Comments for Gloria Richard

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Tameri Etherton

Tameri Etherton — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:59:06 +0000

Oh man, this sucks! I still like to believe people are good and that a woman can set her purse down without fear of it being taken, but I’m naive that way. I can’t believe the police! What morons. Seriously, they suspended the case? I’m thinking you gave them great stuff to work with. That’s fabulous about Starbucks, though. Too bad they don’t have their own police force. You’d already have your purse and a latte!

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Elizabeth Fais

Elizabeth Fais — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:37:49 +0000

I feel your pain too, Gloria. No, I have not (knock on wood) been the victim of such a crime. Yet. (knock on wood again). But that doesn’t mean I don’t sympathize. I had someone break into my apartment once when I lived in LA, and that was bad enough.

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Jessica Aspen

Jessica Aspen — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:38:37 +0000

Oh, Gloria, I feel so badly for you! This could have happened to anyone with thieves lurking around Sbux waiting for you to turn your back. I see women leave their purses all the time at the coffee shop. I lectured my niece the other day on leaving her purse in the cart with the smartphone on top of said purse. We all do it. Sad that you had to pay the price. But, of course, you have turned it into pickle lemonade with a blog post! Woot! Way to go.

And I would have dreaded calling my hubby. If yours is like mine it will be held over your head forever. Just when you think they’ve forgotten they’ll ask you about it and you’ll want to hit them with a pickle!

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Phil

Phil — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:21:18 +0000

Sounds like you need some velcro to attach that pocketbook to your body! Sorry to hear that happened to you. It sucks. It also sounds like you have a great Starbucks hang out at.

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Nigel Blackwell

Nigel Blackwell — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:47 +0000

Gloria

I’m just too kind to call you a @#$%^&*!!! for leaving your purse unattended. Don;t ever do that in Europe, or anywhere else in the world either. In Europe, if something isn’t actually screwed down, it’ll be gone in ten minutes (assuming it’s heavy and takes 9.5 minutes to get someone to help carry it off).

Really, I’m sorry for you. It’s a horrible sinking feeling knowing you’ve been robbed. I had a jacket nicked once. That was horrible. Especially as it was literally freezing and I had to wait for the bus. In your parlance, I was a frozen pickle by the time I got home (I’m avoiding more colorful descriptions here).

Glad to hear about the SB though. I’ll stop especially if I’m ever passing just to give them a tip

Cheers!

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Gloria Richard Author

Gloria Richard Author — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:44:08 +0000

I hear you on that sinking feeling, Sharla Rae. Most of the time, I locate said wallet on the front seat of my car, in my computer case, beneath the Starbucks Very Berry Crumb Cake bag.

Thanks for your visit and especially the kind words about this article.

One day, these dudes will mess up and a police department or victim will get a license number.

The more I think about it, the more I like Sherry’s idea to plant cheap purses filled with icky things for their surprise.

Oh! Oh! A stake-out with a pranked out purse. Erk! Erk! I’d need police protection. *heavy sigh*

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Sharla Rae

Sharla Rae — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:58 +0000

Gloria, How terrible. A time or two I have misplaced my wallet with charge cards in it while out and about and the sinking feeling in my stomach was horrible. I don’t envy you any of this but I have to agree that you got a darn good blog out of it! I hope they catch the thieves too.

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Gloria Richard Author

Gloria Richard Author — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:16:13 +0000

I truly didn’t expect any fancy help with an excuse, Carole.

Instead, why don’t you get into a heated argument and let me listen? That would burn off any lingering frustration I might have.

Bonus! I’d get another chance to prove you said [blank blank] in English.

I can visualize you sitting not-so-quietly in your Manhattan hotel room watching the blue dot of your phone move about the city.

We’ll cover each others backs at Nationals, ‘kay?

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Gloria Richard Author

Gloria Richard Author — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:11:38 +0000

Yes, Kitt, it did sucketh big time.

I appreciate the potential “out,” cutie, but I suspect Florence nailed it with Cerebral Flatulence. My brain is its own Distraction Attraction.

Now, keying your car would – IMHO – be worse. Mine was a crime of opportunity. Yours? It was personal. Directed at you and your personal property by someone you knew.

Ouch!

Comment on WHY ARE THE POLICE SITTING LIKE BUMPS ON MY PICKLE? by Gloria Richard Author

Gloria Richard Author — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:04:14 +0000

Thanks, Jess! Glad to find another lover of the Wunnerful World of Starbucks.

As for me? I’m fine. It is resolved to the best of my ability. Fraud alerts everywhere.

I suspect they’re finished with me and trolling for fresh victims. That’s the frustrating part. It’s been going on in this Soccer Mom mecca and there is no word-on-the-street about it.

Of all the things in all the world to lose, money is (IMHO) the least important.