I was completely surprised last Thursday to turn up at Ramada with my wife for a drink & something to eat, to be asked for my ID. I'm not only clearly above minimum drinking age I'm above the age for almost everything else. I showed my ID ( why not ) but then they wanted to take it away. After that disagreement was over, they brought out a big ledger where they were writing everybody's ID details in & which they told me would be uploaded into a central computer.

I was uneasy for a while & then the thought of anyone that I've seen here being able to actually use it to track everyone's movements was a bit amusing. But I must say, I'm partly amused & partly uncomfortable to be tracked that way. My wife's ID was entered also.

Just as well it was my wife!