Selective security

Local bookstore at the cash register as I’m paying for books.

• Cashier: “$22.54, please.”

I hand her a credit card.

• Cashier: “Can I see some ID?”
• Me: “No.”

She looks up, apparently startled.

• Cashier: “Why not?”
• Me: “Because I don’t want to.”

A few seconds pass, during which the cashier looks completely lost.

• Cashier: “Oh, okay then.”

She then continues the transaction. I sign the slip and leave with my books.

The future is looking bright.