… because a Big Issue seller came into the pub, and stole my wallet and phone.
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Bad luck Richard – what a pain in the arse.
Judging from your twitter feed, you were also robbed at lunch yesterday. £5.94!?!
ooh dear – that is so damn annoying when that happens… ergh
It was a very nice lunch!
Yeah, it’s annoying. But we’ve cancelled all cards and cetera, sorted the insurance, and I now have a shiny new iPhone 4S.
Argh. I’ve misplaced my wallet before and it’s one of my least favourite feelings.
We have some similar scheme here where homeless people can buy a “Big Issue”-like newspaper for 30 cents, and sell them for a dollar. While I’m behind helping the homeless, I’m not sure schemes that allow for 167% profit on goods are necessarily sending the right message.
🙁 How did you know it was a Big Issue seller that took it? (I never seem to know who steals my stuff – it’s just suddenly gone)
Because it came into the pub and was seen.
It might be just a tad fairer, if you are certain it was the Big Issue seller, to say “I will never buy a Big Issue from that Big Issue seller”…
If I could recognize it again I might say that. As it is, sod the lot of them.
I got my wallet stolen in Madrid, but would go back to Spain in a heartbeat
Just sayin’ 😉
Well, sure. Mine was stolen in London and I still live here.