On Saturday 2007-03-24 19:08, Carlos E. R. wrote: > The Saturday 2007-03-24 at 12:47 -0800, John Andersen wrote: > > > In my country, we have official ID cards, so the photo is not > > > necessary. Plus, in a pinch, you can discard the card: the tugs can not > > > find the owner and force him/her to give away the pin. For hold-ups. > > > > Awe come on Carlos, how many times do they ask you to > > whip out your Official ID to prove you are Carlos when you stop > > in for a quick bite to eat of gas up the car? > > Depends... some places have that policy, specially supermarkets.
Instead of a signature my credit cards all say PHOTO ID CHECK REQUIRED in the signature block. When I did that a few years ago I was surprised at how many clerks wouldn't ask. Since then, most businesses have changed their practices and now I'm surprised at the few that do not ask. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
