tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post9000666427828437347..comments2024-03-28T16:17:54.679+01:00Comments on Out and About with Mary Kay: Breaking News - Santa Claus has already arrived in Paris!Mary Kay Bossharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-40063557265591430762013-01-03T05:58:09.317+01:002013-01-03T05:58:09.317+01:00PS the police report matches the ribbon on your tr...PS the police report matches the ribbon on your tree-only in Paris.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-12655942093350474982013-01-03T05:56:51.697+01:002013-01-03T05:56:51.697+01:00This is some happy news. while I have encountered...This is some happy news. while I have encountered the annoying gypsy mamm is this your gold ring even though it is freezing and I am wearing mitts I have never had bad luck of having anything stolen in Paris. I once had my wallet stolen at a gas station here in the US-It was the attendant-I left my address telling him how I needed my ID given I am Canadian and could not return home-while the money was stolen I did get all my cards and ID back. It is so frustrating-yet wonderful that there are still kind people in the world.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-64423316265490408552013-01-03T05:11:50.235+01:002013-01-03T05:11:50.235+01:00That's good! :) xThat's good! :) xBossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819002772714115170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-20040897793844412002013-01-01T13:47:37.850+01:002013-01-01T13:47:37.850+01:00Isn't it wonderful to recover something that y...Isn't it wonderful to recover something that you thought was "lost" forever! I still haven't decided if I'm going to keep using the wallet that was stolen or switch to the new one that I received for Christmas.Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-47753722864763143892013-01-01T13:36:57.055+01:002013-01-01T13:36:57.055+01:00It definitely does!It definitely does!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-48135655308538599472013-01-01T13:35:05.648+01:002013-01-01T13:35:05.648+01:00I'll keep my fingers crossed that your suitcas...I'll keep my fingers crossed that your suitcase turns up! Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-2631794116292374702013-01-01T13:33:43.800+01:002013-01-01T13:33:43.800+01:00Thanks, Karene. I'm happy, too!Thanks, Karene. I'm happy, too!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-4882378042301570692013-01-01T13:33:23.351+01:002013-01-01T13:33:23.351+01:00According to the police, the cafe/restaurant scam ...According to the police, the cafe/restaurant scam isn't new. They said that some of the pickpockets work the metro, while others work the restaurants. They also said that it's common for thieves to remove wallets from men's blazers when they put them on the back of their chairs.<br /><br />The pickpocket asked to be seated at a table for 4 and said that he was waiting for his friends to join him. That's why they weren't surprised when he didn't order anything.<br /><br />As you said, the moral of the story is to always keep your purse on your lap!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-20561790659228909042013-01-01T13:27:15.511+01:002013-01-01T13:27:15.511+01:00:-):-)Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-61180803085770760152013-01-01T13:26:58.878+01:002013-01-01T13:26:58.878+01:00Thanks, Nancy. Happy New Year to you and little Br...Thanks, Nancy. Happy New Year to you and little Brady!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-28718286780544152492013-01-01T13:26:18.211+01:002013-01-01T13:26:18.211+01:00Happy New Year Carolyn! I'll long remember the...Happy New Year Carolyn! I'll long remember the woman's kindness and will be sure to share the story with anyone who says that Parisians aren't friendly. They are!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-87136616944603548742013-01-01T12:32:09.980+01:002013-01-01T12:32:09.980+01:00Having a stranger take the time to return my walle...Having a stranger take the time to return my wallet was truly one of the best Christmas presents that I've ever received! I don't know if our gardien looked inside my wallet. Since we weren't home when the woman returned it, I think that he may have just told me what she had told him. It was more to reassure me that everything was alright.Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-10303260741927635132013-01-01T12:27:41.034+01:002013-01-01T12:27:41.034+01:00The wheels of French bureaucracy turned faster tha...The wheels of French bureaucracy turned faster than I would have liked for my Carte Vitale (insurance card) but we were able to stop the process for everything else. Hallelujah!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-57063267352490825072013-01-01T12:26:00.394+01:002013-01-01T12:26:00.394+01:00Truly great! I had given up all hope of ever seein...Truly great! I had given up all hope of ever seeing my museum passes and pre-purchased ice skating tickets again.Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-11750314664248313002013-01-01T12:24:52.377+01:002013-01-01T12:24:52.377+01:00:-) I didn't realize just how much of a relief...:-) I didn't realize just how much of a relief it was until I burst into tears while thumbing through all of my cards, etc in my wallet!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-10639816738827652112013-01-01T12:22:48.681+01:002013-01-01T12:22:48.681+01:00Best wishes to Susan and you for a very happy New ...Best wishes to Susan and you for a very happy New Year, Conrad! It's a huge relief to not have to deal with French bureaucrats - my two trips to the police station were enough to convince me that it would have been a long and arduous process to replace my documents. Plus, it was discouraging to see how many other people were in the same situation as me. There was even an elderly woman whose wallet was stolen while she was riding the elevator in her own apartment building. <br /><br />Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-40337774503593915042013-01-01T12:04:41.998+01:002013-01-01T12:04:41.998+01:00Thanks, Gwan, and a very "Merry Christmas&quo...Thanks, Gwan, and a very "Merry Christmas" (very belated!) and Happy New Year to you!Mary Kay Bossharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790841060667671034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-24249336253064827122012-12-27T08:19:17.834+01:002012-12-27T08:19:17.834+01:00Such good news to return home, turn on my computer...Such good news to return home, turn on my computer and find your wallet had been returned. <br />Hope you had a happy Christmas with your family.<br /><br />I once got my purse (wallet) back 18 months after a mugging, when police did a drugs raid on a house and found it in the loft!!!(duh! must have been so stoned they forgot to get rid of the evidence)...minus credit cards and cash but all the irreplaceable ID and mementos were there. That was 12 years ago and I still use that purse to this day. Love Denisedenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477582691465615981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-44379426259812573412012-12-26T23:09:37.442+01:002012-12-26T23:09:37.442+01:00The return of your wallet does give one hope for t...The return of your wallet does give one hope for the future Mary Kay!<br />Baron Akershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507424785120776036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-6570636180696348922012-12-26T11:37:41.782+01:002012-12-26T11:37:41.782+01:00I'm just so pleased to hear that you got every...I'm just so pleased to hear that you got everything back, except the money. My stolen ID once turned up in the mail 4 months later! By then, of course, I'd already had it replaced. Maybe my suitcase that disappeared between Brisbane and Hong Kong in October will still turn up!Aussie in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17857677753331060852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-24029287984344812742012-12-26T06:17:37.665+01:002012-12-26T06:17:37.665+01:00I am so happy for you!!!
Karene in CaliforniaI am so happy for you!!!<br /><br />Karene in CaliforniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-16205037562662137742012-12-25T22:51:45.379+01:002012-12-25T22:51:45.379+01:00Yippeee! That's amazing! I don't think t...Yippeee! That's amazing! I don't think that happens very often, unfortunately. This cafe scan you speak of seems to be the newest thing. Do they actually get seated by the staff, and do they order? I can see this happening more at sidewalk cafes than on places where you have to go in and be seated. And so the lesson is to keep your valuables in your purse and keep your purse in your lap while you eat? What a bother. In any event, so glad you had a happy ending!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-80538231784158993872012-12-25T21:52:36.559+01:002012-12-25T21:52:36.559+01:00How wonderful!
How wonderful!<br />Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958646999587023788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-75550784033156826422012-12-25T20:35:15.125+01:002012-12-25T20:35:15.125+01:00GREAT news!!!!! Merry Christmas to you and the fam...GREAT news!!!!! Merry Christmas to you and the family!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220532038856530727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053563546908229556.post-23518989693065044502012-12-25T16:14:22.351+01:002012-12-25T16:14:22.351+01:00What a brilliant post and more brilliant action on...What a brilliant post and more brilliant action on this woman's part -- once again showing us that the French (and Parisians in particular) are indeed kind and thoughtful! So absolutely THRILLING you don't have to deal with all the time and bureaucracy to replace lost items, and can't think of a nicer Christmas pressie.<br /><br />Happy Christmas! Cheers.CarolynBhttp://www.mysydneyparislife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com