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beware of pickpockets in nice old town area, i came back from there
yesterday having learnt the hard way, my back trouser pocket had a velcro
tab on it but i felt nothing

"Alan" writes:

beware of pickpockets in nice old town area, i came back from there
yesterday having learnt the hard way, my back trouser pocket had a velcro
tab on it but i felt nothing

Yeah, back-pocket is a sitting duck, I'm sorry to say. Front-pocket is safer,
but really, a money-belt, underneath your clothing is the best way to
deter them.

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http://lastcarriage.com/ - Independent Travel

Just got back from Nice and had no trouble, nor heard of any. Big city
tourists are a prime target though, nowhere worse than Amsterdam where
they work in teams on the train from Schiphol Airport into the city.
One bumps into you and apologises profusely, dusting you down etc,
while the other picks pockets of flight weary arrivals. I clip my
wallet to my belt but its best I get to get a moneybelt

http://www.travelsavvy-nice.com - travel tips

DUMB


On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:34:38 GMT, "Alan"
wrote:

beware of pickpockets in nice old town area, i came back from there
yesterday having learnt the hard way, my back trouser pocket had a velcro
tab on it but i felt nothing

On 12 Jun, 19:35, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote:
Make credence recognised that on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:34:38 GMT, "Alan"
has scripted:

beware of pickpockets in nice old town area, i came back from there
yesterday having learnt the hard way, my back trouser pocket had a velcro
tab on it but i felt nothing

You had your wallet in your back pocket???
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Make credence recognised that on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:34:38 GMT, "Alan"
has scripted:

beware of pickpockets in nice old town area, i came back from there
yesterday having learnt the hard way, my back trouser pocket had a velcro
tab on it but i felt nothing

You had your wallet in your back pocket???
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:35:29 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote:

Make credence recognised that on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:34:38 GMT, "Alan"
has scripted:

beware of pickpockets in nice old town area, i came back from there
yesterday having learnt the hard way, my back trouser pocket had a velcro
tab on it but i felt nothing

You had your wallet in your back pocket???

I haven't had any problem since I put a (tight) button on my back
pocket. Although in high-pickpocket territory, I might use an inside
wallet.

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:57:30 -0700, drifter
wrote:

Just got back from Nice and had no trouble, nor heard of any. Big city
tourists are a prime target though, nowhere worse than Amsterdam where
they work in teams on the train from Schiphol Airport into the city.
One bumps into you and apologises profusely, dusting you down etc,
while the other picks pockets of flight weary arrivals. I clip my
wallet to my belt but its best I get to get a moneybelt

After having my wallet lifted on the Paris Metro ten years ago, I
simply stopped carrying a wallet. I stuff my money in one pocket,
my credit cards in another, etc. Makes it hard to pick my pocket,
and I won't lose everything if the thieves have success.

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************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

Hatunen wrote:

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:57:30 -0700, drifter
wrote:

Just got back from Nice and had no trouble, nor heard of any. Big city
tourists are a prime target though, nowhere worse than Amsterdam where
they work in teams on the train from Schiphol Airport into the city.
One bumps into you and apologises profusely, dusting you down etc,
while the other picks pockets of flight weary arrivals. I clip my
wallet to my belt but its best I get to get a moneybelt

After having my wallet lifted on the Paris Metro ten years ago, I
simply stopped carrying a wallet. I stuff my money in one pocket,
my credit cards in another, etc. Makes it hard to pick my pocket,
and I won't lose everything if the thieves have success.

I wear a wallet in my front pocket, and I find that secure.

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(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
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Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
Hatunen wrote:

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:57:30 -0700, drifter
wrote:

Just got back from Nice and had no trouble, nor heard of any. Big city
tourists are a prime target though, nowhere worse than Amsterdam where
they work in teams on the train from Schiphol Airport into the city.
One bumps into you and apologises profusely, dusting you down etc,
while the other picks pockets of flight weary arrivals. I clip my
wallet to my belt but its best I get to get a moneybelt
After having my wallet lifted on the Paris Metro ten years ago, I
simply stopped carrying a wallet. I stuff my money in one pocket,
my credit cards in another, etc. Makes it hard to pick my pocket,
and I won't lose everything if the thieves have success.

I wear a wallet in my front pocket, and I find that secure.

Me too, in my Rohans. Hidden zip pockets everywhere!