Saaaaaaaaaaaaad news - I am trying to deal with it with hopes that it will come back.
I stupidly left my LC Nowak in the common area of the University that I am now teaching at for two minutes until I realized I had left it behind. Of course you know the rest...gone gone gone.....
I am hoping it will turn up. No one has turned it in yet. If anyone happens to see a #007/333 for sale you know it's mine. I am going to not freak out just yet. I will give it some time. After all, it's just a jacket....right?
Sooo....if anyone catches wind of it I would sure appreciate it....
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I feel your pain. Someone walked off with my Wested at the QM Summit in 2008. Peter fit me for the jacket back in 2005, and it fit me like a glove. You will always miss it, but eventually you will move on.
Problem is- whoever took it most likely has no idea of its worth. So if it does show up on eBay it will just be called a brown leather jacket. I really do hope it finds it's way back to you.
thank you all for your words. What kills me is that it was my brief moment of stupidity. Today I will start a more thorough campus search....keeping my fingers crossed....
I left mine in a church class room after a boy scout meeting this past fall. I didn't realize it until the next morning when I was heading out for work. Knowing the church doesn't lock its doors, I went there first thing and thankfully it was still on the coat rack where I'd left it.
If you haven't already done so, Nick, it might not be a bad idea to contact your equivalent of Campus Security to keep an eye out for it, too. Hope it turns up soon!
Sorry to read this, Nick... Hope it shows up safe and sound (and SOON)
My promise to you is that when I'm on ebay -I get on there probably once a day for a few minutes- I'll be sure to do a quick couple of searches for your jacket...
Here's hopin' ...
You mentioned the jackets number... Can I assume that maybe Tony might've also stitched a monogram with your name (or a quote) inside the jacket on the lining?
It's always possible that thief might see that and think "If I want to sell this, I'd better get someone to remove that stitching first"
Are there any places like that local to where you are where maybe someone could bring in a leather coat or jacket and say "Can you remove the monogram for me?"
If any places come to mind you might want to check with them and ask whether someone's come in asking about that kinda thing (or ask them to keep an eye out for someone for when they DO come in...)
It's a SLIM possibility, I'll admit... but can't hurt to maybe check into it...
Nebraska Schulte wrote:If you haven't already done so, Nick, it might not be a bad idea to contact your equivalent of Campus Security to keep an eye out for it, too. Hope it turns up soon!
Best wishes,
NS
At the very least, you'll find out how many gearheads are on campus when security corrals up that lineup!
But yeah, I'd hit up lost and found before doing anything else.
I was talking to a colleague the other day who was in Mexico over the New Years. She had taken a brand new Canon DSLR camera with her on the holiday and accidently left it in a cab. REalizing some time later that she lost the camera she immediately thought she had lost it forever but then decided she would at least try to find it. She asked another cab driver to help her and he got on the phone and after many calls somehow found the cab driver whose car the camera was left in. Long story short the guy returned the camera to her no problem. She said the incident restored some of her faith in humanity (especially with all the night mare stories you hear coming out of Mexico these days) since the cab driver could have easily just kept it. My point is, perhaps someone picked it up to turn it in. I work at a university and for the most part I find people quite honest about lost items. From what I know of you, the size of the jacket is not common and so it is not likely that someone would be wearing it around. I am sure you have done this but I would ask the cleaners/security/student center to see if anyone turned it in. I too thought of putting up a sign. Actually you know the time and day you lost it. You can be sure because students schedules are the same every week, that the person who has your jacket will be going through that same area at the same time next week. Either stand and see if someone is wearing your jacket or put up a sign. Yes, I agree with Michaelson that it might alert people to the value of it, but you could also just say honestly that the jacket has great sentiment value to you. Just some thoughts.
hope you find it
Gary
One of MY students spotted the lone jacket, saw my name in it and took it home that day to bring to my class this afternoon. She said she wanted to make sure no one took it. She had no classes from the day it was gone until today and I totally believe that she was looking out for me....Talk about an incredible student!!!!
I am soooooooo relieved and will not be leaving my jackets laying around any more. Lesson learned.
PS - she said her boyfriend loved the jacket. I just thanked her for keeping it safe for me.
Hey bruv, that's like massively respectful of that student to bring back your jacket or whatever? I bet you was like, totally shocked isn't it? When I saw this thread I was like, "No way, blud! You's lost your jacket what you always wore when you got all blinged up and ****! Harsh!" But now it's back! Standard!!
One of MY students spotted the lone jacket, saw my name in it and took it home that day to bring to my class this afternoon. She said she wanted to make sure no one took it. She had no classes from the day it was gone until today and I totally believe that she was looking out for me....Talk about an incredible student!!!!
I am soooooooo relieved and will not be leaving my jackets laying around any more. Lesson learned.
PS - she said her boyfriend loved the jacket. I just thanked her for keeping it safe for me.
That's great news Nick! It makes me happy that you've got your jacket back. Frankly, I wasn't expecting this to turn out the way it did, but I do believe in miracles.
