liadnan

Obviously my wallet and all my cards -including my oystercard- would be stolen just when I'm suffering a little financial embarrassment courtesy of paying Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs their quarterly due in respect of VAT and having to rely on the credit cards until some cheques clear. It was only because I had Pashazade's Oyster card in my pocket for some reason that I didn't end up walking home from Victoria.

Classic: crossing a pedestrian crossing and fail to avoid guy staggering his way across seemingly blind drunk who abuses me for getting in his way. Get to the other side and realise my pocket was light: by that time the lights have changed, there's a stream of traffic, and he's vanished.

No BTP apparent on Victoria, and granted it wasn't their problem anyway as it wasn't on the station, but I did eventually find a phone that connected me to their ops room and they put me through to Scotland Yard. They seem to think there might be some useful CCTV cameras around but I hold out little hope. Lloyds very quick to stop cards on, as were Barclays (though their cretinous new card sentinel idea means that I can no longer use online banking either, as I need the card) but MBNA are a nightmare.

Balls. This is the second wallet I've lost this year, though the first (in Lebanon) was entirely my fault.