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Offline The Moan Ranger

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Total lack of common sense
« on: September 20, 2007, 08:08:48 AM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7003325.stm

A 72 year old man refused alcohol because he would not confirm he was over 21  noooo:
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Re: Total lack of common sense
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2007, 08:10:54 AM »
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Re: Total lack of common sense
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2007, 08:19:02 AM »
Problem is that in todays pc world and sue happy culture you can not use common sense. You have to ask everyone for fear of alienating a segment of society. Ridiculous? Absolutely. However the alternative is to allow anyone to buy it as you would not be able to ask the question.
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Offline Uncle Mort

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Re: Total lack of common sense
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2007, 08:55:15 AM »
It's not a matter PC or compenstation culture but just lack of faith on the part of the the management in their workers. The shop got fined once so the made the rule that everyone must be asked. The till operator and the store manger were not allowed to use common sense.
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Re: Total lack of common sense
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2007, 08:57:17 AM »
Having seen some of the assistants and managers round these parts I am doubtful that they have any to use.
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Re: Total lack of common sense
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2007, 09:26:28 AM »
The logical conclusion to Morrison's response is that had he confirmed with a simple "Yes I am over 21" she would have let him buy his wine ~ thus anyone else who replied to the question "Yes I am" would also be served alcohol .... no matter what their age.

It is not the asking of the question, it is the manner in which it is phrased. I frequently get asked by telephone callers (banks etc) to confirm my telephone number and/or date of birth "For security". I always say "Yes I will ~ you tell me what you believe it to be and I will confirm or deny it. If, on the other hand, you want me to tell you what my DoB is then bloody well ask me and then YOU CAN CONFIRM IT AGAINST YOUR RECORDS". .... Fvcking cretins in management positions are to blame because they write the scripts and insist on their own piss poor education taking precedence. I will not stand for it and hang up the phone or walk away from the cashiers.
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