Last night my SO and I got all dressed up and went out to a local TGI Fridays for a couple of beers and just to sit and talk ... just wanted to get out and do something. I was en femme, naturally. We went in and were shown to a table. The waitress (who looked like Freddie Mercury's love child ... she was gorgeous!) came over and asked what we ladies would like. We each ordered a beer, and she asked my SO if she could see some ID. Well, she's 37 and I'm 47, but she does look great so I assumed she just wanted to see hers to make sure. She smiled and showed her ID. I figured that was that, then Ms. Mercury turns to me and asks for mine! OK ...fine ... no big deal, right. My SO and I exchanged glances and I produced my ID from my purse. She looked at it and handed it back and said, "OK ... I'll be right back with the beers and take your order". That was it. Nothing. No doubletake. No grin. No kitchen staff poking heads out of the back room to take a look. After that we had a great time just sitting and talking and having too much beer.
I've often wondered what it might be like to have to produce my ID while en femme. Now I have at least some experience with it. It was such a relief that it went so innocuously. After a while we paid the check, went to the ladies room (all that beer ya know) and went home. A very nice time altogether.
I just had to share the story.