mental note:dont leave your laptop in a restaurant

[PRC1964]

Yes. I love this paragraph.

Judge James Tabor, QC, told the 35-year-old mother of two that she was “honest, utterly decent and brave” but her “impressive” performance in the witness box could sway the jury unfairly.

It's only fair that she should keep her "honest, utterly decent and brave" comments to herself.

[scaramanga]

The police just gave me the phone number of the person to get a claim ref number as there was nothing they could do.

And that in a nutshell is the problem with law & order in 2009 UK. A friend of mine was held up at knifepoint a few years ago and met with a similar attitude. The guy wasn't caught red handed so there was no chance of catching him. People wonder why we have knife crime in this country.

Meanwhile it's easy for the police to massage their crime figures by catching people going 81 mph on the M25 because that's what really matters...

[chef]

Or maybe Chef's "restaurant trip" involved big mac and fries?

el rincon de rafa just off deansgate, very good spanish tapas

[Ravello]

el rincon de rafa just off deansgate, very good spanish tapas

The owners get plenty of practice on "lost" laptops

IGMC

[Sysman]

It got scuppered by the judges.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5512118.ece

" . . . had this been the Archbishop of Canterbury’s son, would I have allowed [the trial] to go on? The answer is no.”

<cough>
I knew an Archbishop's daughter once...
</cough>

[Gonzo]

And that in a nutshell is the problem with law & order in 2009 UK. A friend of mine was held up at knifepoint a few years ago and met with a similar attitude. The guy wasn't caught red handed so there was no chance of catching him. People wonder why we have knife crime in this country.

I would like to point out in the defence of the Police that when I was robbed at knifepoint in London a few years back, they not only gave me a crime number but also offered me counselling from victim support.

So let it never be said that they do nothing.

[threaded]

I would like to point out in the defence of the Police that when I was robbed at knifepoint in London a few years back, they not only gave me a crime number but also offered me counselling from victim support.

So let it never be said that they do nothing.

A friend had a problem like that, near Boleyns, the mugger said something about wanting to tax them, but they were having none of that, so took the knife off them and stabbed him through the heart with it. The Police had them notices up for nearly a week asking for witnesses to phone them. He didn't bother so didn't get a crime number or any counselling, at all. Do you think he missed out on something?

[zara_backdog]

I would like to point out in the defence of the Police that when I was robbed at knifepoint in London a few years back, they not only gave me a crime number but also offered me counselling from victim support.

So let it never be said that they do nothing.

Don't you love that standard letter they stand out - does'nt matter if you're mugged or have your car tyres slashed - it is the same letter......

[Spacecadet]

I think he got mugged on Canal streat

you missed the second bit

[Paddy]

had a wilmslowesque day yesterday..

-left my laptop on the bus (friend refused to get a cab) on the way back from town
-collected laptop from bus depot on the way back into town to celebrate new contract signing
-left laptop in restaurant
-realised my idiocy this morning, called restaurant, nothing handed in, called insurance

on the plus side, i've just gone and bought a new Dell Precision M4400 Extreme edition, delivered tomorrow

before you ask, no there was nothing sensitive stored on the laptop, yes i have a full backup on an external HD..

I travel a lot always chain the bag to the chair if I am eating or but the bag down at an airport. (Same for the overnight case.) My bags now have a proximity alarm in them so if the bag moves more that a couple of metres away from me an alarm sounds.