Four for Friday

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Q1 - Lying: Are there any circumstances under which you can see yourself lying to law enforcement officials at either the local or national levels?

If they were at my door to drag my son off to war, damn straight I'd lie like hell and say I had no idea whatsoever where he was!

Q2 - Terrorism: Terrorist monitoring groups here in the U.S. say the al-Qaida terrorist network intends to release a new video recording of Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden on or before next week's sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks the Pentagon and World Trade Center. If in fact a recording of bin Laden were made available, would you take the time to watch it?

Nope. I don't understand Arabic, and I don't trust anyone in the media to give me the straight story of what he's saying. It's just another opportunity for everyone to stand on the playground and scream bloody murder at each other.

Q3 - Carded: A few years ago, the state of Maine's Legislature passed a law that requires store clerks to verify the identification of anyone who appears to be under the age of 27 when attempting to purchase tobacco or alcohol. Earlier this week, a 65-year-old woman who went into a Farmington, Maine supermarket to buy wine was turned away because she did not have any ID with her. When the woman asked if her elderly friend could buy the wine for her, she was told no because that would be considered "third-party" purchasing, which is illegal in Maine. If you were working the checkout line when the 65-year-old woman attempted to purchase a bottle of wine, would you have turned her away?

Yup. No one needs wine bad enough to lose my job. By the way, Tennessee requires ALL alcohol purchasers must show ID, and they have to enter that info in their system. (This should not be construed as support for these sorts of all-or-nothing laws, by the way.)

Q4 - Cars: If you could modify one thing about your current car (and no, junking it and starting over would not be an option), how would you make it be different?

I'd add a recirc option--now, it's outside air or OFF.