How to Avoid Pickpockets
in [Europe]
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From: Mike Lane on 25 Jul 2010 06:34 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? -- Mike Lane UK North Yorkshire mike_lane at mac dot com
From: Martin on 25 Jul 2010 06:49 On 25/07/10 12:34, Mike Lane 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? It survived French Guiana, maybe because there are no elephants there :o)
From: S Viemeister on 25 Jul 2010 09:02 On 7/25/2010 4:55 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? The only time I had my pocket picked, was in the USA.
From: Erilar on 25 Jul 2010 10:21 Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > On 25/07/10 01:24, Erilar wrote: >> Hatunen <hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote: >>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:46:26 +0100, "Ian F." >> .jj >>> >>> It's not the accoutrements that mark an American. It's the >>> behavior. And the speech. >> Ah, but I don't speak "American" in Germany, and not with an > > American >> accent, either 8-) > > but in France ...:o) After a couple unpleasant experiences, I have sworn never to cross its borders again, and especially NEVER to touch ground in CdG airport again. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
From: Zulus Vulva on 25 Jul 2010 11:53
On Jul 25, 3:02 pm, S Viemeister <firstn...(a)lastname.oc.ku> wrote: > On 7/25/2010 4:55 AM, Martin wrote: > > > On 25/07/10 02:11, jf...(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? > > The only time I had my pocket picked, was in the USA. did they use a gun ? |