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"Tall Boy"

This shift I handled a funny one.  An upset former customer had went and tried to purchase a "tall boy" but the convenience store was refusing him a sale because we had taken his drivers license when he received a DUI.  He said he had his temporary but they told him it could be 60 days before he gets his photo ID.  He ranted that the officer that wrote him the ticket who was working this shift told him he could contact us if he had issues.  So tonight he calls the police department asking for us to confirm he is over 21 so he can buy his single can of beer, and work on his derby car.  He continued to rant, and I put him on hold to connect the officer to him.   The officer picked up and told him businesses have the right to refuse a sale to anyone and there was nothing we could do to assist him.  He continued cursing and yelling so the officer hung up.   He then called back upset because the officer hung up on him, so another officer spoke to him and explained the same.   

We have had a couple shifts where the rain has been terrible and city streets often flood.  I took 2 calls for vehicles in the city street stranded.  One of the calls was from the driver, so I kind of questioned a little more sarcastically as he told me what he did.   He explains he knew it had been raining and water was up, but he still tried down one of the side streets and became stranded.  The officer arrived and we assisted him by calling a tow truck.   I am not sure why you would try going through water in a Cadillac but he did.

Odd thing about alcohol it makes you super smart, an alcoholic last week kept calling because he was short for his beer purchase by cents and they wouldn't sell it to him at what he had.  He returned to the liquor store and tried to pay in all pennies, which they then refused.  He then called several times and was told by the officer the same thing a business can refuse a sale if they wish.  

Two weeks ago after I got out of an appointment I wanted to reward myself and so I went to the gas station and shopped around the alcohol selection, I decided on an 18 pack of beer.  I took those cans home and cracked some open.   I like flavor and this light beer was flavorless, how does anyone drink this?  I nearly wiped out that 18 pack in a couple weeks though trying to get rid of it.


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