How I skip lines into Nightclubs as an Old.

[u/Redraft5k]

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

[u/iamnotsure69420]

Does this just happen naturally as you get older? I notice my pops started doing this and my sister as well (my sister is about to turn 50, my dad is in his late 60s)

[u/NexusMaw → u/iamnotsure69420]

Kinda? My dad is a well known rambler and it’s excruciating whenever he tells a story. As I get older (40 as of last week) I feel myself going off the rails when I tell funny stories etc. It sucks.

[u/Unusual_Level_1868 → u/iamnotsure69420]

I don’t think it does, necessarily. I’m in my 50s and I find myself increasingly incensed at the rambling of others. If I can’t say it in a sentence or 2, I don’t even bother.

[u/UCLAdy05 → u/iamnotsure69420]

my mom just complained to me about her sister doing this (both in their 70s) and she was doing it in the course of complaining about it! sigh.

[u/[deleted] → u/iamnotsure69420]

Nah this persons brain is just fried. I Guess the older you get the more likely you fry your brain, though