How to Avoid Pickpockets
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From: Martin on 26 Jul 2010 04:09 On 26/07/10 01:52, Hatunen wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:34:21 +0100, Mike Lane > <mike.lane.usenet(a)ntlworld.co.uk> wrote: > >> Martin wrote on Jul 25, 2010: >> >>> On 24/07/10 23:19, Mike Lane wrote: >>>> Martin wrote on Jul 24, 2010: >>>> >>>>> On 24/07/10 18:43, Ian F. wrote: >>>>>> "S Viemeister" <firstname(a)lastname.oc.ku> wrote in message >>>>>> news:8b0hg9Fjv1U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>>> >>>>>>> Or you could simply add velcro to the pockets of clothing you already >>>>>>> own... >>>>>> >>>>>> Or they could simply not be so paranoid, thinking someone's about to >>>>>> pounce on their pathetic few dollars around every corner! >>>>> >>>>> If one buys Tilley products one won't have any money left to have stolen. >>>> >>>> I'm not sure about that. I bought a Tilley hat in about 1995 (I think). >>>> They're guaranteed for life, so when it wore out after about 10 years I >>>> sent >>>> it back and they duly sent me another which I'm still using. >>>> >>> >>> I bought a sun hat in 1998 that has faded a bit but is otherwise as new. >>> It cost a fraction of the price of a Tilley hat. >> >> But would it survive being eaten by an elephant? > > I'm not sure I'd want it back after passing through an elephant. > You certainly wouldn't want to eat your hat.
From: David W on 27 Jul 2010 10:39 On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:09:02 +0100, Martin wrote: > On 26/07/10 01:52, Hatunen wrote: >> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:34:21 +0100, Mike Lane >> <mike.lane.usenet(a)ntlworld.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Martin wrote on Jul 25, 2010: >>> >>>> On 24/07/10 23:19, Mike Lane wrote: >>>>> Martin wrote on Jul 24, 2010: >>>>> >>>>>> On 24/07/10 18:43, Ian F. wrote: >>>>>>> "S Viemeister" <firstname(a)lastname.oc.ku> wrote in >>>>>>> message news:8b0hg9Fjv1U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Or you could simply add velcro to the pockets of >>>>>>>> clothing you already own... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Or they could simply not be so paranoid, thinking >>>>>>> someone's about to pounce on their pathetic few >>>>>>> dollars around every corner! >>>>>> >>>>>> If one buys Tilley products one won't have any money >>>>>> left to have stolen. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure about that. I bought a Tilley hat in about >>>>> 1995 (I think). They're guaranteed for life, so when it >>>>> wore out after about 10 years I sent >>>>> it back and they duly sent me another which I'm still >>>>> using. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I bought a sun hat in 1998 that has faded a bit but is >>>> otherwise as new. It cost a fraction of the price of a >>>> Tilley hat. >>> >>> But would it survive being eaten by an elephant? >> >> I'm not sure I'd want it back after passing through an >> elephant. > > You certainly wouldn't want to eat your hat. Eat my ring. -- http://www.mologogo.com/
From: Anonymouse on 29 Jul 2010 01:52 On 7/24/2010 3:28 PM, Mike Lane wrote: > jfeng(a)my-deja.com wrote on Jul 24, 2010: > >> On Jul 24, 11:42 am, Hatunen<hatu...(a)cox.net> wrote: >>> I had been stupid enough to betray my wallet's location while on >>> the Metro. Bad move. >> For guys, there are two or three high-probability locations. They >> will try those places first if they see a lump. They may try even if >> there are no obvious bulges. >> >> A couple friends had their bags slashed while they were watching a >> tourist spectacle (a changing of the guard ceremony). They were not >> aware of being victimized until much later. > > I'm always amazed at these tales that are told whenever the dreaded P... > word comes up. I've travelled quite a lot in Africa and Europe during the > last 50 years or so, and I can say hand on heart, that I have never, ever, > not even once in all those years had my pocket picked. > Hi, I've had an attempted "dip" into my daybag in amsterdam (safety pin through pulls made it 'jerk' when he tried and we ended up chasing him a few blocks)... this WAS several years ago when the RLD was full of junkies.... and I was robbed at knifepoint in the Gare du Nord in Paris a decade plus ago in the baggage area... my mistake of cashing travelers checks THEN going to check my bags... but this was pre-euro... I had to get FFs... the Gare has also been cleaned up a good bit now. -- Hackamore http://www.hackamoretravel.com
From: Anonymouse on 29 Jul 2010 01:57 On 7/25/2010 3:55 AM, Martin wrote: > On 25/07/10 02:11, jfeng(a)my-deja.com wrote: >> On Jul 24, 2:24 pm, "James Silverton"<not.jim.silver...(a)verizon.net> >> wrote: >>> An amusing fantasy but why don't you just pack some heat? >> That's a good idea! I used to worry about getting them toys past >> airport security, but (not surprisingly), the TSA has not confiscated >> any of it. >> >> Recently, while travelling with some friends on the Athens subway, one >> of them lost a wallet. I admit that I was disappointed that they did >> not get my fake wallet, instead. > > Is there some scope for a skilled pickpocket in the USA? there are actually very few pickpockets in the US. we have MUGGERS.
From: Anonymouse on 30 Jul 2010 01:31
On 7/24/2010 12:28 PM, jfeng(a)my-deja.com wrote: > On Jul 23, 11:41 pm, billzz<bil...(a)wildblue.net> wrote: >> Wear a Burberry trench coat that has so many pockets that no one would >> have any chance of finding anything. and a Burberry Trench Coat is over 1000$ these days. -- Hackamore http://www.hackamoretravel.com |