Dear Liz and all:
I wonder if the young one have been given a letter of proxy to buy
alcohol on senior's behalf.
In the older days in Japan, it was quite likely that younger children
were sent to buy alcohol on their parents' behalf....
Satoshi Kose
On 2010/05/14 20:59, Liz Panton wrote:
> Hi Ed,
>
> What a humiliating experience. A similar thing happened in Morrisons to two
> male friends of mine. One is over sixty and due to ill health sometimes has
> difficulty walking. The other, who was helping with his shopping, is not
> much older than your son and looks very young - until he takes off his beany
> hat and you see his receding hairline! He didn't think to take off his hat
> when they were refused the purchase of alcohol in similar circumstances to
> your own.
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