Annoyance with 21+ SC's
Aug 13, 2017, 9:57 am
#16
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I think the problem with this is, that, if some type of liquor enforcement agent was checking SkyClub guests, and the guest didn't have physical ID on them (as is possible with the OP using Clear), there would be an issue.
Aug 13, 2017, 10:04 am
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Often times when my husband and I approach the car, he waits until we get to the car to find his key and open the door. I always wonder why he doesn't look for his key on the way to the car so that we don't have to wait when we get to the car.
Same goes with this scenario. Have your ID in hand as you approach the club.
But I think the issue is actually a different one… there's often and indignity felt when one is perceived as being too young to get into a restricted by age area. Most of us have been there. But it changes as we get older. And then there comes a time that we wish that we look young again.
Same goes with this scenario. Have your ID in hand as you approach the club.
But I think the issue is actually a different one… there's often and indignity felt when one is perceived as being too young to get into a restricted by age area. Most of us have been there. But it changes as we get older. And then there comes a time that we wish that we look young again.
Aug 13, 2017, 10:06 am
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What makes you think that something "flags you as underage"? It's almost certainly agents looking at the DOB and just seeing the year and filling in the blanks incorrectly.
I doubt OP even really needs to pull his ID out of his bag, he could probably just direct the agent to look at the DOB again more closely. I would be surprised if their screen shows the year and not the entire DOB.
I doubt OP even really needs to pull his ID out of his bag, he could probably just direct the agent to look at the DOB again more closely. I would be surprised if their screen shows the year and not the entire DOB.
Honestly, my reasoning for thinking that there's a flag is just because I tend to doubt that he'd run into this problem consistently if the issue depended on every SC agent checking the field and doing the math every time. I made the (quite possibly incorrect) assumption that his experiences would be a lot more hit-or-miss if there wasn't some sort of automated process prompting the agent to bring it up.
Aug 13, 2017, 10:21 am
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The one time I actually use my passport card is at airports on domestic routes. It gets stashed in an outer pocket that's easy to access at TSA checkpoints or otherwise as needed while the driver's license is deep in my carry-on. I figure if I lose the passport card, no big deal- I just report it lost and don't replace it, while a driver's license would have to be replaced through an annoying process.
Aug 13, 2017, 10:34 am
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I think that's just the bar staff there at the new SCc. I'm in my mid-forties (and look it), and I get carded about half the time.
Aug 13, 2017, 10:36 am
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The one time I actually use my passport card is at airports on domestic routes. It gets stashed in an outer pocket that's easy to access at TSA checkpoints or otherwise as needed while the driver's license is deep in my carry-on. I figure if I lose the passport card, no big deal- I just report it lost and don't replace it, while a driver's license would have to be replaced through an annoying process.
Aug 13, 2017, 10:40 am
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It's in a card holder inside my pocketbook which is inside my small purse inside a larger backpack or cross body messenger.
Aug 13, 2017, 10:48 am
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I've bought one for everyone in my family who travels more than twice each year.
Mobile boarding pass and ID in the same place and easy to put ID back to go through the xray.
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Aug 13, 2017, 11:03 am
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OK? I mean, if your concern is losing it, it doesn't matter how many bags you nest it inside. If you lose the big bag, you lose the license, whether that license is just loose at the bottom of the bag, or whether it's inside a small bag that is inside a medium bag which is inside the big bag.
Aug 13, 2017, 11:20 am
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I've never been carded at a Sky Club. I've gotten a few flares from the bartender but they've never carded me.
Aug 13, 2017, 11:33 am
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After thinking it over, I think that the main reason why I go through this is due to incorrect math by SC agents.
Going to a bar / bartender is different. You don't give them your BP and they scan it, showing all your details. When a SC agent scans it, it probably shows everything including your FF #, DOB, flight details, etc.
I like it when everything is just to the point without any extra conversation. I just want them to scan my BP, and then just say, "Welcome Mr. XXX, your flight is on-time at gate A38. Hope you enjoy your stay."
Going to a bar / bartender is different. You don't give them your BP and they scan it, showing all your details. When a SC agent scans it, it probably shows everything including your FF #, DOB, flight details, etc.
I like it when everything is just to the point without any extra conversation. I just want them to scan my BP, and then just say, "Welcome Mr. XXX, your flight is on-time at gate A38. Hope you enjoy your stay."
Aug 13, 2017, 11:34 am
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Either way, I'm surprised it wasn't confiscated by TSA.
Aug 13, 2017, 11:34 am
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OK? I mean, if your concern is losing it, it doesn't matter how many bags you nest it inside. If you lose the big bag, you lose the license, whether that license is just loose at the bottom of the bag, or whether it's inside a small bag that is inside a medium bag which is inside the big bag.
Aug 13, 2017, 12:12 pm
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After thinking it over, I think that the main reason why I go through this is due to incorrect math by SC agents.
Going to a bar / bartender is different. You don't give them your BP and they scan it, showing all your details. When a SC agent scans it, it probably shows everything including your FF #, DOB, flight details, etc.
I like it when everything is just to the point without any extra conversation. I just want them to scan my BP, and then just say, "Welcome Mr. XXX, your flight is on-time at gate A38. Hope you enjoy your stay."
Going to a bar / bartender is different. You don't give them your BP and they scan it, showing all your details. When a SC agent scans it, it probably shows everything including your FF #, DOB, flight details, etc.
I like it when everything is just to the point without any extra conversation. I just want them to scan my BP, and then just say, "Welcome Mr. XXX, your flight is on-time at gate A38. Hope you enjoy your stay."
Aug 13, 2017, 12:14 pm
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Often times when my husband and I approach the car, he waits until we get to the car to find his key and open the door. I always wonder why he doesn't look for his key on the way to the car so that we don't have to wait when we get to the car.
Same goes with this scenario. Have your ID in hand as you approach the club.
But I think the issue is actually a different one… there's often and indignity felt when one is perceived as being too young to get into a restricted by age area. Most of us have been there. But it changes as we get older. And then there comes a time that we wish that we look young again.
Same goes with this scenario. Have your ID in hand as you approach the club.
But I think the issue is actually a different one… there's often and indignity felt when one is perceived as being too young to get into a restricted by age area. Most of us have been there. But it changes as we get older. And then there comes a time that we wish that we look young again.