I think the state of Massachusetts is keeping too much information on me.  Don’t get me wrong, its not like the nanny state of the UK or anything.  But last night I went out to get some Nyquil and found out that they keep the Nyquil Decongestant off the shelves and behind the counter.

I guess its to keep people from making crystal meth out of it or something.  I understand that.

But in addition to making it plain old “more difficult” to get at it, they also asked for my drivers license!  I watched “Quong” enter it in the cash register.  She did a lot of typing and looking at the license for about 60 seconds.  Then, on the credi card gizmo - where you digitally sign a credit card slip, it asked for my signature!

So Walgreens took my drivers licenese AND my signature to make sure I wasn’t buying too much NYQUIL, for crying out loud. 

I think they’re going overboard.

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