Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, I had a similar experience in the subway in Rome. I was fortunate enough (after my friend screamed) to grab the little shits hand as it was in my pocket. I'll never forget the look on his face. He was about 15 or so. I've heard of people having their pockets actually slit with a razor blade and the contents removed. A friend of mine knocked a guy out with his F4 as he was trying to get into his pocket. The people watching clapped and he got a pat on the back from the police. I've heard horror stories about the gypsy bands in Europe and actually got scammed for about $200 in Prague. Never walk in non populated areas looking like a tourist in Europe. It's like walking around with a bulls-eye on your back. Sam Krneta - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve Unsworth Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 1:18 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves Well on Sunday afternoon I had my wallet stolen on the métro. I was walking up the steps at the exit and a girl having a cigarette at the top of the steps said that someone's had taken something out of my pocket. I felt my trouser pocket and yupp the wallet was gone. Then she said he was still behind me. And there he was, a kid of about 12, two steps down from me. He hadn't had the sense to walk in the opposite direction after he'd taken it. Anyway, I got my wallet back, thanked the girl and in the meantime the boy had disappeared back into the métro. At which point I had an attack of good citizenship and went back down the stairs to look for him. He was still there looking in a woman's bag when I suggested we went for a walk to the ticket office. Unfortunately he wriggled free while they were calling the police. This time he _did_ run away. The strange thing was that the wallet was in a side pocket, not the back, that had a zip on it. He'd undone the zip and taken the wallet without me feeling a thing. Steve - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: 06 August 2002 18:27 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves What a really great story!!:-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tim Atherton Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 6:57 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves For all those who worry about thieves targeting Leica's by the red dots (followed by the urge to use black tape) the following story from another list proves Marc's point about your average thief being one fry short of a Happy Meal: > Last week my car was broken into and several thousand > dollars worth of camera equipment was stolen. As you > can imagine, the newspaper is filing an insurance > claim... - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html