Whew - What a relief!

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40 years ago, backpacking in China, my money belt somehow fell off when biking at a furious pace through Beijing to catch a bus to see the Great Wall. I lost my passport, credit cards, all my cash, my plane ticket out of China, rail ticket to border, travellers cheques etc. A perfect Get-out-of-China package for the lucky person that found it. I never recovered any of the items…

I still use a money belt for phone, wallet etc when out and about…but since the incident, always have cash separately hidden away, in case of total loss again…And I still never got to see the Great Wall…

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Wasn’t a phew or what a relief for me, but my holiday wasn’t spoilt.

It was the last day of a camping/climbing/walking holiday in Crete. I left all my things in my backpack in the tent, with plane tickets, passport & valuables in a campsite locker, except my wallet, which I took with me to explore a tightly packed street market.

I saw something on a stall and put my wallet aside for just a moment so I could reach with two hands. My wallet disappeared in the blink of an eye. I looked round immediately and saw a man walking away quickly and I recognised instinctively, from his body language, that he was a thief. Followed him and watched him peering into women’s handbags as he passed them by, walking in a straight line towards a pharmacy.

I followed him into the pharmacy where he passed something quickly across the counter. I stood behind him, waiting, but he refused to acknowledge my presence, wouldn’t look me in the eye, didn’t buy anything and he eventually left. It was him, but I had no proof and I spoke no Greek.

But I enjoyed the holiday. The experience hadn’t spoiled it thankfully.

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There’s always the chain in the pocket option if you don’t mind that ‘look’

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Dont put anything on the roof of your car except a roof rack

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Bit old for that and I’m not sure about the signals it transmits…!

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Does it transmit any? Is it a variation of the bandana in back pocket and big moustache look? I thought that had gone the way of the SF bathhouses.

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Lol…I know what you mean!

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Brokeback Mountain much
:joy:

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Happy for your good news and great to read there is an honest person around. I have a possible easy solution for you. There are many brands of shorts & trousers with front “cargo” pockets in addition to the usual ones. Closi

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I found the lightweight nylon bag around my waist is a decent soloution. Its discreet and even holds passports etc. Bought cheaplythrough Amazon

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And don’t forget that piece of chord that attaches your gloves in your coat :joy:

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It’s no laughing matter… quite the reverse… darn nuisance in really cold weather, if (for example) I need to get my keys out of my pocket, I have to take a thick glove off … and I’m faffing around trying not to drop said glove… I keep meaning to attach a length of cord to my sheepkin gloves … aaaargh :rofl: :rofl:

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‘There are many brands of shorts & trousers with front “cargo” pockets in addition to the usual ones.’

Thanks for the suggestion, but I think cargo shorts of any sort are incredibly ugly garments compared to a well cut pair of elegant chino shorts.

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Thanks for the suggestion, but I think shorts of any sort are incredibly ugly garments

Corrected it for you :sweat_smile::wink:

I’m afraid I adhere to the Tom Ford school of thought on shorts, and then maybe take it a few steps further :joy:

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Think it depends how far south you live. I wear shorts from April to October - I’ve a couple of pairs of linen trousers, but they look out of place in rural France,

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I can’t imagine the sort of people you might attract in cammo cargo shorts, a chain on you wallet and heavens above a dodgy 70’s moustache :joy:

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Can’t decide if peoples’ suggestions are genuinely well-intentioned, or is there a secret SF conspiracy to sartorially set me up for unwanted encounters

As it is, I once got propositioned by the man in front of me at the Decazeville Casino check-out !

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Why? And who is Tom Ford? And what makes you so afraid? Surely not of your irresistable urge at the sight of a beautiful pair of manly legs? :thinking:

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Brilliant! A woven elastic attached to woollen mitten threaded through the sleeves of our coats kept our mittens ever ready all through primary school winters.

Such a simply perfect idea may do well to return. Instead, I have found short mitten clips to attach to sleeves for twice the price

https://www.fruugo.fr/kids-boys-girls-strong-elastic-polka-dot-glove-mittens-metal-clips-with-teeth/p-145372972-306691179?language=en&ac=ProductCasterAPI&asc=pmax&gclid=CjwKCAjwt52mBhB5EiwA05YKowMGx5uAIFhNBPm56-zS6DcTCu9rukaU7pgBsQ-5Ci87YoNPfZLUMxoCieEQAvD_BwE

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I do like wearing my shorts in the late Spring to early Autumn months, but remember when I was travelling to work in some, sometimes rather suspect locations, I always wore long trousers despite the the climate, as I had always stored anything of value in a security pouch which was specifically designed to be fixed to the ankle. Very effective, but might not have worked so well in shorts :grinning:

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