In my last years of school, my mum decided to move out of town, but I didn't want to switch schools, so we didn't tell anyone that we had moved. It took me 3-4 hours to get home every day...but that included time to get something to eat on the way. And that's when I discovered that if I was on my own, was a regular customer, and ordered a beer with confidence, no one would card me. That discovery made my days much better. ;)