tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15846426.post6956032362186340508..comments2023-10-10T05:08:34.827-05:00Comments on A Crockhead Abroad: 40th Anniversary Report: Don't Act Stupidly in ParisCrockheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08410758631825372736noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15846426.post-78032167539917460382011-07-29T22:00:00.169-05:002011-07-29T22:00:00.169-05:00A friend told me his elderly parents were swarmed ...A friend told me his elderly parents were swarmed by a gang of cute Parisian moppets who expertly got their hands into pocket sand purses before the old folks knew what was up.Forsythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842925744413303224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15846426.post-89921211657274643182011-07-26T20:22:54.905-05:002011-07-26T20:22:54.905-05:00I didn't put my wallet in my back pocket when ...I didn't put my wallet in my back pocket when I was in Paris. I wore a jacket and kept it in one of the Jacket pockets. But I also didn't carry much cash and kept my ATM card separate. Didn't get pick pocketed. But we also didn't use the metro at rush hour either. If you really want to put them off, put a few bills in the decoy wallet -- and maybe a few old credit cards that don't work.JLFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160029560791897049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15846426.post-55030861813467758202011-07-26T18:08:24.927-05:002011-07-26T18:08:24.927-05:00You're like Spy v. Spy in Mad Magazine! Way to...You're like Spy v. Spy in Mad Magazine! Way to thwart the bad guy.<br /><br />Now. All that pick pocketing and no purse snatching?! I keep my ID and $$ close to me when I'm in any big city/touristy situation, and don't even THINK of looking at my shopping cart when I turn around to thump a watermelon--I've strapped it in with the child-security belt. <br /><br />Tell Mrs. Crockhead to hold on tight.Lori Stewart Weiderthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601450336245218356noreply@blogger.com