NO ID!!

Now, As bar staff in the leading bar in Halifax, I understand that I may asked for I.D to check my age if the bar staff think I'm under 21... Which I look nothing like under 21 although I am 21, Like wise with my other 2 pals while going out on a Tuesday night in Swindon. Me, Caroline, Dave and Claire (All work with) went to Yates in Swindon (We'd been to the one in Halifax, liked it for the cheap drinks) I was joined by Rich who I hadn't seen for a while, And Jonathan M(worked with both at Swindon FM) Jonathan M left us after 5 minutes to go to Salsa at Edwards Bar, Round the Corner and said we'll be in Edwards Later. We finish our rounds of drink, leave Caroline and Claire to do their own thing and go to Edwards.

Rich, Jonk And Dave went in, and the barmaid asked us what we wanted, Got us our Drinks, then the words "Have you got any ID?" Come out of her Mouth

Were all Gob Smacked!!! We all look way older that 21, I am 22, Dave is 23 and rich is something like 29 or 30 (I'm sure i'l be corrected). I show her my ID, which SHOULD be ok now, because I've got a citizen Card and it has a pass logo, which didn't work before but does now, but she declined it!!! WHAT??? She asked rich who's Nearly and old man, he didn't have any (shouldn't need it) so she took the drinks away, Informed the Door Staff and says "I'm Sorry but if you're not 18 you shouldn't be in here"

18!!! EXCUSE ME!!! I'm not taking this as a compliment because that's just taking the piss, although I understand the laws, we are defiantly not 18! We go without trouble, mainly because me and Dave don't fancy our chances with the doorman and leave quietly.

Working in a bar, I know this process is wrong, You ask for I.D first before serving the drinks, then turn away because it means you have Rung the items into the till, and then opened the bottles and poured the spirits only to be put as wastage 5 seconds later and thrown at the end of the night, loosing the bar money (about £8.00, which is bad on a quiet night likeTuesday). To be honest I would of served us, like everyone else in Swindon did all this week. But then thinking about on other occasions In Bradford Bar Me turned us away, they asked us for id although we go there regular,Ii was with Gordon and he mentioned that sometimes they wont serve us just because theydon'tt want us there. We went back toYates'ss and got rather drunk.