In message , Dr Ivan D. Reid
writes
On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 00:17:46 +0100, Edward Cowling London UK

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Adrian writes

So watch your valuables on the East[sic] London Line, the vermin
pick pockets
are about !!

You failed to retain his testicles. Now he can breed more scum

Everyone at work said the same and I was carrying a hefty umbrella. But
when it happens you realise no one else is aware of what happened and
you're going to be bashing the crap out of a stranger with no apparent
motive.

I'm told that an errant finger bent backwards loses resistance
beyond a certain point. Done quickly enough you needn't feel guilt; the
perp may feel something else...

It is funny when this sort of thing happens. We all like to feel we'd
behave in some macho, but ultimately heroic way :-)

I just looked at him, looking uncomfortable for about 30 seconds until
the train pulled into Gospel Oak. Jamming my brolly into him just seemed
inappropriate for some reason. Maybe that's what these guys rely on,
civilised people playing by the rules ?

--
Edward Cowling "Must Go - Tony Blair says he's not going !"

"Edward Cowling London UK" wrote in message
...

It is funny when this sort of thing happens. We all like to feel we'd
behave in some macho, but ultimately heroic way :-)

I just looked at him, looking uncomfortable for about 30 seconds until the
train pulled into Gospel Oak. Jamming my brolly into him just seemed
inappropriate for some reason. Maybe that's what these guys rely on,
civilised people playing by the rules ?

Saying VERY loudly and clearly, "Oy, Spottyclock! Get your hands outta my
pocket!" makes them very uncomfortable and makes other people take a good
look and remember them.

On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 15:30:29 +0100, Edward Cowling London UK

wrote in :
In message , Dr Ivan D. Reid
writes
On Sat, 9 Jun 2007 00:17:46 +0100, Edward Cowling London UK

wrote in :
In message . com,
Adrian writes

So watch your valuables on the East[sic] London Line, the vermin
pick pockets
are about !!

You failed to retain his testicles. Now he can breed more scum

Everyone at work said the same and I was carrying a hefty umbrella. But
when it happens you realise no one else is aware of what happened and
you're going to be bashing the crap out of a stranger with no apparent
motive.

I'm told that an errant finger bent backwards loses resistance
beyond a certain point. Done quickly enough you needn't feel guilt; the
perp may feel something else...

It is funny when this sort of thing happens. We all like to feel we'd
behave in some macho, but ultimately heroic way :-)

I just looked at him, looking uncomfortable for about 30 seconds until
the train pulled into Gospel Oak. Jamming my brolly into him just seemed
inappropriate for some reason. Maybe that's what these guys rely on,
civilised people playing by the rules ?

The only time I was pickpocketed I knew there were pickpockets about,
but not that one was already at my side.

I'd taken the 10 trolleybus from Aeroport de Genève to its
intersection with the 9 bus to CERN on a Sunday afternoon. Not having
done this before, I followed progress on my GPS/PDA, which I slipped into
my top right pocket once I'd determined that I meeded to change one stop
further than the one we were arriving at. One chap got on and stood to my
right (the door was to my left), then a press of East Europeans started on
but one dropped his key in the stairwell and made a great show of looking
for it amongst all the feet. Apparently this let the last of their number
press up against the mark behind the blockage and relieve him of his wallet.
As the scrum cleared I saw this last guy hand a wallet around to the older
guy at the front. So I backed off towards the side of the bus and made
sure my two wallets were covered in my back pockets.

When I got off the trolleybus my PDA was missing...

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

If you want to blame someone for the number of pickpockets then blame
the Blair and Brown government.

People are now so heavily taxed they cant afford to scrape a living.

Labour tax heavily the poor to pay for wars and the rich.

"Marra" wrote in message
ps.com...
If you want to blame someone for the number of pickpockets then blame
the Blair and Brown government.

People are now so heavily taxed they cant afford to scrape a living.

Labour tax heavily the poor to pay for wars and the rich.

So we never had pickpockets before 1997?

Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

Thankfully in 40 plus years of travelling around London this is only the
second time someones tried to get my wallet and both times they failed.

I got on the 8:06 Richmond train out of Highbury & Islington this
morning and as usual it was packed. A guy pretending to be half asleep
with what looked like a full backpack in front of him kept leaning on
me, but I thought nothing of it. Luckily I have velcro on my pockets
flaps and I felt it being pulled and I then looked down to see his
fingers pulling at my pockets. I pushed his hands away and he did a big
waking up, not really knowing what was going on routine. He looked
awkward until the train came into Gospel Oak, where he got off and ran
up the platform. I did notice the rucksack was in fact empty and he'd
folded it over to make a hollow half football shape to hide his hands.

He was in his early 20's, about 6 foot tall and quite thin. Pretty
scruffy in trainers, jeans and a blue T shirt. Short dark hair with a
spotty face and really strong East European features.

So watch your valuables on the East London Line, the vermin pick pockets
are about !!

By the last paragraph he apparently managed to turn your map sideways!
--
David of Broadway
New York, NY, USA

In message , David of Broadway
writes
Edward Cowling London UK wrote:

Thankfully in 40 plus years of travelling around London this is only
the second time someones tried to get my wallet and both times they
failed.
I got on the 8:06 Richmond train out of Highbury & Islington this
morning and as usual it was packed. A guy pretending to be half asleep
with what looked like a full backpack in front of him kept leaning on
but I thought nothing of it. Luckily I have velcro on my pockets
flaps and I felt it being pulled and I then looked down to see his
fingers pulling at my pockets. I pushed his hands away and he did a
big waking up, not really knowing what was going on routine. He
looked awkward until the train came into Gospel Oak, where he got off
and ran up the platform. I did notice the rucksack was in fact empty
and he'd folded it over to make a hollow half football shape to hide his hands.
He was in his early 20's, about 6 foot tall and quite thin. Pretty
scruffy in trainers, jeans and a blue T shirt. Short dark hair with a
spotty face and really strong East European features.
So watch your valuables on the East London Line, the vermin pick
pockets are about !!

By the last paragraph he apparently managed to turn your map sideways!

Sorry North London Line.... I'm sure the East London line is chock full
of Nuns, Saints and little boys who are always polite to their Mums :-)

--
Edward Cowling "Must Go - For He Is The Kwisatz Haderach"