Crap
My wallet is gone. I very distinctly remember taking it out of my backpack at the gym and putting it into my coat pocket. I zipped my coat pocket and walked to Target. Upon entering Target, I unzipped the coat pocket to take out my phone, as my list of stuff to buy was on the phone. When I got to the register - no wallet. I frantically retraced my steps, including practically stripping in one of the aisles, just in case the wallet wasn't where I remembered putting it. I checked with guest services at Target. I walked back to the gym and checked with the desk staff there. No wallet = no ID, no money, no credit cards, no metro card, no health insurance cards. Awesome. I honestly have no idea if someone managed to steal it, or if it just fell out of my pocket (which would be weird - they're *really* deep pockets). Either way, I've now canceled the cards I could (annoyingly, my bank doesn't have 24/7 customer service, so I left a message and sent an email and don't really know what else to do) and ordered replacements for what could be replaced. And I'm going to use my laundry quarters (yay for procrastinating on going to the laundromat) to buy a Metro card to allow me to get to the NYC-based friend who will serve as my temporary ATM.
Anyway - consider this your official public service announcement. If you haven't already photocopied everything in your wallet to facilitate contacting credit card companies, should this ever happen to you, do it. And if you don't have a small stash of emergency money in your abode, do that, too.
Anyway - consider this your official public service announcement. If you haven't already photocopied everything in your wallet to facilitate contacting credit card companies, should this ever happen to you, do it. And if you don't have a small stash of emergency money in your abode, do that, too.