Understatement of the year - A tad miffed.

I'm bleedin' fuming.

Mostly at myself for being a twonk for what, oh, about five minutes, just enough time to allow some little stalking scroat to get the better of my normally paranoid nature.

Scummy little degenerate lifted my 'Life' - the organiser/wallet thing that I keep anything important in. Money, Bankcard, repeat prescription, notebook, diary, lists of everything I should be doing cos my brain is like a sieve and I'd otherwise forget...

... all gone.

Luckily my passport wasn't in there as it has recently run our and I have it with the renewal forms in my study. My Driving licence and AA card were absent too as they were still inside my bike leathers from my last trip out a couple of weeks ago...
... which is exactly why I usually keep everything together otherwise I forget where it all is and invariably lose stuff.
Simply because it's so important I'm also paranoid about the thing. I always know where it is, it's got a strong shoulderstrap and I wear it so it's slung infront of me and not behind - therein is the tale of my 5 minute twottery.

I'd gone to the Post Office in Tescos then done a bit of grocery shopping there. After paying put the 'Life' at the bottom of my big crippo shoulder bag and piled the shopping on top. Slung it behind me and toddled off to a few stalls that were lining the shopping centre.

Saw a really nice rock crystal lamp at one of them so bought it as a pressie (for me) but it was a bit heavy to carry hanging from my crutch. So - out comes the lighter groceries and in goes the lamp to see if it will fit - yes, just. So I pay the guy and then realise the only place to put my life was on top of the lamp at the top of my bag. So I do - I'm now tired and feeling the strain a bit so probably not really thinking too straight and now just wanted to get home. Slung ig behind me and made for the car.
BAH! I should have taken my time to rearrange things as the aforementioned scroat must have lifted it from my bag in the five minute potter through the centre, down an escalator and across the car park.

I didn't notice whether it was there or not when I got into my car as I just dumped my bags in the passenger seat and drove home... which is where I missed it as I was unpacking.

So - panic as I can't find the number to cancel the card over the phone so deparately (and as luck would have it, successfully) search for my driving licence as ID and drive back into the bank.


I've also had to buy a new wallet and lost the picture of my dog that was in the old one.

Meh.

So - just be careful folks when out doing your crimbo shopping - or any other kind of shopping for that matter. Always keep your bag to your front or side with your arm on top of it.

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Nightmare - sorry to hear about that K

Thats proper awful news K

I hope they catch the little scrote what for but chances are it will be hard to catch him

Best of luck getting it back and hope everything turns out relatively ok.

They know how to ruin Christmas

Unlucky K.

Hopefully the bank et al will be quick enough on their toes that the only inconvience you have is telling everyone to cancel everything.

However, be very wary of identity theft because of this!

This incident has started me thinking about something though... but I'd hate to derail, so I wont.

Thats crap news.

Take care, the annoyance will pass. Don't keep blaming yourself either, it was not you who lifted your 'life', was some pond scum.

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Thats awfull news. Did you get the cards and stuff canceled before any large transactions?

My girlfreinds freind was pick-poketed the other week too

Matt

Originally Posted by Baph

Unlucky K.

Hopefully the bank et al will be quick enough on their toes that the only inconvience you have is telling everyone to cancel everything.

However, be very wary of identity theft because of this!

This incident has started me thinking about something though... but I'd hate to derail, so I wont.

It can't have been more than an hour between me buying the lamp and then cancelling it at the bank - though my natural paranoia does make me wonder if they had been watching me as an easy target.
I dont' remember anyone following me per se - but then each baseball hatted scroat looks the same.

I've actually found my repeat prescription (in the pocket of some trousers I was about to put in the wash ) so I couldn't have put it in there after collection it last. See, told you I had a memory like a leaky bucket.

What that does mean though is I'm fairly certain that there wasn't anything in there with my address on - which is good - and I only have the one bank card so that was simple too.

I am now going to have to phone up places like the Doctor, hospital etc and get them to remind me when my appointments were as they were all written in there so I didn't have to remember them.

The most inconvenient thing is I'm going to have to resort to using cash until my new card comes in - I hardly ever carry cash. Oh yeah, and it scuppers internet shopping too until I get my new card.

Bah humbug.

Really sorry to hear this K, just what you wanted at this time of year. And if you ever find the culprit, I'm quite sure we can organize a clutch of SVs and tie each of his limbs to separate bikes, then roar off in different directions .

Sadly, he's likely to get half a day's Community Service, but there you go. Bummer.


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Hang on a min....... Are you definatley sure it was lifted,could it not have fallen out? If it was at the top of your bag with a large item in could it have fallen out? Have you called the shopping center to see if its been handed in?