I HATE Shopping... and kids...

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I'm just waiting for The One...

The One SC whom I will have so much pleasure in killing that I will serve my life sentence with a smile on my face and no regrets.

She found you, and you probably missed your chance.

I say call the cops if you haven't already, and hand back everything she dropped. Keeping stuff out of the wallet just to make the crazy nut's life miserable would probably just get you busted for theft anyway.

[TheSHAD0W]

Call the Po-Po. You want it on record that this idiot followed you home.

[Mystic]

Certainly call the cops. Next thing you know, she will claim you stole the wallet. Granted, she's a nutter, but that's not trouble you want either. Call them before she does and tell them everything.

[elsporko]

Call the cops. Tell them you went through the wallet, but because you wanted to find out who she was and where she lived. Leave the cash intact. That way if they pull your fingerprints out of the inside you are covered but by leaving money in there it doesn't look like you took anything.


Alternative: Cut everything in the wallet in half and flush it down the toilet. How the hell will she prove you did that?

[Ironclad Alibi]

Alternative: Cut everything in the wallet in half and flush it down the toilet. How the hell will she prove you did that?

Do you suppose she dropped the wallet on purpose so she could accuse Panda of stealing it? If so, all the more reason to make it disappear. Except for the £50 cash, which should make its way to a deserving soul.

[bainsidhe]

Turn everything over to the police and file a report. Also file a report with the supermarket and get the cashier's name and be ready to get security tapes if available. Take note of time, exact wording (as much as you can remember), etc.

And remember, she's missing her keys. This means she may be locked out and/or unable to drive, not to mention she's missing credit cards and ID. So hand things over to police, but make sure you enjoy her inconvenience.

[XCashier]

Alternative: Cut everything in the wallet in half and flush it down the toilet. How the hell will she prove you did that?

Tempting as it may be, do not sink to her level. Be the better person. Call the police, hand over the wallet with cash and cards and all, tell them everything that happened at the store and at your doorstep. Take the high road in this. You've got enough trouble without deliberately bringing more upon yourself.

Best wishes for everything to turn out well. Please keep us posted.

[panda]

Okay, well, the overwhelming view seems to be that I should file a police report, but that's actually one of the last things I want to do. It seems like a lot of hassle, plus I'm not going to be here in a few days as I'm going back to uni (I'm house-sitting for my parents). So what I figured I'd do is call up my friend, G, who's a volunteer police officer and I reminded him that he owes me a favour and explained what happened and asked him if he would suit up and go with me to her house to return the wallet (tempting as it was to keep the cash, I didn't touch any of it, or mess with the cards... the devil on my shoulder told me to take the wallet and flee the country, the angel on the other said that given her address (government housing) she probably needed the money and I think if I'm nice karma will reward me)

G told me that I should make the report official but I convince him to keep it off-record since he owes me SUCH a big favour.
(This is how his favour went, in case you're interested:
Me: *sleeping, it's 2AM*
G: *rings me* Panda! Awesoooome! Heeyy... wassup?
Me: Bleh? G? What... are you doing? It's 2AM!
G: Need a ride...
Me: What?! Why?
G: Kinda drunk...
Me: Ugh, where are you?
G: Airport...
Me: ...WHAT? You want me to collect you from the airport?! How did you even get drunk at the airport!?

Turns out he had been out with some buddies and they had all half-bakedly decided to go to Amsterdam and got as far as the airport, but none of them had their passports. He had just stopped to use the men's room to find they were all gone. I went and picked his sorry arse up and I just LOVE telling the story).

Going to go to her house later when G gets off work.

[Mikkel]

I agree, prepare to document what happened as far as you are able and go to the police, they'll probably know her already and since she is that scared of them, it will be what she least wants.

[Cazzi]

Oh dear, you did not have a good day

I also vote to document everything & make a police report... you don't want her coming back & spray painting when your parents are back

On a side note.. can you hint at which bridge the shopping arcade is near please.. I get down to London a few times a year & explore the place... think I may want to avoid that mall

[Geek King]

I am/was definitely not a coat hanger! Been an hourglass since 11!

Panda, an hourglass figure can be perfectly lovely. Not everyone is into girls that can hoola-hoop with a cheerio.

[XCashier]

So what I figured I'd do is call up my friend, G, who's a volunteer police officer and I reminded him that he owes me a favour and explained what happened and asked him if he would suit up and go with me to her house to return the wallet ...Going to go to her house later when G gets off work.

Any updates?

[plan9au]

This is where you should've found the most underripe banana you could, and hum that at father's head.

Underripe bananas are hard. Also pointy.

Damn it man....I cant read this at work if you're going to make comments that make me giggle like a school girl....

[Midorikawa]

Damn it man....I cant read this at work if you're going to make comments that make me giggle like a school girl....

...And that's why I'm glad I'm the only admin here in the NOC. I can giggle or scream my fool head off, and noone will know. :-D

[ShinyGreenApple]

Father: Oranges are round.
Me: [Lord, help me...]

. . . so are frozen oranges.