Unfairest thing to happen to you?

jeanjolie

Was purchasing whiskey yesterday at 9PM and the little f**** behind the till refused flatly despite me being 19yrs old and providing the age card. Took a long look and asked for another form of ID which was surprising since other Tesco and Supervalu stores have never asked me. It also wasn't because store policy was 21 but simply that she obviously didn't believe I was over age. Female friend though who is the same age but looks much younger than me got her wine.

Inspired me to create this thread. Share your stories. As you know misery loves company?

Solomon Pleasant

If that's the unfairest thing that's happened to you, be grateful and hope your luck doesn't change.

corner of hells

When I was young I had blonde hair , as I grew older it became dark brown.

Now I'm unfair.

lawred2

jeanjolie wrote: »

Was purchasing whiskey yesterday at 9PM and the little f**** behind the till refused flatly despite me being 19yrs old and providing the age card. Took a long look and asked for another form of ID which was surprising since other Tesco and Supervalu stores have never asked me. It also wasn't because store policy was 21 but simply that she obviously didn't believe I was over age. Female friend though who is the same age but looks much younger than me got her wine.

Inspired me to create this thread. Share your stories. As you know misery loves company?

Tough life.

jeanjolie

lawred2 wrote: »

Tough life.

Nah...but seriously though, it was probably race related. My female friend is the same age as me and doesn't look over 20. She had only 1 form of ID as I did (Age Card) and didn't get refused. Only difference between her and me is that I look biracial while she's white.

Wasn't surprised though by who the person behind the counter was. Sounded like she was from those rough areas (North Dublin).

McDermotX

jeanjolie wrote: »

Nah...but seriously though, it was probably race related. My female friend is the same age as me and doesn't look over 20. She had only 1 form of ID as I did (Age Card) and didn't get refused. Only difference between her and me is that I look biracial while she's white.

Wasn't surprised though by who the person behind the counter was. Sounded like she was from those rough areas (North Dublin).

Wut ??

jeanjolie

McDermotX wrote: »

Wut ??

As I said, she's probably 'knackerish' and they tend to be more racially intolerant than others.

Yamanoto

3/10

lawred2

jeanjolie wrote: »

Nah...but seriously though, it was probably race related. My female friend is the same age as me and doesn't look over 20. She had only 1 form of ID as I did (Age Card) and didn't get refused. Only difference between her and me is that I look biracial while she's white.

Wasn't surprised though by who the person behind the counter was. Sounded like she was from those rough areas (North Dublin).

Troll thread

corner of hells

jeanjolie wrote: »

lawred2 wrote: »

Tough life.

Nah...but seriously though, it was probably race related. My female friend is the same age as me and doesn't look over 20. She had only 1 form of ID as I did (Age Card) and didn't get refused. Only difference between her and me is that I look biracial while she's white.

Wasn't surprised though by who the person behind the counter was. Sounded like she was from those rough areas (North Dublin).

It was my wife who served you.
She's from north Dublin , but is also mixed race and of Jewish descent.

jca

Aww god help you, life is sooooo unfair...

bmwguy

Bet you feel better today without drinking a bottle of whiskey.

Unfairest thing that ever happened to me was much unfairer than that. Got thrown out of a university for a very very minor transgression of referencing rules in a thesis. I had the heading on the paragraph that this was the historic thinking of a well known historical thinker and pioneer in the field and even mentioned him in the sentence I got in trouble for but didn't do the footnote correctly. Harvard referencing system I think its called.
It was in the UK this happened doing a masters. My thesis advisor looked over it and all but then he was the one that flagged it to the university. I since got a masters in a different area but that pissed me off big time. But in the end best thing that ever happened to me I am so glad I am not working in the area I studied that time. I probably would be if I hadn't got turfed out!

Timberrrrrrrr

1st world problems

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

jeanjolie wrote: »

As I said, she's probably 'knackerish' and they tend to be more racially intolerant than others.

Ah here, let's not go there. You are probably small for your age and don't look 19. With so many fake IDs about, she was just doing her job.

Mad at myself for rising to this in the first place

cython

jeanjolie wrote: »

Nah...but seriously though, it was probably race related. My female friend is the same age as me and doesn't look over 20. She had only 1 form of ID as I did (Age Card) and didn't get refused. Only difference between her and me is that I look biracial while she's white.

Wasn't surprised though by who the person behind the counter was. Sounded like she was from those rough areas (North Dublin).

While place of origin is not necessarily a racial factor, you're complaining about one form of discrimination based on profiling, while profiling her yourself.

Are Am Eye

Bi racialism, nanny state booze laws, north side nackers


AH BINGO!!!

Allah snackbar

Did you do the Ali g thing and say " is it coz I black " you're new to Ireland aren't you going by your recent posts ? You should never have come to this racist little backward 3rd world country we live in , you'll be lucky to escape without being lynched by a group of blood thirsty North siders because of your sallow skin and youthful looks , escape now while you still can

smurgen

5k taken from accounts.3 k ran up on a credit card also.

jeanjolie

Allah snackbar wrote: »

Did you do the Ali g thing and say " is it coz I black " you're new to Ireland aren't you going by your recent posts ? You should never have come to this racist little backward 3rd world country we live in , you'll be lucky to escape without being lynched by a group of blood thirsty North siders because of your sallow skin and youthful looks , escape now while you still can

3rd world is actually an outdated term (even though Ireland wouldn't qualify as one). Was a false correlation/causation.

Allah snackbar

jeanjolie wrote: »

3rd world is actually an outdated term (even though Ireland wouldn't qualify as one). Was a false correlation/causation.

What's the new term

Avatar MIA

smurgen wrote: »

5k taken from accounts.3 k ran up on a credit card also.

Did you not get it back?

Guessing OP is really mid 40s, and his mum has allowed him PC time.

Avatar MIA

Allah snackbar wrote: »

What's the new term

PC - Developing World

Less PC - Dictator ridden, religion obsessed, $hit hole.

harry Bailey esq

jeanjolie wrote: »

As I said, she's probably 'knackerish' and they tend to be more racially intolerant than others.

Malahide isn't known as mini Marseille for nothing.Tough town,no two ways about it. Years of messing around in sunseeker yachts and barely surviving on a diet consisting of nothing more than zinfandel,rocket salad and lobster takes its toll.It turns them into cold,callous people.Devoid of anything that even resembles emotion.They aren't 'bad people' as such,it's just the way their conditioned.Best advice I can offer is to keep the head down and keep the neighbours at a friendly distance. Be nice,but not too nice if you know what I mean.

Junkyard Tom

Recurring sciatica.

wakka12

Racial factor? Lol, no, i think more the fact that you're only barely over the legal age to buy it. Does that not make more sense in your head? People under 21are probably pretty regularly refused, even with ID sometimes if they look particularly young for their age

Also your friend may be same age but girls often make themselves look older with clothes and makeup

wakka12

Allah snackbar wrote: »

What's the new term

Developed or developing nation

Allah snackbar

I'll stick with 3rd world for now I think

harry Bailey esq

wakka12 wrote: »

Racial factor? Lol, no, i think more the fact that you're only barely over the legal age to buy it. Does that not make more sense in your head? People under 21are probably pretty regularly refused, even with ID sometimes if they look particularly young for their age

Most shops have that policy,it's not something they hide either. You'll often see signs saying alcohol won't be sold to anyone under the age of 21,a shop owner doesn't want to lose his or her licence to sell drink over the price of a six pack. My local spar even closed off the drink section on paddy's day as they didn't want to have a glut of underage customers chancing their arm. They're shopkeepers at the end of the day,not bouncers.

ThisRegard

jeanjolie wrote: »

As I said, she's probably 'knackerish' and they tend to be more racially intolerant than others.

The store assistant has just won the thread

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Buried both parents by the grand ole age of 25

Hector Bellend

jeanjolie wrote: »

Was purchasing whiskey yesterday at 9PM and the little f**** behind the till refused flatly despite me being 19yrs old and providing the age card. Took a long look and asked for another form of ID which was surprising since other Tesco and Supervalu stores have never asked me. It also wasn't because store policy was 21 but simply that she obviously didn't believe I was over age. Female friend though who is the same age but looks much younger than me got her wine.

Inspired me to create this thread. Share your stories. As you know misery loves company?

When you sh1t your underpants, i mean actually sh1t your underpants as a direct consequence of your first true whiskey bender, remember this day and think it could all have been so different.

Starscream25

Back in the day the manager sent his son on cork trials when I was the one who was supposed to go, it left a bad taste in my mouth and I retired soon after because of the obvious favouritism at the club, always wondered what if I had my chance.

Hector Bellend

Starscream25 wrote: »

Back in the day the manager sent his son on cork trials when I was the one who was supposed to go, it left a bad taste in my mouth and I retired soon after because of the obvious favouritism at the club, always wondered what if I had my chance.

If thats all it took for you to give up the sport you never would have made it.

Its as much to do with character as talent. You clearly dont have what it takes to make it at professional level.

Starscream25

Hector Bellend wrote: »

If thats all it took for you to give up the sport you never would have made it.

Its as much to do with character as talent. You clearly dont have what it takes to make it at professional level.

Indeed, my crystal balls says the same.

About a month ago, and it's still fresh enough to be upsetting to talk about, I had a very difficult time after falling victim to a con trick.

I had bought twelve assorted macaroons in a fancy bakery shop, but when I got home and opened the box there were only eleven in it. I can't articulate how annoying that was. It was a very distressing and unsettling incident, but taking inspiration from the OP's struggle with injustice I can just about bring myself to carry on.

Birneybau

lawred2 wrote: »

Troll thread

Troll fecking account

Hector Bellend

Starscream25 wrote: »

Indeed, my crystal balls says the same.

You're the one that gave up.

Its a pair of balls you need not a crystal ball.

Pac1Man

Serial thread starter.

Avatar MIA

Pac1Man wrote: »

Serial thread starter.

Nothing wrong with that, per say.

But, under bridge dwelling threads they are for sure.

smurgen

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Did you not get it back?

Guessing OP is really mid 40s, and his mum has allowed him PC time.

Nope.bank insisted i had entered my pin a number of times even though i had cctv showing it was not me.financial ombudsman was completely useless also.found the behaviour of the bank a real eye opener

Avatar MIA

smurgen wrote: »

Nope.bank insisted i had entered my pin a number of times even though i had cctv showing it was not me.financial ombudsman was completely useless also.found the behaviour of the bank a real eye opener

Feck, happened to me once. $ were taken out in the US over a few days. Obviously wasn't me and got the money back.

Alpha_zero

Candie wrote: »

About a month ago, and it's still fresh enough to be upsetting to talk about, I had a very difficult time after falling victim to a con trick.

I had bought twelve assorted macaroons in a fancy bakery shop, but when I got home and opened the box there were only eleven in it. I can't articulate how annoying that was. It was a very distressing and unsettling incident, but taking inspiration from the OP's struggle with injustice I can just about bring myself to carry on.

Shut your yammering

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

jeanjolie wrote: »

3rd world is actually an outdated term (even though Ireland wouldn't qualify as one). Was a false correlation/causation.

Not at all. Third World is still a term and differs from Developing Countires, as you allude to.
Ireland is by definition a Third World Country.

Third World countries are in Green on the attached.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Cold_War_alliances_mid-1975.svg/860px-Cold_War_alliances_mid-1975.svg.png

Alpha_zero

Alpha_zero wrote: »

Shut your yammering

It's not yammering. It's jibber-jabber.

dar100

Was standing at a busy bus stop one summers day in a pair of shorts and I got the horn

arayess

OP ruined what could have been a decent thread of hard luck stories

wakka12

Orlando Eager Rock wrote: »

Not at all. Third World is still a term and differs from Developing Countires, as you allude to.
Ireland is by definition a Third World Country.

Third World countries are in Green on the attached.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Cold_War_alliances_mid-1975.svg/860px-Cold_War_alliances_mid-1975.svg.png

Yeh but whatever about the true meaning, which relates to war sides. Todays usage of the word '3rd world' almost exclusively means very poor undeveloped economy, even though thats wrong

indioblack

Candie wrote: »

About a month ago, and it's still fresh enough to be upsetting to talk about, I had a very difficult time after falling victim to a con trick.

I had bought twelve assorted macaroons in a fancy bakery shop, but when I got home and opened the box there were only eleven in it. I can't articulate how annoying that was. It was a very distressing and unsettling incident, but taking inspiration from the OP's struggle with injustice I can just about bring myself to carry on.

You have to prove to yourself that you've risen above this. Go back to the shop and buy another box.
Macaroon deficiency is a serious condition.

indioblack

indioblack wrote: »

You have to prove to yourself that you've risen above this. Go back to the shop and buy another box.
Macaroon deficiency is a serious condition.

So is macaroon overdose though I only had nine of them and I was doubled over with tummyache. The price of greed, eh?

Turtyturd

I was sitting down trying to eat my breakfast and in walks Kate...

hairyslug

Not being born into a pirate family, sailing the seas pillaging ships for bounty, aye aye matey

And not getting to say goodbye to my mother before she died, I was there for my father's death , both on 2015, and me being able to comfort him on his final hours is somewhat comforting to me now.