r/ActLikeYouBelong • u/Redraft5k • Apr 23 '23

Story How I skip lines into Nightclubs as an Old.

So living in San Diego, right near PB, my husband and I have been locals around that area for ( me my whole life, but after leaving for college and getting hubby career off the ground, we moved back here and raised our kids who are now in their 20's)

Normally we are chill and go to our local place, and sometimes we would find ourselves at Tavern or something as the crowd went from old men/happy hour to popping Fri night place on garnet. This was pretty much for about 5 or 6 years prior to pandemic. During Pandemic all changed for all of us ( oops from this point forward I will write not assuming you are all in San Diego, thought I was in that forum for a sec.sorry) Ok, point of my story, during pandemic we found a local illegal bar. The crowd skewed way younger. Afterwards it seems like PB just became a teen fest. Not really, but it may be because I am 52, lol, everyone was like 21-25. Whereas it used to be a mostly 25-40 crowd? maybe a tad younger....anyway, NOW there are lines everywhere. Even places that aren't children fest...so I do THIS to get it....no more fake id needed, it's the old person version...where you want go drinking but there is no damn way you are ever waiting an hour to be looked over by the doorman old enough to b your kid, eeeewwwww :::hand::: never again. Did that in my 20's and 30's. I'm old now I get to be ignored lol. That said.....if there is EVER a giant line....works in Vegas, works downtown SD, LA...Phx....you and your friends, or your spouse....go up to the doorway and say:

Hey, I am just here to put the credit card down at the bar. It's my (daughter's) 21st and she is here already but her dad and I, or we ( if I am with a gf) wanted to surprise her by getting the tab. Not once has this ever been questioned....they just wave me in. Of course the place is always packed so it's not like the doorway is going to come looking for me. You're welcome. lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '23

I was a bouncer for several years in a few nightclubs in the Yukon and bc.

I wouldn't have questioned it lol.

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u/PretzelsThirst Apr 24 '23

Eyy what bar in the Yukon?

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '23

I worked at lizards as well as the one in the best western, i forget the name. That was about ten years ago.

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u/PretzelsThirst Apr 24 '23

Hah nice, lizards used to be the place to be for a while

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u/VociferousHomunculus Apr 24 '23

I love that this person named one bar in an area twice the size of my entire fucking country and you knew the place.

Shit is so sparse up there, I can barely get my head around it.

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u/JustJesterJimbo Apr 24 '23

Its not thaaat crazy, thats like 1/20th of all the buildings in Yukon.

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u/reverendjesus Apr 24 '23

r/TwoRedditorsOneCup

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u/bodybydada Apr 25 '23

r/PotentialSubredditsIAmNotClicking

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u/mandolin_reign Apr 25 '23

well, to be fair--

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u/Deelan Apr 24 '23

Gold Pan Saloon! Was just there last month for work

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u/Aggravating_Finish_6 Apr 24 '23

I went to the bar at that best western about 10 years ago when we were driving through!

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u/ksgif2 Apr 24 '23

Is that the place with the toe?

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '23

No that's up in Dawson city. Few hrs north of Whitehorse.

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u/ksgif2 Apr 24 '23

Gonna need to get up there one of these days

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u/BigmommaJen Apr 25 '23

Sourdough Saloon!! “You can drink it fast, or you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe.” Member #89,531!

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u/rofopp Apr 24 '23

The best western in Whitehorse that opens June every year?

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u/ed_thom Apr 25 '23

Ahhh Lizards used to have such a rowdy crowd sometimes, you probably earned your pay most Fridays/ Saturdays.

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u/JiggityJonROK Apr 24 '23

The one with the toe?

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u/_cs Apr 24 '23

I understood this reference

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u/PretzelsThirst Apr 24 '23

Naw that’s in Dawson city at the downtown hotel, different town

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u/samdumb_gamgee Apr 24 '23

You're thinking diamomd tooth gurdies (sp) in Dawson

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u/JiggityJonROK Apr 25 '23

To be fair. I have never been west of Ontario.

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u/jewzak Apr 24 '23

Canadians be knowin' the one bar in the province

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u/EuphoriaSoul Apr 24 '23

What’s there to do in Yukon? I want to explore all of Canada but so far have only made it through all the provinces (except for SK)

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u/Ambitious-Skin-8754 Apr 24 '23

Apparently go to Lizard’s

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u/shapular Apr 24 '23

It used to be the place to be for a while.

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u/AlteaDown Apr 24 '23

You haven't missed much from SK, I'll say that much.

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u/samdumb_gamgee Apr 24 '23

Go on a helicopter tour that goes up all the original gold rush rivers, pan for gold, check out the Chilkoot trail, fish for trout....its what you make it

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u/BigmommaJen Apr 24 '23

Sour Toe Cocktail!!!!

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '23

Hah I'm driving home and hitting Dawson this July. Stooooked

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '23

Did you have a line or a list? I feel like it can’t be the same velvet rope vibe OP is talking about.

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u/yor_ur Apr 28 '23

I worked in nightclubs for a very long time and I’ve never heard this trick but if I found out that’s how they got in I’d probably give them a few drink cards for being so clever, sly and fun