Okay, to be honest this is more of a wannabe facebook post than a forum rant, but my dad's on facebook and he'd give me no end of grief and criticism for this. He's also on the OTHER forum I frequent. So... hey guys! 'Sup!
I lost my wallet. It was pretty explicitly my fault. There is no exciting story surrounding that. I was not robbed at swordpoint by a ninja, or abducted by aliens and returned naked to a cowfield. I took it out on the train last Friday to show the conductor my ticket. Then somehow just set it on the seat next to me and forgot about it. Later on I switched seats (about 15 minutes before the train reached its destination). I realized it was missing immediately, and went back on to look for it, couldn't find it.
I asked a conductor "Hey, did you guys see a wallet?" And he just said "check lost and found."
Lost in Found is in Grand Central, so you have to get a train ticket just to GO there. It's also closed for the weekend. I waited all weekend for Monday so I could find out if I have to get a new driver's license and insurance card and... well, everything. I call them up, and they say A) that you can't talk to Lost and Found over the phone. You have to physically come in to Grand Central and fill out a form. Just to tell them what you're missing. B) They won't get back to you immediately. Not only do they have to wait for the next batch of lost items from my town (which come in Tuesday, apparently) but they have to catelogue them, which normally takes two days, which would be Thursday, which is Thanksgiving, which they are also closed for.
Now, physically appearing in Grand Central ISN'T actually an issue for me. Because I work next door to Grand Central. But still, the absurdity of forcing someone to pay for a train ticket just to check if they have something you lost is ridiculous. (I suspect there's some way to do it online, but the customer service lady made no effort to tell me that).
I don't actually have all THAT much money in it (about $25 cash and a few gift cards). But I do have a month-pass on the train that cost $400. AND at the beginning of the month when I first went to get my month pass, my credit card didn't work and I had to buy a week pass for $125. So I've already spent $125 this month on train tickets that I ultimately didn't need (since I eventually had to get the month pass anyway). And I'd really really like to not have to pay another $250.
If I could verify today that the wallet was stolen, at least I'd know it was purely my fault, pay the damn money and move on. But living in uncertainty for another week because the train conductor didn't bother to check the damn lost and found box on the train is really pissing me off.
Grr.
Thank you for your time.
I lost my wallet. It was pretty explicitly my fault. There is no exciting story surrounding that. I was not robbed at swordpoint by a ninja, or abducted by aliens and returned naked to a cowfield. I took it out on the train last Friday to show the conductor my ticket. Then somehow just set it on the seat next to me and forgot about it. Later on I switched seats (about 15 minutes before the train reached its destination). I realized it was missing immediately, and went back on to look for it, couldn't find it.
I asked a conductor "Hey, did you guys see a wallet?" And he just said "check lost and found."
Lost in Found is in Grand Central, so you have to get a train ticket just to GO there. It's also closed for the weekend. I waited all weekend for Monday so I could find out if I have to get a new driver's license and insurance card and... well, everything. I call them up, and they say A) that you can't talk to Lost and Found over the phone. You have to physically come in to Grand Central and fill out a form. Just to tell them what you're missing. B) They won't get back to you immediately. Not only do they have to wait for the next batch of lost items from my town (which come in Tuesday, apparently) but they have to catelogue them, which normally takes two days, which would be Thursday, which is Thanksgiving, which they are also closed for.
Now, physically appearing in Grand Central ISN'T actually an issue for me. Because I work next door to Grand Central. But still, the absurdity of forcing someone to pay for a train ticket just to check if they have something you lost is ridiculous. (I suspect there's some way to do it online, but the customer service lady made no effort to tell me that).
I don't actually have all THAT much money in it (about $25 cash and a few gift cards). But I do have a month-pass on the train that cost $400. AND at the beginning of the month when I first went to get my month pass, my credit card didn't work and I had to buy a week pass for $125. So I've already spent $125 this month on train tickets that I ultimately didn't need (since I eventually had to get the month pass anyway). And I'd really really like to not have to pay another $250.
If I could verify today that the wallet was stolen, at least I'd know it was purely my fault, pay the damn money and move on. But living in uncertainty for another week because the train conductor didn't bother to check the damn lost and found box on the train is really pissing me off.
Grr.
Thank you for your time.
