Wednesday, April 06, 2011

I don't want to know who you are.


Why is it that when I finally take the initiative to write something here, all escapes me?

I guess that's just what happens. I usually want to do things precisely when I can't actually do them. It's all about timing.

I started carrying a note pad in my back pocket for when ideas strike me. For the moment, it has things I have to remember for work and a couple movies and bands I need to check out. Sure, I wrote a few ideas or quotes or something too, but the inspiration to expound on them is devoid of my presence.

One of the things in it so far, is that I hate when people have "See ID" on their credit card's signature line. It's a minor thing, but probably about 80% of the people I deal with have it. They expect me to always check IDs. Guess what? I personally don't give a shit. As long as the card works, I'm fine with it.

In actuality, the card is technically not valid if it isn't signed. I doubt most people go by the name "See ID". It would be amazing if someone just signed the receipt with See ID.

I can always tell the annoying ones. They usually have their ID almost at the ready to be checked. When I flip the card over, I am not looking for a signed line, I'm figuring out where the magnetic strip is for the machine to read it correctly.

There was one time a guy had "See ID" in his card, but he also signed it. I was fine with checking that one. Also, I'm usually fine with checking cute girl's IDs. That usually just to be creepy and to make it more creepy, to see if they're legal. For the record I have never hit on any customer. I know I'm a creepy guy in a comic book store. I don't need to reinforce more creepy stereotypes.

Anyway, if your card is actually stolen, you can report it. Most of the time, form what I've heard< the credit company can eliminate those transactions. People are just paranoid.

Also, do you really want me looking at your terrible license photo?

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