lostcarpark | Things not to leave behind on buses...

I was taking a bus to pick up a car from servicing, and typing on my Psion on the way. When nearly at my stop, I packed up to go, but instead of sliding the Psion into my bag, it must have slid down outside, landing somewhere inside the bus.

I didn't notice until the morning. The first sign that all was not well was the alarm not going off. Normally it goes off about a minute after my phone. But I wasn't panicking, as it's not uncommon for me to leave it downstairs. I checked before leaving for work, and there was no sign of it. Alarm bells were going off at this point, or rather, they weren't.

I knew at this point that the last time I'd had it was on the bus, so first thing after getting to work, I called the Dublin Bus, who were very helpful, and gave me the number for lost property. However, before I got to call them, I received a call from them. They had it, and their lost property office wasn't far from where I work. I called down at lunch time to collect it, and happily handed over the princely sum of €2 for the privilege.

Thanks to

lproven for getting me to put a password screen on it, which shows my name and phone number to anyone who opens it. For one thing, it makes it difficult for anyone who picks it up to decide to keep it for themselves (though if they took out the main and backup batteries it would reset). As the guy said, "the recovery rate for these things isn't great".