonde-ish hair in twin Mickey Mouse buns. The second piece of ID she proferred was her student ID from The George Washington U. In this photo, taken two years ago, she has long dark hair. Today she has shoulder-length curly reddish hair. So the ID checking went on for a while.
The bartenders told us there had been in fact a smackdown and a crackdown by the ABC (alcohol beverage control) down the street earlier in the evening and things were not looking well for a certain bar in the mainstrasse district. They apologized to us too, which we didn't think was necessary... Jenn, like most 21 year-olds, never gets carded and was pretty excited by the commotion.
It's not too surprising that the ABC finally stopped in to Covington Mainstrasse. But it's a hard go for the hard-working bartenders, and a bust can mean everything from getting fined, to getting fired, to getting banned from working at other bars or embroiled in a lawsuit. The ABC employs "investigative aides" to help them in their quest to "combat the sale of tobacco and alcoholic beverages to underage youth."
Since jenn turned 21 about ten minutes ago ("It was in October, auntie Lisa!") I wasn't too surprised that she got carded. Her ID wasn't checked all week, but I figured it would happen sooner or later. The funny thing was that the bartender asked for more forms of identification, too, and it took him a minute to make the decision to give us our Shiner Bocks. He checked my ID too (thank you) but puzzled over Jenn's for a couple of minutes.
Of note: Jenn is, like the rest of my family, from Oregon and got her OR driver's license the first year they started giving them eight year expiration dates. Ergo, the driver's license photo was taken when she was 16, and on break from a cross country match, with her blonde-ish hair in twin Mickey Mouse buns. The second piece of ID she proferred was her student ID from The George Washington U. In this photo, taken two years ago, she has long dark hair. Today she has shoulder-length curly reddish hair. So the ID checking went on for a while.
The bartenders told us there had been in fact a smackdown and a crackdown by the ABC (alcohol beverage control) down the street earlier in the evening and things were not looking well for a certain bar in the mainstrasse district. They apologized to us too, which we didn't think was necessary... Jenn, like most 21 year-olds, never gets carded and was pretty excited by the commotion.
It's not too surprising that the ABC finally stopped in to Covington Mainstrasse. But it's a hard go for the hard-working bartenders, and a bust can mean everything from getting fined, to getting fired, to getting banned from working at other bars or embroiled in a lawsuit. The ABC employs "investigative aides" to help them in their quest to "combat the sale of tobacco and alcoholic beverages to underage youth."
Whether the Friday night bust was a set-up or a just another night on the town is up for debate. Either way, if you get carded when you're out and about don't take offense; the waitstaff are just doing their job.
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