How to Avoid Pickpockets
in [Europe]
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From: S Viemeister on 25 Jul 2010 18:40 On 7/25/2010 4:33 PM, Zulus Vulva wrote: > On Jul 25, 6:19 pm, S Viemeister<firstn...(a)lastname.oc.ku> wrote: >> On 7/25/2010 11:53 AM, Zulus Vulva wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> 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 ? >> >> It wasn't a robbery, it was a pick-pocketing. > > did you ever get robbed ? No.
From: Hatunen on 25 Jul 2010 19:52 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. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
From: Erilar on 25 Jul 2010 20:43 Martin <martin(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > On 25/07/10 16:32, Magda wrote: >> On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:17 +0000 (UTC), in rec.travel.europe, > > Erilar >> <drache(a)chibardun.netinvalid> arranged some electrons, so they looked > > like this: >> >> ... 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. >> >> Only a couple? That's all it took the French to get rid of you? > > Where did the Germans go wrong? LOL They accepted me as a lover of most things German and made me feel welcome. Unwary of them, wasn't it? -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist
From: Mike Lane on 26 Jul 2010 03:55 Hatunen wrote on Jul 26, 2010: > 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. > > It was supposed to have happened three times to an elephant trainer's hat in Ontario http://www.brandsonly.com/testimonials.html -- Mike Lane UK North Yorkshire mike_lane at mac dot com
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. |