Episode #4: Losing Cell Phone Washington DC

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 In July 2014, Brad and I took a Dad and Son trip to Washington DC. With him having a History major in college, I knew he would love this trip. I capitalized on the knowledge I gathered when Carol Ann and I took this same trip a couple of years earlier. We stayed at the same hotel in Alexandria and used the same subway access across the parking lot of the hotel for our trips into DC. 

While he and I visited many of the same sites Carol Ann and I visited, we hit a few sites that we missed. One of those places was the National Spy Museum (who knew there was an entire museum dedicated to spies?) There was a lot of spy history here surrounding the American Revolution, the Civil War, Mafia, as well as Political spies both past and present. And as you can imagine a huge gift store with all kinds of silly souvenirs to buy. One of the silly disguise items we saw and just had to try out was a pair of dark sunglasses with an integrated mustache. We both tried them on, had a couple of laughs so I had to snag a few pictures of us. After the fun of this wore off, I lay the phone down on the shelf to remove the gag gift, then we walked off to look at something else.

After only a couple of minutes I realized that I did not have my cell phone. We immediately started back tracking out steps and quickly remembered taking the picture which was just an isle or two away. When we got back to that spot, we looked over all of the shelves and yep you guessed it the phone was gone.

We start scanning the people in the store for someone looking strangely a cell phone, like a thief trying to open my phone. No luck there. I was so angry with myself and trying to work out my next move when Brad said "do you want me to call your phone?" I said that is a great idea! So he does, as it is ringing I am looking for someone, anyone looking guilty or answering their phone. Apparently someone answers, suddenly Brad reacts wide eye and sternly asks "who is this?!?"

As it turns out, whoever picked up my phone took it to the store clerk at the register, which is who answered the phone. Whew! What a relief!! I was so proud of whoever did this but we never found out. I was so glad to have it back, not only was it the only cell phone I brought along, it was my company cell phone. I would have had some explaining to do when I got back :-) !



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