At 12:55 -0700 10/08/05, Dave Crocker wrote:
> he said I'd be crazy
to have my wallet in the backpocket and urged me to put it somewhere
inside my jacket because that would be much more difficult to get.
when my wallet was lifted, 2 months ago in the Paris metro, it was
in my front left poc
On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 12:55:42PM -0700, Dave Crocker wrote:
>
> when my wallet was lifted, 2 months ago in the Paris metro, it was in my
> front left pocket.
>
> "much more difficult" is simply not correct.
I am not that experienced in that kind of security business.
Book reference:
Bamb
> he said I'd be crazy
to have my wallet in the backpocket and urged me to put it somewhere
inside my jacket because that would be much more difficult to get.
when my wallet was lifted, 2 months ago in the Paris metro, it was in my front
left pocket.
"much more difficult" is simply not corr
Two years ago during the IETF in San Francisco I was
walking close to the venue, waiting at a traffic light,
when I realized that I something gently touched my back,
and at the same time the back pocket where I had my wallet in.
I immediately turned around and tried to look as angry as possible.
There's been a lot of discussion about petty crime in Paris -- I posted
my own story (and if you need to know how to get an emergency passport
in Paris, talk to me offline). Let me follow up on my own posting.
To recap, my wife's purse was stolen at a restaurant very close to the
hotel. Two P
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Aaron Falk writes:
>--On July 24, 2005 12:57:02 AM -0700 Dave Crocker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> There is quite a bit of publicity about pickpockets around Paris
>> generally, and especially in Metro stations. In the Versailles chateau,
>> they make regular pu
--On July 24, 2005 12:57:02 AM -0700 Dave Crocker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There is quite a bit of publicity about pickpockets around Paris
generally, and especially in Metro stations. In the Versailles chateau,
they make regular public-address announcements about it.
Indeed. Yesterday my
Dave is correct; I'd just like to mention that this is nothing specific
to Paris - I've personally had to eject extraneous hands from my pocket
in both London and Geneva - so it's worth a bit of extra care. Also
watch out for people lifting items of luggage - do NOT look away from
your bags even f
> Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> From personal experience, I prefer the Air France bus line
> 2, which runs every 15 minutes and it will take you
> directly to Porte Maillot where the congress center is.
Most of the time, it's a good bet (due to the rather unique
situation of the IETF conference being
Moral: ANY zipper in sight is just an invitation...
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At 09:57 24/07/2005, Da
At 09:57 24/07/2005, Dave Crocker wrote:
A hidden cache, around your waste but inside the pants, is a good place to
carry tidbits like your passport. Carry a copy of the major passport
pages for easy access and another set back in the hotel room.
When you purchase pants always ask for an inte
Folks,
There is quite a bit of publicity about pickpockets around Paris generally,
and especially in Metro stations. In the Versailles chateau, they make
regular public-address announcements about it.
A little over a month ago I stayed at a hotel near the IETF venue. After a
thoroughly del
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