Meadowhall - FYI
28 November 2005, 07:38 AM
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Meadowhall - FYI
Just a precautionary note, wouldn't feel right if I didn't share it with you.
Last week, the mum of a friend of my girlfriend was in Meadowhall, when they found a wallet. It was packed with over a grand (Not too unusual given the time of year granted).
They decided to do the honest thing and hand it in. They then noticed a man of foreign appearnace frantically looking for something. Upon asking him if he had lost something, he said he'd lost his wallet. They got him to describe it, and true enough it was this guys wallet they had found. He then offered them both £100 for being honest, but because the wallet had found it's rightful owner, they said it is was ok, and declined the offer.
When they were walking away, the gent tapped them on the shoulder, and just said, "whatever you do, don't come to Meadowhall in the 2 weeks running up to christmas". This freaked them out, so they went to report it to security, who scoured the cctv, but found no trace of him.
It might be nothing, but they way he said it put the fear of god into them.
Make your own conclusion, but I just wanted to share it with you.
J
Last week, the mum of a friend of my girlfriend was in Meadowhall, when they found a wallet. It was packed with over a grand (Not too unusual given the time of year granted).
They decided to do the honest thing and hand it in. They then noticed a man of foreign appearnace frantically looking for something. Upon asking him if he had lost something, he said he'd lost his wallet. They got him to describe it, and true enough it was this guys wallet they had found. He then offered them both £100 for being honest, but because the wallet had found it's rightful owner, they said it is was ok, and declined the offer.
When they were walking away, the gent tapped them on the shoulder, and just said, "whatever you do, don't come to Meadowhall in the 2 weeks running up to christmas". This freaked them out, so they went to report it to security, who scoured the cctv, but found no trace of him.
It might be nothing, but they way he said it put the fear of god into them.
Make your own conclusion, but I just wanted to share it with you.
J
28 November 2005, 08:33 AM
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Can't help thinking this has been posted soooo many times before for numerous other locations/times - urban myth.
28 November 2005, 08:58 AM
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Like I said, you make's your own decisions in life, but this is 1st hand information, not from some friend of some bloke down the pub.
If something happend, and I knew, but didn't say, I would feel terrible. Hopefully nothing will happen.
J
If something happend, and I knew, but didn't say, I would feel terrible. Hopefully nothing will happen.
J
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Can't help thinking this has been posted soooo many times before for numerous other locations/times - urban myth.
28 November 2005, 09:24 PM
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I've heard a slightly differnet version of exactly the same story today, but subtley different in the details.
Chinese whispers anyone?
Chinese whispers anyone?
29 November 2005, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Jontyclassic"00"
Like I said, you make's your own decisions in life, but this is 1st hand information, not from some friend of some bloke down the pub.
If something happend, and I knew, but didn't say, I would feel terrible. Hopefully nothing will happen.
J
If something happend, and I knew, but didn't say, I would feel terrible. Hopefully nothing will happen.
J
29 November 2005, 12:19 PM
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lol. Im almost certain I heard the exact same thing last year, Im supposed to be going to meadowhall on Monday to do our christmas shopping. Cant stand the place myself, massively overated IMO. Anyone know anywhere better I can go to do my shopping 
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29 November 2005, 08:33 PM
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Exact same thing happened to friends of mine last year in broad marsh centre notts
Year before that it was dads friend who copped it in victoria centre
Biggest load of ****e,supprised its not that widely known now that they stop doing it tbh
Year before that it was dads friend who copped it in victoria centre
Biggest load of ****e,supprised its not that widely known now that they stop doing it tbh
30 November 2005, 07:00 AM
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I heard exactly the same story two weeks ago in the gym - only difference was the shopping centre was further up north. Oh, and the guy wasnt bothered about the large amount of money, it was some important paperwork he had in the wallet
30 November 2005, 09:23 AM
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