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Oh no, thats the second report of a stolen jacket in a weekSad the report that on my second day on the Camino someone stole my GORE-TEX jacket from a table just behind me. Fluorescent yellow cycling jacket marked GORE on the outside in small black letters. Black on the inside.
It's ruined my day and is for my safety early in the morning.
Reward for safe return
Signed, one cross cyclist.
Sad the report that on my second day on the Camino someone stole my GORE-TEX jacket from a table just behind me. Fluorescent yellow cycling jacket marked GORE on the outside in small black letters. Black on the inside.
It's ruined my day and is for my safety early in the morning.
Reward for safe return
Signed, one cross cyclist.
Perhaps it did not ruin your day. Perhaps the thief did not ruin your day but you consciously let the thief/theft ruin your day. I am not saying to pretend nothing happened, but this theft is nothing more than an instance of revealing human nature, revealing that all of us have bad tendencies, do bad things, take bad actions. And since this is man/womankind's basic nature, then it is, in essence, truth--men/women doing exactly what they are capable of doing; in this case, bad; in other cases, good.Sad the report that on my second day on the Camino someone stole my GORE-TEX jacket from a table just behind me. Fluorescent yellow cycling jacket marked GORE on the outside in small black letters. Black on the inside.
It's ruined my day and is for my safety early in the morning.
Reward for safe return
Signed, one cross cyclist.
Join me in judgemental corner and say what you think - because I think you’re right. Nobody died, nothing caught fire; but clearly it wasn’t a great day for the OP.Perhaps, when you walk a Camino and someone steals an essential and expensive item of your equipment you might think back and regret your post. I think Hobnob is fully entitled to think his/hers day has been ruined, I know I would.
I did think I might describe your post as trite nonsense but decided not to
I understand that you are upset, it is good to feel that and then let it go. As we know the Camino will show you something to make up for it.. truly! I heard many stories and have experienced it myself.. be safe and Buen CaminoJoin me in judgemental corner and say what you think - because I think you’re right. Nobody died, nothing caught fire; but clearly it wasn’t a great day for the OP.
Thanks everyone for their kind words. My original post was for several reasons:I understand that you are upset, it is good to feel that and then let it go. As we know the Camino will show you something to make up for it.. truly! I heard many stories and have experienced it myself.. be safe and Buen Camino
Sometimes we just have to have a good rant before moving on. I hope that there are no more mishaps on you Camino.3. Have a rant!
I feel your pain and frustration, having been burglarized several times. Thank you for the post as it is a great idea, and now numerous people will be on the lookout for your gear. It also serves as a note of caution to pilgrims, a generally trusting community. Just like in The Way, I have heard other pilgrims' stories of backpack theft, phone theft, etc. Personally, I try never to leave my pack or other belongings outside cafes, etc, along the path. In the rare instances I must, I minimize my stay time and check periodically. I will usually leave my shoes outside the albergue dorm, but always put my trekking poles in my pack....even those can get taken by mistake or on purpose. My name and email is on all of my important gear.Sad the report that on my second day on the Camino someone stole my GORE-TEX jacket from a table just behind me. Fluorescent yellow cycling jacket marked GORE on the outside in small black letters. Black on the inside.
It's ruined my day and is for my safety early in the morning.
Reward for safe return
Signed, one cross cyclist.
Easy solution - never take them off!I am still worried someone might take my $220 very comfy trial runners.
If your assumption is correct, a hiker wearing a fluorescent yellow cycling jacket is going to be pretty conspicuous. You never know…. And I'm nearly as cross with myself as the person who placed their rucksack next to my jacket, and lifted both. No one there thought such a jacket was taken by mistake.
I am still worried someone might take my $220 very comfy trial runners.
I am so sorry this has happened.I hope you find your jacket. For this reason I have been shopping at the 2 nd hand thrift stores and FB Marketplace for things to bring. I have so far found merino T shirts short and long, rain jacket, pants, cheap walking poles, etc. All of these excellent quality and costing me, pennies to the dollar. I have decided I am not bringing any of my dear to me sentimental, high vaue items. So if things go missing, I will not be upset and will just replace it, along the way. I am still worried someone might take my $220 very comfy trial runners.
I understand your anger. I also can agree about the need to keep an eye on any especially valuable items.Sad the report that on my second day on the Camino someone stole my GORE-TEX jacket from a table just behind me. Fluorescent yellow cycling jacket marked GORE on the outside in small black letters. Black on the inside.
It's ruined my day and is for my safety early in the morning.
Reward for safe return
Signed, one cross cyclist.
She did not ask for your sympathy or your sanctimonious lecture. Goretex costs hundreds of dollars, but the jacket doubles as a piece of safety equipment. It is not his/her fault and anger is a totally appropriate response.Perhaps it did not ruin your day. Perhaps the thief did not ruin your day but you consciously let the thief/theft ruin your day. I am not saying to pretend nothing happened, but this theft is nothing more than an instance of revealing human nature, revealing that all of us have bad tendencies, do bad things, take bad actions. And since this is man/womankind's basic nature, then it is, in essence, truth--men/women doing exactly what they are capable of doing; in this case, bad; in other cases, good.
Acknowledge the incident occurred--yes; however, to throw away a good and turn it into a bad day, strictly because of you chose to respond to the theft is not only your responsibility, it was your chose.
The Camino is the larger issue and the larger focus; your pilgrimage has not been stopped; you will still continue; you will still reap the overwhelming benefits. This theft does not deserve credit for ruining your day. It is too miniscule an incident to warrant same.
All the same, I wish the theft had not occurred. And my sympathies to you in this regard.
I have never had a shoe problem! Might be because I wear a size 16. So there you go…just wear my size and no worries. Although someone dressed as a clown might like them…hmmm.I'm just outside of Leon, and before I left, I put my initials, in Sharpie, on the outside back of my very expensive trail runners. In Orrison, where lots of Pilgrims stop, I met a woman who had the same shoes as me. She loved thatine had my initials. Sadly, they're now so dusty it would be hard to make them out if they were on someone else's feet, but I think I still could. And my poles also have my initials. The things they most insist you leave outside.
It’s ok to feel ticked off and I’m sure disappointed. I sympathize with you and understood your post. It’s disappointing to have something happen so early on this adventure. Perhaps if you’re near a larger city soon you can get a cheap reflective jacket at Decathalon. Please stay safe on the roads. I’ve had cars zip past me while having to walk road sections of various Caminos and it’s scary, I’d never attempt it as a “bicigrina”..Thanks everyone for their kind words. My original post was for several reasons:
1. Facilitate the return of the jacket. Unlikely, but someone might be found with it (and what else?)
2. Remind everyone that there are dishonest people around. A tiny minority of course.
3. Have a rant! I've delayed my camino by 1/2 day, to replace the jacket tomorrow. And I'm nearly as cross with myself as the person who placed their rucksack next to my jacket, and lifted both. No one there thought such a jacket was taken by mistake.
If an albergue asks me to leave my shoes (Hokas) in a common area, I bag them and put them inside discreetly. Bit then I walk off seasonI am so sorry this has happened.I hope you find your jacket. For this reason I have been shopping at the 2 nd hand thrift stores and FB Marketplace for things to bring. I have so far found merino T shirts short and long, rain jacket, pants, cheap walking poles, etc. All of these excellent quality and costing me, pennies to the dollar. I have decided I am not bringing any of my dear to me sentimental, high vaue items. So if things go missing, I will not be upset and will just replace it, along the way. I am still worried someone might take my $220 very comfy trial runners.
But for those of us who don't subscribe to the notion that "the Camino provides", this makes even less sense.If the camino provides what you need maybe it takes away what you don't need.
Well said. I would add that we wouldn’t minimize the effect that such an event has on us when it occurs. I was stopped on my bicycle and robbed in April this year and I still find myself dealing with it. I have friends who responded with “Well at least ______ didn’t happen”. In other words, “Look on the bright side”, which I didn’t find helpful. The other thing I would add is that it is said that the spiritual life is about subtraction rather than addition. The truth is that between now and the time of our death we will certainly experience our share of losses. Death will be the final letting go. I would suggest that losing my wallet, money, cards, and iphone was traumatic yes, but an opportunity to experience a bit of loss. To begin getting used to it. To really feel it, to accept it, and perhaps eventually to embrace it. Most of the time I reject that path. But when I see it as my Camino , it perhaps will still be felt as loss but also part of my life’s journey. Might as well go with it and let it go with my blessing. Jesus advised that when people do us wrong to shake the dust off our feet and move on so as not to take it with us to our next stop.Perhaps it did not ruin your day. Perhaps the thief did not ruin your day but you consciously let the thief/theft ruin your day. I am not saying to pretend nothing happened, but this theft is nothing more than an instance of revealing human nature, revealing that all of us have bad tendencies, do bad things, take bad actions. And since this is man/womankind's basic nature, then it is, in essence, truth--men/women doing exactly what they are capable of doing; in this case, bad; in other cases, good.
Acknowledge the incident occurred--yes; however, to throw away a good and turn it into a bad day, strictly because of you chose to respond to the theft is not only your responsibility, it was your chose.
The Camino is the larger issue and the larger focus; your pilgrimage has not been stopped; you will still continue; you will still reap the overwhelming benefits. This theft does not deserve credit for ruining your day. It is too miniscule an incident to warrant same.
All the same, I wish the theft had not occurred. And my sympathies to you in this regard.
My confidence is restored. When I wrote the above reply, I was not criticizing the poster; rather, trying to put things in perspective. I got a negative response and started self-questioning myself and my intentions. Fortunately, the majority of the replies were positive as I believe they saw what my purpose and intent was. If we let one so-called incident ruin our day then what happens when the next so-called incidents occur: a rude and abrasive waiter, a biker rushing past us and almost hitting us, two blisters on the same foot, etc. Life will always, always throw curves to you and attempt to destroy the moment or the day. It behooves us to raise above the occasion. I know this from personal experience as I have been guilty on more than one occasion to over-reacting to an incident when there was absolutely no cause to do so. Fortunately, life continues to kick me in the behind every time I commit such offense. I am 75 years old and still trying to figure life out.Perhaps it did not ruin your day. Perhaps the thief did not ruin your day but you consciously let the thief/theft ruin your day. I am not saying to pretend nothing happened, but this theft is nothing more than an instance of revealing human nature, revealing that all of us have bad tendencies, do bad things, take bad actions. And since this is man/womankind's basic nature, then it is, in essence, truth--men/women doing exactly what they are capable of doing; in this case, bad; in other cases, good.
Acknowledge the incident occurred--yes; however, to throw away a good and turn it into a bad day, strictly because of you chose to respond to the theft is not only your responsibility, it was your chose.
The Camino is the larger issue and the larger focus; your pilgrimage has not been stopped; you will still continue; you will still reap the overwhelming benefits. This theft does not deserve credit for ruining your day. It is too miniscule an incident to warrant same.
All the same, I wish the theft had not occurred. And my sympathies to you in this regard.
So sorry that happened to you! Never fun to have an item you need gone.Sad the report that on my second day on the Camino someone stole my GORE-TEX jacket from a table just behind me. Fluorescent yellow cycling jacket marked GORE on the outside in small black letters. Black on the inside.
It's ruined my day and is for my safety early in the morning.
Reward for safe return
Signed, one cross cyclist.
Your post reminded me of a teaching story - that ends something like - trust is God but tie up your Camel.When somebody steals something of mine - especially if it were to happen while walking the Camino - my day isn't ruined just because I don't have my item anymore. My whole sense of reality and trust in others would be affected. It never occurred to me that someone might steal something - especially a piece of clothing - when I'm stopped at a cafe on the Camino. When something like this happens, it means you start to worry about safety, about trusting others around you, about the possibility that somebody might do something like this, that ruins your trust in others. The Camino is a break, for many of us, from the bullshit we deal with in our everyday lives at home. There is an over-arching attitude of trust, friendship, comradery, etc. when you're walking the Camino. Without that, you spend a lot of time worrying about what others may do to you. And that, indeed, would ruin my day.
Rita Flower,Your post reminded me of a teaching story - that ends something like - trust is God but tie up your Camel.
I am on VDLP at the moment and while it is not like other busier Caminos I am still ‘tying up my Camel’ as a practice. It’s not that I don’t trust those around me - but it takes only a little effort to keep my belongings secure. And even so somethings can be lost, stolen or misplaced.
I have learnt that s#*t can happen to anyone at any time.
Thanks everyone for their kind words. My original post was for several reasons:
1. Facilitate the return of the jacket. Unlikely, but someone might be found with it (and what else?)
2. Remind everyone that there are dishonest people around. A tiny minority of course.
3. Have a rant! I've delayed my camino by 1/2 day, to replace the jacket tomorrow. And I'm nearly as cross with myself as the person who placed their rucksack next to my jacket, and lifted both. No one there thought such a jacket was taken by mistake.
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