Some evil git stole my bag in Temple Bar this morning

chupi · 01-08-2009 03:05PM #1

and I bloody well would like it back!

Firstly dear lovely boards admins I'm not sure if it's okay to post this here so please move it if it's not, I'm just rather desperate

As the title says some arse stole my bag when we were setting up in the design market in Cow's Lane at the corner of Essex St, Temple Bar this morning, I put my bag down, turned my back and it was gone. Ran up Essex St West and friend ran up Essex St East. Friend found my bag dumped, but wallet, passport & phone all gone.

Why am I posting aside from the feel-good-rant factor? Well I'm hoping that the guy was a junkie(!) and has dumped my wallet (a Jocasi one in black leather with brass studs) & passport and that some lovely boardsie will be out in Temple Bar tonight and find my passport & wallet as I'm supposed to be flying to see my little sis on friday. I'm probably just ranting though..

Chupi

My name is URL · 01-08-2009 03:07PM

NYPA

01-08-2009 03:10PM

First a brown top hat and now a wallet,passport and phone, I'm getting lucky these days.:)

bronte · 01-08-2009 03:11PM

Ah that's crap

What a tool. Hope it turns up.

MarkR · 01-08-2009 03:15PM

Pity your tickets weren't in the bag. Could have gone on holiday posing as you! Now I can just spend your money on coke and hookers.

speaktofrank · 01-08-2009 03:20PM

This may be stupid but why not wrap it in a plastic bag and give it into a garda station for finger printing. I am sure whichever scumbag did this has already a mile long criminal record.

Maybe i watch too much CSI though... :pac:

Jonty · 01-08-2009 03:42PM

speaktofrank wrote: »

This may be stupid but why not wrap it in a plastic bag and give it into a garda station for finger printing. I am sure whichever scumbag did this has already a mile long criminal record.

Maybe i watch too much CSI though... :pac:

way too much

jumpguy · 01-08-2009 03:46PM

I'd advise you to get onto the passport crowd ASAP for a new passport and to declare your old one stolen.
Get onto your phone operator and declare your phone stolen, they'll be able to cancel it and maybe better yet, track it.

Super-Rush · 01-08-2009 03:49PM

chupi wrote: »

and I bloody well would like it back!

Firstly dear lovely boards admins I'm not sure if it's okay to post this here so please move it if it's not, I'm just rather desperate

As the title says some arse stole my bag when we were setting up in the design market in Cow's Lane at the corner of Essex St, Temple Bar this morning, I put my bag down, turned my back and it was gone. Ran up Essex St West and friend ran up Essex St East. Friend found my bag dumped, but wallet, passport & phone all gone.

Why am I posting aside from the feel-good-rant factor? Well I'm hoping that the guy was a junkie(!) and has dumped my wallet (a Jocasi one in black leather with brass studs) & passport and that some lovely boardsie will be out in Temple Bar tonight and find my passport & wallet as I'm supposed to be flying to see my little sis on friday. I'm probably just ranting though..

Chupi

Your friend has the bag

Abi · 01-08-2009 05:47PM

chupi wrote: »

As the title says some arse stole my bag when we were setting up in the design market in Cow's Lane at the corner of Essex St, Temple Bar this morning, I put my bag down, turned my back and it was gone. Ran up Essex St West and friend ran up Essex St East. Friend found my bag dumped, but wallet, passport & phone all gone.

I hope you've reported your passport as stolen to the Gardai, and the passport office also need to be notified in writing afaik.

I know what is done is done, but why did your passport on you? I never go near town with anything of importance, I only carry small amounts of cash at a time and never bring a bag into town with me. You probably think I'm a bit extreme in my thinking, but I'd rather be over careful than to be left imagining some piece of scum with their filthy maulers all over my stuff, and nosing through my private information.

Had you a set of keys in that bag too? your address would be on your passport also. I've never lost or had my passport stolen before, but if you talk to the passport office asap they may be able to help you sort something out before Friday. Maybe another boardser can advise on this.

Its a pretty rotten thing to happen, and Im sorry for you that it did. But putting your bag down in town?

chupi · 02-08-2009 09:11AM

Hi all, thanks very much for the sympathy and the smart answers! Yep, I hope the junkie who's currently pretending to be me has fun

My passport doesn't have my address on it and I didn't actually have keys in my bag. I had my passport because I had to go into my bank (Halifax, open Saturdays) to authorise a transaction on my business account. I never, ever carry the stupid thing otherwise. Everything is cancelled now anyway.

I really hope something mildly unpleasant happens to the thief, like a finger falling off..

Thanks AH!

**Timbuk2** · 02-08-2009 09:21AM

Your passport doesn't have your address? I thought all passports have the person's address - mine does anyway.

joeduggan · 02-08-2009 09:26AM

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Your passport doesn't have your address? I thought all passports have the person's address - mine does anyway.

no, thgey dont bother with addresses cos they are ten year passports and people move all the time so it saves them issueing new passports everytime someone moves house.

davyjose · 02-08-2009 09:41AM

chupi wrote: »

I put my bag down, turned my back and it was gone.

Try turning back around.

Ricky91t · 02-08-2009 09:47AM

That's a rotten bit of luck.

MagicMarker · 02-08-2009 09:52AM

OP, I had the same problem. When I was setting up in the design market I suddenly felt weighed down so decided to take my wallet, phone and passport out of my pocket and place them on the floor, I then walked off.

Oh... wait, no, that didn't happen at all, it would appear that I'm just not THAT stupid.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 02-08-2009 09:58AM

speaktofrank wrote: »

This may be stupid but why not wrap it in a plastic bag and give it into a garda station for finger printing. I am sure whichever scumbag did this has already a mile long criminal record.

Maybe i watch too much CSI though... :pac:

The guard's wouldn't give a bollox tbh.

.

Kiera · 02-08-2009 09:59AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

OP, I had the same problem. When I was setting up in the design market I suddenly felt weighed down so decided to take my wallet, phone and passport out of my pocket and place them on the floor, I then walked off.

Oh... wait, no, that didn't happen at all, it would appear that I'm just not THAT stupid.

Relax there sparky. Not everyone is as perfect as you, MM!

MagicMarker · 02-08-2009 10:00AM

Kiera wrote: »

Relax there sparky. Not everyone is as perfect as you, MM!

Don't I know it.

DamoDLK · 02-08-2009 10:15AM

What i'd do if i were you, go back to where your mate found the bag, and have a good look around that area, behind bins, walls etc. the chances are that whoever stole it wanted to dump all but the cash. a passport would be no good to them, unless s/he knows an international spy of course!!!

6th · 02-08-2009 10:16AM

just wait til the naked photos and sex videos from your phone make it onto the internet!

6th · 02-08-2009 10:18AM

Kiera wrote: »

Relax there sparky. Not everyone is as perfect as you, MM!

thats not sparky, its magicmarker! Jesus woman, know your boardsies.

angel01 · 02-08-2009 11:08AM

I am sorry to hear that, I hate when things like that happen

best get on to the passport office as soon as you can.

Monkey61 · 02-08-2009 11:16AM

That sucks for you alright.

You have to report your passport missing to the guards first. Fill in a new passport form and get into the passport office during the week. You will definitely get a new one before you go away.

Snowie · 02-08-2009 11:20AM

No offence but OP that was as stupid things go's thats pretty stupid on your behalf.
Sorry to hear about it.

Kimbot · 02-08-2009 11:22AM

Monkey61 wrote: »

That sucks for you alright.

You have to report your passport missing to the guards first. Fill in a new passport form and get into the passport office during the week. You will definitely get a new one before you go away.

You can get a new one once you provide proof of travel. The passport office can have it ready within an hour OP.

Sexy · 02-08-2009 11:45AM

Sorry to hear about that OP Always a bummer having stuff stolen.

Some of you others here are harsh.

MagicMarker · 02-08-2009 11:48AM

Sexy wrote: »

Sorry to hear about that OP Always a bummer having stuff stolen.

Some of you others here are harsh.

Hey sexy.

Dave! · 02-08-2009 11:55AM

OP if needs be you can get an emergency passport thing that they issue in alot shorter time than the normal one

Check out the dept. of foreign affairs website

oppenheimer1 · 02-08-2009 10:52PM

If this were a hat, you used a slightly excessive amount of swearing, and were a mod then people might have cared.

AH, the home of double standards.

SV · 02-08-2009 11:31PM

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

If this were a hat, you used a slightly excessive amount of swearing, and were a mod then people might have cared.

AH, the home of double standards.

AH, also the home to people who can't distinguish between two different situations once they're in any way similar. :rolleyes:

Some evil git stole my bag in Temple Bar this morning

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