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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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It was almost the worst possible time. For about two days earlier that week I had $400 cash in my wallet waiting to be deposited. Had it been taken then, I would have been royally screwed.

I’ve cancelled my cards. My bank actually charged me five dollars for a replacement card. Man, I hate my bank!
I’ll get a new military id in the next couple days. I’m in no rush to get a new driver’s license, and the CCW will take several weeks. I’m pretty much over it, but it is kinda shitty that people just take shit like that. I really could understand if someone took cash out of my wallet. That at least makes sense. But to grab a wallet with a few crappy credit cards that are always cancelled immediately - that’s just stupid. They wasted their time and mine.

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I want to thank you for posting your crummy day tribulations here.

I have made copies of my wallet’s most pertinant things and thinned it out from the floatsom. All in perfect timing as we have a vacation to Deutchland next week.

You possibly have saved me a headache.

Mucho Gracias.

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Apparantly, a wallet with no money is promptly discarded down the beach. And, thank god, picked up by hotel employees the next day. I am so greatful to those who found it, but really, did they have to wait three days to give it to the police?

So after all is said and done, I’m out the five bucks I spent on my new bank card. I’ll gladly trade that for my wallet any day!!!

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Thank God it was found before Hurricane Charlie came calling.

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I can picture it now. Getting a call from the police department in Columbus, GA.
“Yes, we’re trying to reach a CPL Nenno. Sir, your wallet was found on top of the mall today. . .”

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If nothing else, your story makes me feel better about dropping my wallet (full of a similar assortment of id and cards, incl. my social security card for some reason) into an unflushed toilet a while back. I’ve since switched over to a money clip. Until I read this, I thought that was pretty much the worst way to learn not to carry everything around in a huge wallet.

So, um, thanks. Your pain is like an ointment on my figurative wounds.

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Knowing what sticklers the civillian world is for continuity, I can not imagine how rough the military is. Having said that, you’ve already requested replacement items. Those are now a part of the data stream. In the case of the credit/bank ATM cards, those are permanently cancelled anyway.

What will you do about the Military ID stuff? Cancel the new ones or just accept the new ones, since they are already being processed? I can see trying to stop the forwards inertia as more of a problem for you than letting things move forward as they are right now.

I lost my wallet on the Penna Turnpike, heading to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving weekend about 15 years ago. Maybe 16. Definitely pre-kids. No cash, but ID, cards, ATM, personal stuff, Soc. Sec, etc. Really steamed me. I purchased a so-called Fanny Pouch and have used one to this day for all items to be carried on the person. The wallet slid out of my tush pocket. That cannot happen now. Similarly, my pockets cannot be picked. Someone will have to come at me with a blade to cut the fanny pouch off of me. Hasn’t happened. Doubt it ever will.

The most upsetting part of it was the fact that I’m big on not breaking the law when it comes to things like…not driving without a license. My wife was very steamed when I informed her that she’d be doing the 7+ hours solo. Were I to be stopped or involved in an accident, that’s major league to be operating with no license. I did do some of the driving rather than ruin the entire weekend with a fight, and was mightly paranoid about it. Got my new license as soon as I got home. Since the photo taken is stored as a JPG in the DMV’s server, calling it up and generating a new one was not difficult, and they expedited it nicely for me.

Hey, Bear_Nenno, at least you only lost your CCW permit. I was picking strawberries out on Long Island when my son was about 18 months old. He’s in the hard backpack, I’m kneeling over in the hot sun, picking berries. He’s pulling on my pony tail. Lovely day. I pull a plant aside to find a loaded gun in its holster. Long tale short, it belonged to a P.I. with a valid CCW permit. This is New York State, they don’t hand em out like they do in Texas. The guy took it, pulled the bullets, threw them in the trunk, was deeply upset that it’d slipped off his belt.

Cartooniverse

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Hey, Bear_Nenno it could be worse. It could be raining. Or a hurricane could be headed straight towards you. Do you mind moving a little to the right, please? Maybe up near North Carolina would be good. Darned back luck Schleprock!

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I hadn’t cancelled the DOD Credit Card yet. There were no attempts on it, and I got it back safe and sound. As far as the ID: Replacing that thing requires my commander to sign a form DD1172 (i think). Then I have to take that form to the base, along with other photo ID to go get my picture taken at the ID office and get a new one. Sometimes they even require a stolen/lost ID report from an MP. Which would mean that I would have to go down to the MP station and file a report before doing any of that crap.
Needless to say, I got about as far as emailing my NCO and letting him know my ID was stolen. His response was basically, “We’ll get around to it.”
So, since the ball wasn’t really rolling yet, I’m good to go with the ID. This works out very well because I have an airborne op next week and the REQUIRE one to have his ID card AND dog tags. No exceptions.

… with my luck, my chute wont open and Ill come crashing down to Earth. While Im twitching on the ground looking up into the sky, Ill be wishing my wallet was never returned to me!!

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The most likely reason is to steal your identity. Which REALLY sucks. Get on the phone and cancel all that stuff. Watch your credit rating like a hawk.

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God forbid. I hope your jump goes smoothly and safely. They still making chutes out of real silk?