License Buying Etiquette

[leechlake]

Screw the fork police etiquette and lets get to an important topic:

License Buying.  I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir on this but let's have at it anyway.  Don't buy a fishing license at lunch time in the Twin Cities at a convenience store.  This guy decided that a peak time was a perfect time to get this task done.  He looked early retired age to me so he had other options.  The Hun Yuck declares to the cashier he needs a license.  He only came for the license by the way.  It looked as though he had been trained by his wife who is the gal at the grocery store that starts the check writing process only after she hears the total from the cashier.  He couldn't get his license out of the wallet but he didn't even have it ready either.  I swear the world stood still as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet and fished around for the license.  After getting the license out he then put the wallet back in his pocket and leaned on the counter.  Of course once payment time he had to reach back in his pocket and get a card out.  He had to swipe it himself.  Of course I could see him trying to tilt his head back so he could see the machine out of the bifocals.  After a five second glance he swiped the card with enough force to knock the card reader out of it's holder.  Also, he did it very slow which never works.  

The moment of truth happens and he's handed his nice new fishing license.  A very proud moment for all of us.  He stays in place and reassembles the credit card and drivers license and then of course asks for a "license holder".  One of those small pocket envelope things.  He folds the license and Jake the clerk makes a grave mistake.  "Make sure you sign your license."  AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    Now a pen is pulled out and of course it doesn't work on that shiny paper the license is on.  Somehow he gets his name signed and then....and only then does he walk out the door.

It's not like the guy was 80, he was probably a pretty nimble 65 years old or so.  Ok, I'm a jerk but I feel better having somewhere to type this.  

 

[McGurk]

I'll let anyone buy a license in any fashion they want as they are doing so in an effort to go fishing and NOT BREAK THE LAW.  However, you'd have my sympathy if it was a scratch-off buying guy asking the clerk to see if he had any winners of his stack of losers.  When he finally redeems his $2, he proceeds by asking how many tickets are left in EACH ROLL at EACH COUNTER (yes, I see this happen too often) before making his purchase.  THEN he scratches them right there, asks again if there are any winners, and hopefully leaves after buying some powerball tix that he has to choose the numbers for. That guy can go to hades.

[Duffman]

I have on more than one occasion mentioned to scratch off guy in front of me, that the Casino is just down the road.

Which usually does the trick, because the folks behind me are all laughing.

[Boar]

lets all try and remeber this wen were old...

[smurfy]

9 minutes ago, Boar said:

lets all try and remeber this wen were old...

oh.............oh..........oh..............

[leechlake]

he was 65, that's not very old.  I will be 65 in about 35 years or so....

[smurfy]

3 minutes ago, leechlake said:

he was 65, that's not very old.  I will be 65 in about 35 years or so....

 so you had kids when you where what????????????12..........15!

[nofishfisherman]

What were you even doing in line at the convenience store anyways?  Its 2016, if you need gas pay for it at the pump.  The only other stuff at the convenience store is soda, candy, chips, 6 day old hot dogs cooked on rollers that haven't been cleaned since the mid 1980's, lottery tickets, and fishing licenses.  If you need a fix to feed your addiction to sugar, salt, sketchy processed meats, or gambling then you've got bigger problems than waiting in line behind Elmer Fudd buying a license. 

[leechlake]

I was buying chew and yes I have bigger problems than having a little sport with a silly license thing.  Just having a little fun, I didn't trip the guy in the parking lot nofish...

10 minutes ago, smurfy said:

 so you had kids when you where what????????????12..........15!

"about" is a relative term.  I'm also about 6 feet tall too.

[nofishfisherman]

My post probably came off more serious than it was intended.  Just giving you carp LL.

Oh yeah missed tobacco on the list of things you can buy.  Never thought about it before but convenience stores are really nothing but addiction emporiums, no matter what fix you're looking for you can probably find it there.  In my case its caffeine.

And I'm glad you didn't trip the poor guy.  At the pace he was moving it would probably take him 2-3 years to stand back up.  On the plus side that leaves you plenty of time to make your get away. 
 

[Dotch]

The only time these license buyer-ticket scratcher types bother me is when they make me late to supper. When you're an old fart, about all you have to look forward to is eating and sleeping. What else is there? 

[Boar]

so what have we learned from this.

[bobberineyes]

5 minutes ago, Boar said:

so what have we learned from this.       Avoid convenient stores?

Edited March 2, 2016 by bobberineyes

[leechlake]

I guess I go to the same store and buy my license but I go at a time that isn't a peak time and since I'm a wing nut I ask the guy if buying a license is convenient at that time.   I think I'm heading to silly town for a while

[bobberineyes]

I haven't bought a license in a store in years, don't wanna be that guy....online is where it's been for a long time!!

[RebelSS]

If you'd go into a PROPER place to buy a license, like a GOOD sporting goods store, or gun shop, the people there know what to do and why, and it takes them a minute. Plus no knobs with lottery tickets and other stupid foolishness in front of you.  I've always bought mine from my life-long friend that owns the gun and rod shop in town. I'm in and out in a minute with the new law pamphlet and the little plastic pouch to cram the license in. End of story.

[leech~~]

4 hours ago, leechlake said:

Screw the fork police etiquette and lets get to an important topic:

License Buying.  I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir on this but let's have at it anyway.  Don't buy a fishing license at lunch time in the Twin Cities at a convenience store.  This guy decided that a peak time was a perfect time to get this task done.  He looked early retired age to me so he had other options.  The Hun Yuck declares to the cashier he needs a license.  He only came for the license by the way.  It looked as though he had been trained by his wife who is the gal at the grocery store that starts the check writing process only after she hears the total from the cashier.  He couldn't get his license out of the wallet but he didn't even have it ready either.  I swear the world stood still as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet and fished around for the license.  After getting the license out he then put the wallet back in his pocket and leaned on the counter.  Of course once payment time he had to reach back in his pocket and get a card out.  He had to swipe it himself.  Of course I could see him trying to tilt his head back so he could see the machine out of the bifocals.  After a five second glance he swiped the card with enough force to knock the card reader out of it's holder.  Also, he did it very slow which never works.

The moment of truth happens and he's handed his nice new fishing license.  A very proud moment for all of us.  He stays in place and reassembles the credit card and drivers license and then of course asks for a "license holder".  One of those small pocket envelope things.  He folds the license and Jake the clerk makes a grave mistake.  "Make sure you sign your license."  AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    Now a pen is pulled out and of course it doesn't work on that shiny paper the license is on.  Somehow he gets his name signed and then....and only then does he walk out the door.

It's not like the guy was 80, he was probably a pretty nimble 65 years old or so.  Ok, I'm a jerk but I feel better having somewhere to type this.

 

So you made a mistake of time of day and place to go!

Remember Grass hopper, it will be you in front of that young impatient punk some day!  

This old dude went to Fleet Farm this morning and was the only one in line are at the counter at all and it took like 3mins!  Live and learn!

Wait until that same guy is putting his boat in, in front of you!

[Coffee118]

There is one thing I've learned since my mother has been living with me, patience and to always check the calendar. The most important one is the calendar, never never never plan on going to the bank, grocery store, post office, pharmacy or anywhere and the 2nd & 3rd and the 16th & 17th of each month because that's when the social security checks usually come in & trust me she wants to do all her business when hers comes in & I have to take her so that's when the patience part takes over. By the time we get home I would be going crazy from the slow drivers, people walking a tenth of a mph in each store, that guy you just experienced, & the lady complaining that her grocery bill came to $19.97 but should've been $19.90 & have to recheck each item. I tell her I don't want to grow old & that I'm going to die young and pretty and without missing a beat she says definitely young but surely not pretty

[delcecchi]

2 hours ago, nofishfisherman said:

What were you even doing in line at the convenience store anyways?  Its 2016, if you need gas pay for it at the pump.  The only other stuff at the convenience store is soda, candy, chips, 6 day old hot dogs cooked on rollers that haven't been cleaned since the mid 1980's, lottery tickets, and fishing licenses.  If you need a fix to feed your addiction to sugar, salt, sketchy processed meats, or gambling then you've got bigger problems than waiting in line behind Elmer Fudd buying a license. 

I go to kwik trip.  Bananas, milk, donuts, coffee, all sorts of stuff. 

[Boar]

you all dang well know that thay are called inconvenience stores. sorry but ive more patience for elderly than i do the age bracket 17-30

[delcecchi]

Just now, Boar said:

you all dang well know that thay are called inconvenience stores. sorry but ive more patience for elderly than i do the age bracket 17-30

I appreciate that......

[eyeguy 54]

inconvenience stores are pull tab stores here in SR.  I avoid going in whenever possible. 

[delcecchi]

You guys really need a kwik trip....  Too bad you are too far from LaCrosse. 

[lovebigbluegills]

1 hour ago, Boar said:

you all dang well know that thay are called inconvenience stores. sorry but ive more patience for elderly than i do the age bracket 17-30

You nailed it buddy!!!! I've got quite a few stories aboot the young 'uns of today

[smurfy]

3 hours ago, leechlake said:

I was buying chew and yes I have bigger problems than having a little sport with a silly license thing.  Just having a little fun, I didn't trip the guy in the parking lot nofish...

"about" is a relative term.  I'm also about 6 feet tall too.

Just did my union math based on your numbers.

2 hours ago, bobberineyes said:

I haven't bought a license in a store in years, don't wanna be that guy....online is where it's been for a long time!!

Won't buy mine on line. Not paying a service fee to some chump shop down in Tennessee for a Minnesota fishing license.