[Idyllchat] Paris and the professionals

[Benjamin Gilson]

Another neat trick happened to us:  We entered the Paris Metro.  My  
wife had a small shoulder purse, cross shoulder, maybe Travelsmith,  
in front, hand on purse, zipped.  Her passport was in her money belt  
under her clothes with her money.  Her wallet was empty and in her  
purse with cosmetics and other non valuables. We entered the gates  
side by side, and there were a couple of guys in the gate beyond  
her.  I went through.  Her gate stuck.  The guys next to her leaned  
over to help her open it, actually, in retrospect, blocking it.   
Finally she got through.  We went our way (her purse still zipped)and  
the guys went theirs.  Then, we stopped at the big wall map beyond  
the gates, arguing about our route.  As we stood there, one of the  
guys approached--"Did you drop this?'--holding her red wallet.  They  
gave it (back) to her, worthless unless she tipped them.  She did  
not.  Ben Gilson