WWPHD? (What would PH do?)
Discussion
TonyRPH said:
So this whole thread was a ruse to brag about his massive man sausage?
s3fella said:
First off, I realise I'm a dopper on this and am partially relieved as to the outcome, but I'm troubled by some of it.
Long story not so short.
A couple of days ago I travelled darn sarf, and stuck in traffic, decided to take an early lunch late breaky at a roadside chain of restaurants.
Car park looked a bit suss so I took laptop bag and seperate leather folio wallet in with me. Had a breakfast fit for Steve Redgrave, and a pot of tea, paid my 11 quid and left.
This afternoon I notice I don't have folio wallet, didn't need it yesterday so was unsure where and when it went astray.
Called hotel from last night, no joy. Called roadside restaurant, tod the. When and when I was in, where I sat, no joy. Even started to doubt if I took it with me, called home not there.
Drove home this evening, and it began to bug me. Folio had some rather boring working papers, nothing too sensitive but I'd not choose to lose them, a usb data key, and a rather nice and dear to me ball pen.
Losing the pen bugged me.
So at home I went back over it all, was convinced I had it on me in this restaurant, so called again. They checked and said nothing handed in or lost, I explained what was in it, and the say call in the morning as manager is back in and I'd been served by her it appears. They even looked under the bench I'd been sat on, nowt there. I explained I was upset at the pen, it was about 70 quids worth, but of sentimental value as was a gift from someone now sadly departed. I thanked them and hung up.
Within a minute of hang up, they call back......we've found it! It wasn't in lost property it was in "one of the manager's hides holes". I asked what they meant, it was apparently in the office "under some papers". Oh, ok, shame you never found it earlier on, I could have called in on way home, but great it is there. So I am asked to describe it, and I list everything in it, come to the pen, and hang on no pen in it.......I ask lady to double check, it's not there.
So now, whilst grateful to get most of it back, and it was my fault for leaving it, although I also recall an odd fella on the table next to me and was beginning to convince myself (and said to them this evening) that I reckon he lifted it from the bench seat next to me during my meal, I'm also worried on three counts.
1 if they'd have to,d me they had it when called earlier, I could have got it back today.
2 to be not in lost property, but in a "hides hole" makes me worry they intended to maybe not allow it back to the owner!
3. The pen is nice, and you can tell it has some value, whereas the rest has little, and that is as yet missing......
So what would PH do?
1 be glad that being a dapper has only cost me a snazzy pen
2 be pissed off that snazzy pen may have gone awol to persons unknown
3 be pissed off that maybe manager has thought, eye eye, I can snaffle this, and only my persistence has thwarted the attempt?
4 think there could be an innocent explanation and await it from manager and be grateful when I get it?
5 get all hoity toity that 11 quid on a Steve Redgrave breaky is extortionate and I expect an element of service, including putting stuff in lost property when some fat Olympian leaves it there.
6. Realise that said manager may have tried the five finger discount but give her a way out to get my pen back, eg, call her and say, thanks for finding it and I'm so glad you decided to put the pen somewhere safe, stick it all in the post to me and I will send you a 20 quid reward.
7 call head office and have them all sacked, tarred and feathered and photos posted to all other branches as a warning to others..... .?
I'd really like the pen back, tbh if the rest was missing and I got that back, I'd be pretty pleased! But the fact the rest has now been 'found' , after two calls and attempts of asking, and then they find it later (especially as I suggested this fellow Olympian may have lifted it from me and I asked about cctv, which may have made them think I was going to call plod) , well that all just pisses me off a bit.
Or should I just be thinking "result" ?
I have to call early tomorrow to discuss.
Never before have such a large number of words produced so little.Long story not so short.
A couple of days ago I travelled darn sarf, and stuck in traffic, decided to take an early lunch late breaky at a roadside chain of restaurants.
Car park looked a bit suss so I took laptop bag and seperate leather folio wallet in with me. Had a breakfast fit for Steve Redgrave, and a pot of tea, paid my 11 quid and left.
This afternoon I notice I don't have folio wallet, didn't need it yesterday so was unsure where and when it went astray.
Called hotel from last night, no joy. Called roadside restaurant, tod the. When and when I was in, where I sat, no joy. Even started to doubt if I took it with me, called home not there.
Drove home this evening, and it began to bug me. Folio had some rather boring working papers, nothing too sensitive but I'd not choose to lose them, a usb data key, and a rather nice and dear to me ball pen.
Losing the pen bugged me.
So at home I went back over it all, was convinced I had it on me in this restaurant, so called again. They checked and said nothing handed in or lost, I explained what was in it, and the say call in the morning as manager is back in and I'd been served by her it appears. They even looked under the bench I'd been sat on, nowt there. I explained I was upset at the pen, it was about 70 quids worth, but of sentimental value as was a gift from someone now sadly departed. I thanked them and hung up.
Within a minute of hang up, they call back......we've found it! It wasn't in lost property it was in "one of the manager's hides holes". I asked what they meant, it was apparently in the office "under some papers". Oh, ok, shame you never found it earlier on, I could have called in on way home, but great it is there. So I am asked to describe it, and I list everything in it, come to the pen, and hang on no pen in it.......I ask lady to double check, it's not there.
So now, whilst grateful to get most of it back, and it was my fault for leaving it, although I also recall an odd fella on the table next to me and was beginning to convince myself (and said to them this evening) that I reckon he lifted it from the bench seat next to me during my meal, I'm also worried on three counts.
1 if they'd have to,d me they had it when called earlier, I could have got it back today.
2 to be not in lost property, but in a "hides hole" makes me worry they intended to maybe not allow it back to the owner!
3. The pen is nice, and you can tell it has some value, whereas the rest has little, and that is as yet missing......
So what would PH do?
1 be glad that being a dapper has only cost me a snazzy pen
2 be pissed off that snazzy pen may have gone awol to persons unknown
3 be pissed off that maybe manager has thought, eye eye, I can snaffle this, and only my persistence has thwarted the attempt?
4 think there could be an innocent explanation and await it from manager and be grateful when I get it?
5 get all hoity toity that 11 quid on a Steve Redgrave breaky is extortionate and I expect an element of service, including putting stuff in lost property when some fat Olympian leaves it there.
6. Realise that said manager may have tried the five finger discount but give her a way out to get my pen back, eg, call her and say, thanks for finding it and I'm so glad you decided to put the pen somewhere safe, stick it all in the post to me and I will send you a 20 quid reward.
7 call head office and have them all sacked, tarred and feathered and photos posted to all other branches as a warning to others..... .?
I'd really like the pen back, tbh if the rest was missing and I got that back, I'd be pretty pleased! But the fact the rest has now been 'found' , after two calls and attempts of asking, and then they find it later (especially as I suggested this fellow Olympian may have lifted it from me and I asked about cctv, which may have made them think I was going to call plod) , well that all just pisses me off a bit.
Or should I just be thinking "result" ?
I have to call early tomorrow to discuss.
Edited by s3fella on Thursday 29th January 20:31
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