disorganised fretting

[deird1]

Accidentally left my wallet at work.


It is really disconcerting getting in your car to go to a doctor's appointment and thinking "I can't pay. I can't go to the bank and get out money so I can give them cash. I can't show them my driver's license to prove that I am honest and coming back to pay. If I crash on the way to the doctor, I can't show the police my driver's license. If I crash and wind up unconscious in hospital, they won't be able to go through my wallet to find out who I am..."

Ah well. At least I can get it back tomorrow.

Comments

[fenchurch]

I know exactly what you mean! A few weeks ago, I stopped by a natural food market to grab some lunch... I'd already gotten stuff from the hot food bar (in takeaway containers) and had made it to the checkout before I realized that I'd taken out my driver's license and debit card that morning to put in my little hiking pack when I'd gone out walking. I had no cash and I remember standing there trying to figure out what to do. Thankfully, I realized I had a credit card stuck away in a little hidden pouch in my wallet, so I put a $5 lunch on my credit card (so very grateful that they accepted this one), feeling very silly the whole time.

But I did the same thing you did... thinking of all the things that could go wrong before I got home to retrieve the rest of my regular wallet stuff. I did, at least, have the comfort of knowing I had that one credit card and that it even happened to have my photo on it. But still... it's so disconcerting!

[velvetwhip]

Oh gosh. I am just glad you know where your wallet actually is. I had my pocket picked on the bus once and it was disastrous... I had just cashed my paycheck.


Gabrielle

[nimthiriel]

This is why I wish I could just have a chip in my wrist. Much harder to lose or forget or have stolen, and organisations like police and hospitals have permission to get certain types of information from it (name, age, medical history) if you're unconscious. For anyone else, you sign a thing before they're allowed to get your info or send you stuff.

[spiralleds]

I hate days like that.