Stymie the Muggers…
I heard an interesting story on NPR (National Public Radio) last Friday and it definitely struck a nerve with me.
For years, after having my wallet stolen in New York City while traveling on business to fix a file-tracking system for CNA Insurance in the South Tower of the World Trade Center, I have consciously carried a second wallet — a decoy.
In this wallet, I stashed expired credit cards, an old driver license, maybe an old hotel access card, some coupons, thickened it with those fake free cards you always get in the mail, and (of course) a few honest greenbacks. For those same many years, friends and family have berated and teased me for what seemed to them such a silly, paranoid idea.
I was gratified to hear Dan Mulvenna, an international security consultant, during an interview with Bob Edwards on Morning Edition, recommend to NPR listeners that they carry a “mugger’s wallet” when they travel — a decoy, filled with expired credit cards, various sundries, and a bit of cash to appease the mugger. Even a website intended for tourists from Ireland visiting the United States claims that “many people in New York carry a mugger’s wallet, i.e. an extra wallet with small change and one dollar bills.”
HA!
IN YOUR FACE, Y’ALL!
hehe, if i were you, i would also right a series of insulting notes in the fake wallet, to bully the robberist