Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for March 01, 2023

AdVenture capitalism at its finest!

I keep my purse under my armpit when I’m in line at the pharmacy.

Keeping your purse there will not stop the robbery at the pharmacy counter

Where are the moped-riding headphone thieves?

I read that when there was a crowd in (I think) London, perhaps early 20th Century, someone would get up and state loudly “Gentlemen be careful of your wallets” which of course induced said gentlemen to immediately pat their pocket where the wallet was. Duly noted by pickpockets, who then knew exactly where to filch the wallet from on the gentlemen’s jackets.

Consumer advisory for all commercial media. Usually heeded as shown.

Don’t you just hate it when they put up signs on the sidewalk like this?

They’re so annoying and distracting.

brilliant strategy.

Congress has perfected this method.

Shouldn’t that sign be in front of the United States Capital?

I got complacent in Rome and was pickpocketed. But they only took my cash and left my credit cards and passport. How nice of them.

good to know. what pharmacy is that?

Years ago I bought a photographer’s vest that I wear on pleasure trips. It has multiple pockets inside and out. Some with zippers; some with velcro snaps. Passport, charge card, money all go in inside pockets — American cash in one and the country’s cash in another. Outside pockets hold the phone/camera, water bottles, tissue, sun glasses, etc. This leaves both hands free so I can take pictures, shop, use a cane [very handy to have if only to lean on while standing in line], etc.

I carry a dummy wallet in my back pocket, with a couple of bucks in it and some mock credit cards ( old Blockbuster, Winn-Dixie, Sears store cards without my name on them ). I keep my real cash and necessary i.d. and debit/credit cards in a special money clip/ card holder where it would be much harder for a pickpocket to see and get at.

In the two instances when I’ve had my pocket picked by thieves, they’ve gone for the bait.

The Mean streets of ……….

A note to the ladies – NEVER put your car keys in your purse! Thieves will have both your car keys and your house key.

Even at home, I keep my keys on a hook, which served me well when somebody threw a stone through the window in the middle of the night and grabbed my purse. They’d already propped open the storm door and obviously planned on cleaning out the house.

I wear a cross body purse and keep the purse part on my front with my hand on it.

I saw “beware of pickpockets” signs on vacation. I was told pickpockets post those signs, watching you instinctively feel you pocket for your wallet. Now they know where it is.

What is not shown is that the building is City Hall, and those two thieves are employees just doing their jobs.

Don’t even need to leave home. Twice I’ve had text messages: “ALERT ! Your account has been compromised, and now frozen.” With instructions to go to a web site to straighten this out.Didn’t what account with whom…..

Those coin-operated parking meters are the worst. A robber in an upstairs window nearby can guess how long he will have to mess with your car. Lost an old camera that way.

gotta try that

I’m sure this is an allegory for politics somehow.

There’s always a sign in restaurants—“Not responsible for theft of your hat and coat”—-or some such.

Well,if they’re not,who the freak IS!!

Mental application to Social Media

Based on a true story…

They have been taking lessons from the Wiley bears.

Finally, an honest scam!

Your pocket is picked with all these high food prices…

Sometimes when I turn on the radio in my car a message pops up on the touchscreen about the dangers of driving while distracted — and I have to tap the “accept” space on the screen to make it go away. What genius came up with a distracted driver warning THAT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD??

This is the hoodie-wearing human version of the Wiley Bears!!!