Hi malcolm oh my god that is awful Hey malcolm i have my shoulder bag always on my tummy and I have my hand on it keep feeling it all the time the bag i mean hahahahaha I have flap over shoulder bag but believe me i never let it off my shoulder even in cafe's and rooms infact in our community day centre I have it over my shoulder couldn't care less what others think never leave it on floor at side of my chair or under my chair no way In bury market last week carer told me big posters up saying Watche your purses so yes its terrible easy to pick on the blind now people say to me hey carol,your treasuring that bag as its got gold in it i tol them i feel safe if its on my shoulder take care Love Carol x.x.x.x. -----Original Message----- From: M BOWKER - Email Address: bowker288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent On: 05/07/2011 14:42 Sent To: Guide Chat - Email Address: guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guide.chat] Be alert ladies Hi All, WARNING. This is for real. My friend went out today with her carer. My friend is totally blind. They went out shopping as usual but some where along the way she went to open her shoulder bag only to find one of the pocket zips open. Someone had managed to open it and take all her cards out of it without her knowing. Fortunately they were only payment cards. But just shows how easy it is for a pickpocket. Some times these so called human people make a target of us blind people. I had a friend who went on the metro ling train station to get her tram home She is totally blind and was using her guide dog. There was only one person on the platform with her and it was a woman. This woman asked my friend if she had any change for the ticket machine. My friend opened her hand bag and got her purse out and while giving this woman the change she needed for her ticket. When my friend went to put her purse away she noticed her keys had gone. She shouted out but got no reply. When the tram came she got on but all the way home she thought this woman maybe following her to see where she lived. She had to have all her locks change . So beware girls when your out and about. Malcolm. love Malcolm. xxxx.