Still believe that the government doesn't snoop in your private life ? Read on:
Everyone in my Family has a bad cold this week. So my wife is in Wal-Mart and she has in her cart (among the usually household items): 1 Box of Advil Cold & Sinus (for my Wife), 1 Bottle of Children's Tyenol Cold with Cough (for our youngnest), 1 Bottle of NyQuil (for me), and 1 Bottle of Children's NyQuil (for our oldest). She's checking out when when the words "Limit 3" appears on the cash register display. The check-out person informs her that this is because Wal-Mart (in co-operation with law enforcement) is limiting the amount of over the counter cold remedies one can buy to prevent their use in the manufacturing of meth. A Friend of my wife's is behind in line and offers to purchase one of the cold medicines with her stuff so my wife can check out. The clerk says to my wife "I trust you" and let's her pay for 1 bottle as a separate transaction. Needless to say my wife was pretty embarrassed. I've got to wonder how effective this really is, and if now my family is some sort of "potential drug manufacturers" database with the government.
