Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 17/06/01 16:10:27 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), kenlass@gate.net a écrit : > Guy Bennett wrote: > > Good God! Was the hotel door locked? Did anyone see the f*****? > What can you do about this, Ken? > > Guy, the door was not locked. Since I had just gone out of the room, > leaving my wife inside, she did not lock it since I was expected back in > a few minutes. I came back 10 minutes later and the robbery was done. > He had opened the door while she was in the room, grabbed her purse and > my Domke 803 bag and ran off. > > My wife saw the thief from the back. She had gone into the bathroom to > take a pill and heard the door. She turned and called out, "Back > already? Get your pictures?" Then she saw the back of the thief as he > ran out the door with our stuff. A slender man dressed in black with > dark hair. > > A rather brazen or desperate thief, I must say. Insurance will help > with replacements. My wife was not hurt but badly shaken by the > experience. > > I filed a report with the police but this was another French > experience. The robbery happened at 11:05 PM. The police were closed > for the night as was the hotel desk. I could not report it until almost > 8:00 AM before I found someone from the hotel to talk to. He informed > me I must go to the police station when they open at 9:00 AM to report > the loss. > > We had to drive to another town, (Vence, 4 km away) for the police > station. When we arrived, it was Market Day and if you have ever been > to a small French village on Market Day, you know how busy and chaotic > it is. No parking anywhere with terrible traffic. We spent 45 minutes > trying to park and gave up. We realized that we would never make our > Noon flight home from Nice unless we left immediately for the airport. > > We made the flight and I faxed a report after we arrived back in the > USA. I do not know if the french police will accept a faxed report. > > An ugly incident capping a wonderful month in France, shooting with > Leicas every day. > > Ken Lassiter > > Ken . I advise you send a copy of the serial numbers to La Maison Du Leica , in Paris . They see a lot of Leica stuff in a year . Regards JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE FREE OR DIE will soon walk with mud covered combat boots...