my small amounts of knowledge about everything comes in handy. also the fact that i know a million people. and i'm charming and people generally like me. and my ability to roll with the punches and not get upset. all these things are helpful. when you get robbed.
yes. robbed.
so i'm in ct. but i started today in va. when i got on the little plane they took my carry on bags in a service they called "valet" or as i call it "when they steal your wallet."
anyway, i got to ny and was getting ready to hire a cab to take me to the train station when i realized my wallet was gone. with my id, debit card, checkbook and social security card. which left me stuck in white plains with no way of getting to stamford, ct.
the lady at the us airways counter kindly informed me that i should have known better and that it was my fault as i filed a report for my "lost" wallet. i then filed a police report. i called the bank and found out the the person had tried to use the card twice, unsuccessfully.
the hotel sent a car for me. so after three hours of sitting in the airport a nice, roomy, black, lincoln town car arrived. it costs $72 to ride in that car from the airport to the hotel. luckily i don't have any money so i didn't have to pay for it. the man who drives the car wanted to take me to dinner and it took a long time to talk my way out of that. i didn't feel like getting kidnapped in addition to being robbed.
i got room service when i finally got to my room and it was fabulous. especially since the only thing i had eaten was a slice of banana bread early this morning and it was after 8 by the time i got to my room.
anywho, i will be missing the first part of training tomorrow as i attempt to sort out the remainder of the havoc caused by the wallet being gone.
i didn't even cry, by the way. i'm like the world's best person for stressful situations. my plan for flying back is to not let them take my bags by yelling loudly "US AIRWAYS EMPLOYEES ARE THIEVES!!! DON'T TOUCH ME! SEXUAL HARASSMENT!!!" until they just let me take my bags with me. in my daydream this ends with me being tackled by the police officer who filed my police report today.
the end.
3 comments:
Elaina! I am so glad you are safe! This is just terrible and a true testament of the times...people are so desperate. You did all the right things by contacting the bank and the police immediately. I hope the rest of your trip goes smoothly and that everything is remedied swiftly!
p.s. I know I don't ever comment on your posts but I felt compelled to do so today. Stay safe!
That's terrible! That is going to a pain to replace too. I'm glad that they weren't actually able to use your card. Sorry, that's terrible! I definitely would've cried.
I still can't believe this happened. And that they tried to say it was your fault. That's like something they would do at a car wash in TJ.
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