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Originally Posted by mjohnson
More with the good...
We should have known better, but we stopped in Chinatown-Oakland on our way back from the Primus concerts (they still Suck, btw). Of course there was no cover on the cargo area.
During our quick 30-min run through a grocery and their mall, we got the full Oakland experience. Back window popped and bags gone.
Late-to-the-game common sense kicked in and we started the process. Took notes on the spot, photos, called OPD to report, went in our new 1/4-of-a-convertable to the OPD offices nearby.
A very fine, lovely, good person found a pile of bags on the sidewalk a mile or three away. She found our ph# on a bag and called us - after grabbing the meds and a passport(!) that she found in the pile.
Thanks to this young lady, and her mom, we got 90% of our stuff back but for three beat-down and old iPads. They also got my pretty cool Osprey pack and a very sentimental zipper pull. This family did the right thing and they were so sad that we might think less of their town.
Now - I have only this girl's mobile number and the intersection nearest her house. We didn't exchange addresses (yes, dumb on me). If I can find her she's due one heck of a gift. How can I give someone something, probably e-cards/etc..., with only a phone number?
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Figure out the carrier (twillo lookup?) and email the text address (10 digit phone plus carriers tld for mail to text gateway)
problem is the recipient may think it is spam/phish/hack