I think there are a LOT of folks who will swerve going to pubs that impose the BS. My family will and we have a large family with the majority of cousins (even the ones who have been convinced by the covid BS from the start) are pushing back on this for the overreaching that it actually is. It’s going to hurt businesses that try to get ideas above their station. Sell beer. Sell food. End of of, they aren’t the bloody govt.
Being of strong Scottish, 3rd generation (legal, encouraged) Indian immigrants...
I always sign in as "Aluvit Deep Indiass" Not been rumbled yet, despite making them repeat it and trying to keep a straight face as my family piss themselves.
We just give them a similar name ie
real name: Jeff Sims
Name given: Jeff Symes
Then we give them a phone number from our childhood.
If they want to lie to us we have no problem lying to them.
Take a page out of the Simpsons playbook and use fake names like, "I.P. Freely" and "Amanda Huggenkiss" when entering the pubs. That is, of course, if you are not required to provide an ID or passport to match.
Bonus: If they question your gender when you use "Amanda Huggenkiss" while being a man, you can use the "Did you just assume my gender?!" card. No doubt they'll have to let you in, otherwise there'd be a row they don't want to have!
I've been giving them the name and number of my Secretary of State. No one knows who he is and I'm hoping they give him a call some time. It's all bullshit, just give them any name/number, the people taking that info don't give a crap any more than you do.
I think there are a LOT of folks who will swerve going to pubs that impose the BS. My family will and we have a large family with the majority of cousins (even the ones who have been convinced by the covid BS from the start) are pushing back on this for the overreaching that it actually is. It’s going to hurt businesses that try to get ideas above their station. Sell beer. Sell food. End of of, they aren’t the bloody govt.
Being of strong Scottish, 3rd generation (legal, encouraged) Indian immigrants... I always sign in as "Aluvit Deep Indiass" Not been rumbled yet, despite making them repeat it and trying to keep a straight face as my family piss themselves.
I always sign in as Nonya Bidness.
Nobody ever checks anyway.
We just give them a similar name ie real name: Jeff Sims Name given: Jeff Symes Then we give them a phone number from our childhood. If they want to lie to us we have no problem lying to them.
Speakeasies worked.
I identify as Rachel Levine. will illegals have to sign in? is it OK if they drink if they have no ID? Maybe we should all identify as illegals.
Take a page out of the Simpsons playbook and use fake names like, "I.P. Freely" and "Amanda Huggenkiss" when entering the pubs. That is, of course, if you are not required to provide an ID or passport to match.
Bonus: If they question your gender when you use "Amanda Huggenkiss" while being a man, you can use the "Did you just assume my gender?!" card. No doubt they'll have to let you in, otherwise there'd be a row they don't want to have!
Of the old favourite Mike Hunt ?
I've been giving them the name and number of my Secretary of State. No one knows who he is and I'm hoping they give him a call some time. It's all bullshit, just give them any name/number, the people taking that info don't give a crap any more than you do.
They do that here in restaurants, I always sign the contact tracing as Donald Trump. I actually signed as the Don the other day :)
Stuff that!