Shopping for New Year’s Eve, I was at Brickyard Harmon’s where a promotional booth for “Zilch” — a nonalcoholic sparkling wine — was set up with free samples. I imbibed and grabbed a bottle and headed to the checkout stand with the rest of my groceries. The cashier scanned the bottle and said she needed to see my driver’s license. I said, “for nonalcoholic beverages?” Was not “Zilch” a strong enough clue? She said her screen showed she needed to scan my driver’s license. A glitch, I hope.
I am only bringing this up because of our new ID law where all alcoholic purchases require proof of age, no matter the age.
I should have refused the scanning of my driver’s license for nonalcoholic purchase. At age 78, why can’t the system give us the benefit of the (age) doubt? Just like pass keys for all logins online — a way to be recognized as an adult. Is facial proof not enough? There is no chance my face will be getting any younger.
However, I expect the state of Utah …
On second thought, never mind.
William Eakland, Salt Lake City
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