Yeah, let that irony drink in…
You can use any valid identification to get alcohol. You don’t need a driver’s license, that is just the most common form of ID.
You can't legally drink and drive, but you have to present your driver's license to prove you're old enough to drink.
Submitted 2 days ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 days ago
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You can’t get a citizen ID when you’re still on record as having a driver’s licence. You don’t get the option to switch over from one to the other in Mississippi if you’re still on record as having a license.
Been there, tried that. I ain’t had a running car in like 11 years.
Toes@ani.social 2 days ago
You can probably get a nexus card for ID. It’s a federally recognized ID card.
certified_expert@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The amount of people lashing out for a shower thought… It is just a shower thought, people.
OP never claimed it was the only way to verify your age. OP just says it is ironic, which it is! That’s all…
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Indeed, thanks for recognizing that 👍
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Driver license? I don’t have one, I used my health care card. Which, yeah, is just as sensical ;)
Massachusetts has liquor license IDs.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
LOL, we can just as easily get a plain citizen ID, non-driver ID, which is just as legit as proof of ID. But by far and wide, most people get a driver’s licence, even if they have no clue how to drive…
But a specific liquor license? That actually makes more sense really. Does that apply for beer as well?
But… Healthcare card? Damn! 😂🤣
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Yes beer as well. Massachusetts is incredibly anal about IDing. If you’re from out of state you better have a passport, even for American citizens.
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Just don’t drive impaired…
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Indeed, absolutely! I only made that mistake once, literally 10 years ago, due to peer pressure. I wouldn’t have even caved into peer pressure then, but I was kinda left with no choice, as the couple I was driving around were the ones paying for gas in the tank.
I almost left them out of town to avoid drinking, but the gas tank was almost empty, and they insisted I drink with them before they gave me gas money.
Yes, it was a very fucked up situation, they backed me into a corner in my mom’s car. Put it this way, I’ll never give those dipshits a ride again, I suffered the legal and financial consequences, and it won’t happen ever again.
Thankfully nobody was hurt and no accident ever happened, but yeah I was starting to swerve a bit.
Never again!
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Epic story! You did well to act on your own judgment. Because what the f else would you do.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Nope. I don’t have a driver’s license and I can buy alcohol with my State ID.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I got my driver’s licence when I was 17, literally 4 years before I was legal to purchase alcohol. I’m 43 now for reference, so I’m totally old enough to purchase alcohol, I just sometimes have to provide ID to get it, and that’s cool and all…
But, since I started with a driver’s license, I’m not allowed to get a non-driver’s ID anymore, they force me to keep my driver’s license, whether I want it or not.
Fuck I dunno, Mississippi is weird like that I guess. They’ll let almost anyone drive, whether they even want to or not 🤷
PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
At least you ensure they’re licensed to drive, when they go drink and drive… What if it’s just damage prevention?
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
You have to show ID. It doesn’t have to be a driver’s license. Many states, mine included, issue cards that are solely for identification and that’s it.
jeffw@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Pretty sure every state has non-drivers ID
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, but if you already have a driver’s licence, you cannot get a non-driver ID. I tried that before, they refuse to issue both, it’s an either/or, but you can’t have both.
South Mississippi here, dunno about other states though.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, very true. But you can’t get both a citizen ID and a Driver’s License at the same time, that’s forbidden by the DMV, at least down here in south Mississippi.
Believe me, I tried exactly that after I lost my driver’s license once, they refused to issue me a non-driver citizen ID, as I was still a registered driver, so they just reprinted my last driver’s license instead, despite my request for a non-driver ID.
I’m not sure where you are, but I’d guess 95% of people’s ID cards down this way are driver’s licenses, not pedestrian IDs.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Passports and Passport cards are also a thing… lmao
jeffw@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Why would you want to surrender your right to drive?