I have passport, biut I also have a RealID license. I got my first passport when my late husband and I moved to Buffalo and we went
across thye river to Niagara Falls, Ont. to spped a day at Clifton
Hill; which, now that I am married again a once again living on
Grand Island, I'd love to do that again.

I have not been to Niagara yet. That was planned for a future trip that got delayed by the pandemic travel restrictions. I need to plan a trip up that way (and get my passport renewed!).


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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: phigan to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Jul 09 2026 11:02 am

There's already a passport, and it works for more things. Screw that real ID shit. The passport is a little bit bigger, but big deal.. makes you feel lik you're back in Communist Russia or something.

I wish I'd gotten a passport card when I got my passport renewed. It would have come in handy. I have a real ID, still travel with a passport out of spite.

I'm saddened that most places I've traveled (Canada, the UK, France, Italy) don't stamp passports anymore. That was a cool memento of a trip and you could look at your passport to confirm trip dates.

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Nightfox wrote to chris dick <=-

I've heard that if you have a passport, you don't need a Real ID, and
you can use your passport instead.

True.



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Dumas Walker wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Agree, so long as they are mostly uniform but also still handled on the state level.

Totally agree, thinking more about format - expiration dates and data
stored on the magstrip. Because, when you buy alcohol or antihistamines
at Target, they should be able to pull the information off of your
license just fine whether you're in California or Arkansas.

Aside: I bought a bottle of wine at Target last week. They didn't
bother checking my ID. Don't know if this was a policy change or if
they felt silly asking a 60 year old with lustrous silvery-gray hair
for his ID.



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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Dumas Walker on Sun Jul 12 2026 09:25 am

this was a policy change or if
they felt silly asking a 60 year ol

Most stores' policy is to card if the
person looks under 30.
Here, anyway.

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Most stores' policy is to card if the
person looks under 30.
Here, anyway.

I remember when i was 25 i was still carded for rated r movies.

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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Matthew Munson to PHIGAN on Sun Jul 12 2026 07:35 pm

Most stores' policy is to card if the
person looks under 30.
Here, anyway.

I remember when i was 25 i was still carded for rated r movies.

I got carded more than once when I was in my 50's.

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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Bf2k+ to Matthew Munson on Mon Jul 13 2026 11:13 am

Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Matthew Munson to PHIGAN on Sun Jul 12 2026 07:35 pm

Most stores' policy is to card if the
person looks under 30.
Here, anyway.

I remember when i was 25 i was still carded for rated r movies.

I got carded more than once when I was in my 50's.

Around the time of the Gulf War I was 19 and looked extremely young. I met my folks in Las Vegas between tours and went to casino's in my Navy Dress Blues. Free drinks, lots of pictures, and all the gambling I could handle. Later on I changed back into my civilian clothing and was instantly asked for ID...

Prowler

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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Prowler to Bf2k+ on Wed Jul 15 2026 12:43 pm

Around the time of the Gulf War I was 19 and looked extremely young. I met my folks in Las Vegas between tours and went to casino's in my Navy Dress Blues. Free drinks, lots of pictures, and all the gambling I could handle. Later on I changed back into my civilian clothing and was instantly asked for > ID...

You got treated that way because navy boys work hard and play hard.
They spend a lot of money.

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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Prowler to Bf2k+ on Wed Jul 15 2026 12:43 pm

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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Matthew Munson to PHIGAN on Sun Jul 12 2026 19:35:00

I remember when i was 25 i was still carded for rated r movies.

Same here. I always looks about 10 years younger that I actually was. Funny how when I was younger I hated it when people thought I was in my teens when I was in my 20s. Now I love it when they think I'm in my 50s, or even in my 40s, though I'm in my 60s.

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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: phigan to Prowler on Thu Jul 16 2026 04:07 am

Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Prowler to Bf2k+ on Wed Jul 15 2026 12:43 pm

The PipeLine BBS - Coming to you from beautiful Loveland, Colorado!

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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Mortar to Matthew Munson on Thu Jul 16 2026 01:07 pm

Same here. I always looks about 10 years younger that I actually was. Funny how when I was younger I hated it when people thought I was in my teens when I was in my 20s. Now I love it when they think I'm in my 50s, or even in my 40s, though I'm in my 60s.

:)
I grew a goatee when I was 21, and there was someone who said he thought I looked like I was in my 30s.. I thought that was a little odd, so I shaved my goatee. I'm in my mid-40s now, I have a goatee again (which I've had since I was 30), and people have been saying I look younger than I am for a while now.

Some white hair started appearing in my goatee about 5 years ago though, so perhaps peoples' perception of my age will change again.. though I don't have much white hair on top of my head yet, and I haven't really started going bald yet..

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Re: Re: Bbsing
By: Matthew Munson to PHIGAN on Sun Jul 12 2026 19:35:00

I remember when i was 25 i was still carded for rated r movies.

Same here. I always looks about 10 years younger that I actually was.
Funny how when I was younger I hated it when people thought I was in my
teens when I was in my 20s. Now I love it when they think I'm in my
50s, or even in my 40s, though I'm in my 60s.

Good to see you are still pluggin' along there, young man. :-)