florencia9699

So, apparently Bellelass was not the only one to lose hers... according to the news Kimi Raikkonen, a Finnish pilot who runs in the Formula 1 had too much to drink at the Grand Prix in Hungary and lost his briefcase with his passport, other documents and 7500 dollars...

Darn those tequila shots must have been good!!

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He wasn't the flying Fin that day. sorry.

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raoulduke

Hopefully this was AFTER he raced.

I'm surprised an F1 driver would even notice a mere 7.5k missing...

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florencia9699

Actually he had to get his passport reissued ASAP as he has to go to Turkey where Formula 1 is racing next weekend.

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SuDz

Whoever found that breifcase must have figured they struck it rich.

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There aren't many sports where the athletes are allowed to get plastered after a race and still be allowed to compete the next weekend.

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travelchick75

Well that sux, but why does he have a bloody briefcase with 7500 bucks in it, i mean come on ppl really.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(raoulduke @ Aug 23 2006, 09:41 AM) [snapback]136389[/snapback]</div>
Why would they not be allowed to compete due to drinking a week before?

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expatben

yeah I also have to wonder about that-$75,000 in a breif case?

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DJ_VeeeNoM

Uh? is it 75G's or 7500$?
cause I sens a huge diff.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(expatben @ Aug 23 2006, 12:47 PM) [snapback]136424[/snapback]</div>75K would be crazy, but she said it was only $7,500 which is still a lot of change to be carrying around.

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expatben

doh! but yeah it still is

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DJ_VeeeNoM

If I had 75,000$ I would buy a Yacht! I want a yacht sooooooo badly! Oh Cotufa!

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(raoulduke @ Aug 23 2006, 08:41 AM) [snapback]136389[/snapback]</div>I can think about just about every major league sport in the states...not all are "races" per se, but the participants certainly get smashed and then "compete" the next week...that is, if they aren't facing assault or rape charges.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DJ_VeeeNoM @ Aug 23 2006, 12:46 PM) [snapback]136438[/snapback]</div>What kind of yacht do you think you'd be able to buy for $75k?

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beergal

maybe it was 75,000 forints lol

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well I'm a bit confused here from what I've read in other threads. I'll be going to europe for the first time soon and it seems the predominant piece of advice I've seen is you carry all your important docs with you in a money belt all the time. some folks said that even when they got up to go to the bathroom they would take it. I was planning on doing that (in the money belt thing) with a wallet in my front pocket with spending cash and maybe a debit card. Whaddayou folks think?

beergal

i usually stick mine in a locker and carry photocopies of my passport around with me i try not to take large amounts of cash and just get it out of an atm

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expatben

yeah, make copies

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rugbyrne@hotmail.com

yeah, that seems to make more sense to me. I thought folks were saying carry your passport with you because they didn't trust the lockers at the hostel. But every place I'm going to supplies lockers and I've the master locks, so why not keep your hard copies there?? Hey folks, another thing: I've heard talk about locking your backpack to your bed. Does this make sense to anyone? Maybe I just don't have the right kind of backpack that you can lock up to a hostel bed...

raoulduke

It seems like every week there is an article in the paper about an AFL footballer (you may need to look that up) or cricketer that has been reprimanded for getting drunk in a night club somewhere.

I just figured these highly tuned competitors with millions of dollars on the line over millisecond decisions would always have to be focused and training etc.

I guess it must be different with racing drivers though

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