my passport stolen

jon boy · 09.04.2007, 05:01 AM

applied for it months ago and had the old one returned with a note saying i should get my new one soon and still nothing. called the office and it turns out they dont use the regular mail they use a private courier who is supposed to get a signature when delivering but apparantly dont and the new one was sent out weeks ago. so someone is out there using my passport for god knows what! i know this is a bit of a rant but i am at the end of my rope having spoken to every department imaginable only to get static.

i have heard so many stories of people having to go to the passport office the day before they fly to pick theirs up. my flight leaves in a few weeks.

!@#$%! · 09.04.2007, 05:04 AM

i doubt anybody here knows anybody who can fix that, but you never know. maybe crypto knows the british ambassador in the republic of texas, and he can place some calls to his 3rd cousin in the foreign office, lord wankington--who knows what kind of influence he might pull.

nicfit · 09.04.2007, 05:09 AM

Probably some uk boarder stole it on purpose not to let you fly away. Does anyone on here work in postal offices or something?

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 09.04.2007, 05:11 AM

That sucks man. I'm sure you'll get to go though.

!@#$%! · 09.04.2007, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by nicfit

Probably some uk boarder stole it on purpose not to let you fly away. Does anyone on here work in postal offices or something?

paulybee is a mailman with sinn fein connections.

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on the other hand, he could ask spectraljulian about the location of the purloined letter.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 09.04.2007, 05:52 AM

If only I were omniscient.

jon boy · 09.04.2007, 06:07 AM

thing is passport prices have gone up because they now contract out this courier who apparantly does not do a very good job. have found out that many people have either had their passport stolen and used fraudulently or delivered to wrong address's etc. its just so frustrating when you cant get a straight answer.

phoenix · 09.04.2007, 06:20 AM

you'll be fine.. I applied for mine like 23 days before I needed to fly.. and I got it in 13? without even paying the 'rush' fee. as long as you pester them and are willing to go take it in to the office and pick it up from the office ( sorting/travel are the most time consuming things for yr passport) it'll be done really fast.

well.. in my country at least.

but that is really lame that your government is supposedly using a private courier. here you can have it direct posted from the office (using the next day delivery bags) or they make you pick it up from your local post office, or you pick it up from the government building in the city.

nick2767 · 09.04.2007, 07:18 AM

the price of uk passports increased in order to cover the costs of all the anti fraud measures introduced a few years ago. private contractors are usually cheaper than the post office, that's why govt uses them - but they're no more reliant or trust worthy. hope you get your replacement soon.

jon boy · 09.04.2007, 07:55 AM

my next move will be to curl up in a ball and rock gently backwards and forwards haha.

i just heard from them and they told me they would have to do a formal investigation as it 'may have been compromised' and used illegally but would not tell me where.

looks like i picked the wrong week to quit taking barbituates.

floatingslowly · 09.04.2007, 08:36 AM

thanks for posting this.

now when we hear about how a terrorist named Jon Boy has hijacked a plane, we'll know it's not you.

Danny Himself · 09.04.2007, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicfit

Probably some uk boarder stole it

Oh, don't say that- if anybody is going to be accused of thievery it's going to be me.

max · 09.04.2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jon boy

i just heard from them and they told me they would have to do a formal investigation as it 'may have been compromised' and used illegally but would not tell me where.

looks like i picked the wrong week to quit taking barbituates.

that's a trainwreck of a scenario. not to mention the thoughts floating in my head. that's just NOT right. sorry to hear it man.

max · 09.04.2007, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by floatingslowly

thanks for posting this.

now when we hear about how a terrorist named Jon Boy has hijacked a plane, we'll know it's not you.

my thoughts, exactly.

jon boy · 09.04.2007, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

thanks for posting this.

now when we hear about how a terrorist named Jon Boy has hijacked a plane, we'll know it's not you.

thats what i thought! the new faction of islamic jihad. i can feel the feds moving in, bush is going to launch a pre emptive strike against me.

nicfit · 09.04.2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Danny Himself

Oh, don't say that- if anybody is going to be accused of thievery it's going to be me.

maybe a girl secretly in love with jb stole it....

floatingslowly · 09.04.2007, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon boy

thats what i thought! the new faction of islamic jihad. i can feel the feds moving in, bush is going to launch a pre emptive strike against me.

I doubt he could find you.

have fun with that "no-fly list" though!

jon boy · 09.04.2007, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicfit

maybe a girl secretly in love with jb stole it....

the cow!

nicfit · 09.04.2007, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon boy

the cow!

jon boy · 09.04.2007, 11:48 AM

dont you mean sexiest?

09.04.2007, 05:01 AM	#1
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	applied for it months ago and had the old one returned with a note saying i should get my new one soon and still nothing. called the office and it turns out they dont use the regular mail they use a private courier who is supposed to get a signature when delivering but apparantly dont and the new one was sent out weeks ago. so someone is out there using my passport for god knows what! i know this is a bit of a rant but i am at the end of my rope having spoken to every department imaginable only to get static. i have heard so many stories of people having to go to the passport office the day before they fly to pick theirs up. my flight leaves in a few weeks. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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09.04.2007, 05:04 AM	#2
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,468	i doubt anybody here knows anybody who can fix that, but you never know. maybe crypto knows the british ambassador in the republic of texas, and he can place some calls to his 3rd cousin in the foreign office, lord wankington--who knows what kind of influence he might pull.
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09.04.2007, 05:09 AM	#3
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Probably some uk boarder stole it on purpose not to let you fly away. Does anyone on here work in postal offices or something? __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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09.04.2007, 05:11 AM	#4
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	That sucks man. I'm sure you'll get to go though.
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09.04.2007, 05:52 AM	#6
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	If only I were omniscient.
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09.04.2007, 06:07 AM	#7
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	thing is passport prices have gone up because they now contract out this courier who apparantly does not do a very good job. have found out that many people have either had their passport stolen and used fraudulently or delivered to wrong address's etc. its just so frustrating when you cant get a straight answer. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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09.04.2007, 06:20 AM	#8
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	you'll be fine.. I applied for mine like 23 days before I needed to fly.. and I got it in 13? without even paying the 'rush' fee. as long as you pester them and are willing to go take it in to the office and pick it up from the office ( sorting/travel are the most time consuming things for yr passport) it'll be done really fast. well.. in my country at least. but that is really lame that your government is supposedly using a private courier. here you can have it direct posted from the office (using the next day delivery bags) or they make you pick it up from your local post office, or you pick it up from the government building in the city. __________________ tiny and lost.
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09.04.2007, 07:18 AM	#9
nick2767 bad moon rising Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 125	the price of uk passports increased in order to cover the costs of all the anti fraud measures introduced a few years ago. private contractors are usually cheaper than the post office, that's why govt uses them - but they're no more reliant or trust worthy. hope you get your replacement soon.
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09.04.2007, 07:55 AM	#10
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	my next move will be to curl up in a ball and rock gently backwards and forwards haha. i just heard from them and they told me they would have to do a formal investigation as it 'may have been compromised' and used illegally but would not tell me where. looks like i picked the wrong week to quit taking barbituates. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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09.04.2007, 08:36 AM	#11
floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	thanks for posting this. now when we hear about how a terrorist named Jon Boy has hijacked a plane, we'll know it's not you.
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09.04.2007, 11:48 AM	#20
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	dont you mean sexiest? __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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