FlyinRock
Registered User
It could happen anywhere but it surprised me with how well choreographed it was.
Kampala, Uganda, downtown going into the largest bookstore in town. My host stepped to the door and opened it, I motioned for him to enter and he did, another patron coming out and I held the door for him. Appeared to be a young Israeli. As he stepped down from the one step, I felt what seemed like someone stuffing something down the neck of my shirt. I kind of flinched and turned to see what/who/etc and saw a young black man scrambling as he slipped while running away. I felt the back of my neck in case he stuck something chemical down my back and realized my gold chain was gone! He was already halfway across 4 lanes of heavy traffic and getting into high gear with his blocker partner right behind.
Everyone was stunned at how fast it happened and were apologizing to me when they realized I had just been robbed.
I was pissed because it held a gold Mizpah my wife gave me on our wedding day and it had never come off my neck. The young Israeli stepped out on the sidewalk and picked up the heavy gold mizpah that had fallen off the broken chain and handed it to me. Talk about lucky? The thieves were long gone with a broken gold chain that was worth maybe $100. The mizpah priceless
I was pissed at being so unaware of my surroundings but in reflection can see how it happened so easily. They obviously targeted the bookstore as being a place where affluent people went and an older white guy was a good target. I don't think they saw the chain and were just taking a chance. Damned good thing I wasn't wearing the gold chain that I made years ago. You could pull a car with it! It would never break from a snatch and run and I'd have been able to do some aikido shit on him. (well I like to think so...)
Just a heads up for your guys on liberty. This was a new one on me so forewarned is forewarned.....
Semper Fi
Rocky
Kampala, Uganda, downtown going into the largest bookstore in town. My host stepped to the door and opened it, I motioned for him to enter and he did, another patron coming out and I held the door for him. Appeared to be a young Israeli. As he stepped down from the one step, I felt what seemed like someone stuffing something down the neck of my shirt. I kind of flinched and turned to see what/who/etc and saw a young black man scrambling as he slipped while running away. I felt the back of my neck in case he stuck something chemical down my back and realized my gold chain was gone! He was already halfway across 4 lanes of heavy traffic and getting into high gear with his blocker partner right behind.
Everyone was stunned at how fast it happened and were apologizing to me when they realized I had just been robbed.
I was pissed because it held a gold Mizpah my wife gave me on our wedding day and it had never come off my neck. The young Israeli stepped out on the sidewalk and picked up the heavy gold mizpah that had fallen off the broken chain and handed it to me. Talk about lucky? The thieves were long gone with a broken gold chain that was worth maybe $100. The mizpah priceless
I was pissed at being so unaware of my surroundings but in reflection can see how it happened so easily. They obviously targeted the bookstore as being a place where affluent people went and an older white guy was a good target. I don't think they saw the chain and were just taking a chance. Damned good thing I wasn't wearing the gold chain that I made years ago. You could pull a car with it! It would never break from a snatch and run and I'd have been able to do some aikido shit on him. (well I like to think so...)
Just a heads up for your guys on liberty. This was a new one on me so forewarned is forewarned.....
Semper Fi
Rocky