My first stolen hat

[Wally in Cincy]

No, I did not steal it.

I recently purchased a semi-colado from Panama Hats Direct for about $125. I wore it to church Sunday for its maiden voyage. They had taken down the coat rack for the summer so I put it in the storage closet where the Sunday School teachers keep their stuff. After the service it was gone along with my sunglasses. I figure either some teenager or child snagged it or some drug addict saw it as something he could trade for a hit. So maybe some drug dealer in Dayton is sporting a snappy lid this summer.

I'm leery of leaving hats unsupervised in restaurants and such but I figured it was safe in a church. Live and learn. The bummer is not only the loss of the hat (and I don't have the budget for another right now) but now I will not want to wear hats to church any more.

 

[Rick Blaine]

THAT STINKS!

'sides it's a distinctive lid, easy to spot in a crowd, not like Cinci is a small town, but still

 

[hatophile]

And in church to boot!???

 

[Wally in Cincy]

THAT STINKS!

'sides it's a distinctive lid, easy to spot in a crowd, not like Cinci is a small town, but still

I could spot it in a heartbeat if anyone had the audacity to wear it.

 

[Wally in Cincy]

And in church to boot!???

bad karma for sure and I do believe in karma

 

[navarre]

Child or a drug dealer...sounds about right.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Think of it as a tribute to your good taste.

 

[sola fide]

No, I did not steal it.

I recently purchased a semi-colado from Panama Hats Direct for about $125. I wore it to church Sunday for its maiden voyage. They had taken down the coat rack for the summer so I put it in the storage closet where the Sunday School teachers keep their stuff. After the service it was gone along with my sunglasses. I figure either some teenager or child snagged it or some drug addict saw it as something he could trade for a hit. So maybe some drug dealer in Dayton is sporting a snappy lid this summer.

I'm leery of leaving hats unsupervised in restaurants and such but I figured it was safe in a church. Live and learn. The bummer is not only the loss of the hat (and I don't have the budget for another right now) but now I will not want to wear hats to church any more.

Sorry that your hat and glasses were stolen. I keep my hat with me in Church and it gets kind of tricky holding my Bible, notepad, hat with communion requiring another level of dexterity. I am convinced that Church is full of sinners, myself included, going through the sanctification process. Whoever took your hat is either early in the sanctification process or a wolf in sheep's clothing, hopefully it is a misunderstanding and they will return it. I would inform the Church office so they can ask around. I would even pray that your hat would be returned.
Mike A

 

[tropicalbob]

Who'd you talk to about the incident? I'd almost bet it was somebody in maintenance. A couple of years ago a lot of brand-new computer equipment went missing from the college where I teach. Turned out it was the security guards. Kids (espeicially church-going ones) wouldn't be interested in your hat or sunglasses, and how many junkies have you noticed hanging around the church?

 

[Cattus Petasatus]

Like a hospital is full of sick people...a church is full of broken and hurting people. That's why I keep going. Sorry it went MIA. What size noggin do you have?

 

[The Good]

I'm very sorry that you lost the hat and the glasses. I often wear hats to church as well, although I wear them to the building, and keep them around with me, whether carrying the hat or putting it down on my lap as I'm seated.

 

[ChiTownScion]

Like a hospital is full of sick people...a church is full of broken and hurting people. That's why I keep going.

If I ever caught anyone stealing my Art Fawcett Silverbelly, I think that "Thou shall not kill" thing might be really hard to adhere to...

 

[Wally in Cincy]

Whoever took your hat is either early in the sanctification process or a wolf in sheep's clothing, hopefully it is a misunderstanding and they will return it. I would inform the Church office so they can ask around. I would even pray that your hat would be returned.
Mike A

Good thoughts Mike.

The hat and glasses were returned. This morning someone returned it to the closet from which it was taken. I am glad to have it back but the brim is pretty deformed like somebody stuck it in a backpack or something. That can be fixed. I speculate that a child or a teenager took it without thinking it thru, then when a parent saw it they made them return it.

 

[Dan Allen]

let's hope a lesson learned for someone.

 

[The Good]

Good thoughts Mike.

The hat and glasses were returned. This morning someone returned it to the closet from which it was taken. I am glad to have it back but the brim is pretty deformed like somebody stuck it in a backpack or something. That can be fixed. I speculate that a child or a teenager took it without thinking it thru, then when a parent saw it they made them return it.

I'm glad you have them back. I think the hat can be fixed, as I had the same problem at one point while leaving one of mine around during a party, getting smashed in a bit. I popped it back out to return to the original shape, however, and it didn't leave severe crease marks.

 

[Blackthorn]

Like a hospital is full of sick people...a church is full of broken and hurting people. That's why I keep going.

Me too. Churches are not museums for saints, but hospitals for sinners.

 

[fedoracentric]

Total bummer. Me, I never leave my hat out of my sight.

 

[Rick Blaine]

...one of many reasons to sleep in on Sunday (or Saturday, depending on, uh... the "cut of your jib" so to speak ).

 

[Cattus Petasatus]

...one of many reasons to sleep in on Sunday (or Saturday, depending on, uh... the "cut of your jib" so to speak ).

I respectfully disagree...but that's pretty funny. :eusa_clap

 

[Wally in Cincy]

Me too. Churches are not museums for saints, but hospitals for sinners.

Absolutely. When folks say " I don't go to church because the people there are sinners/hypocrites" well the fact is we all are to some degree, the only difference is to what degree of offense we indulge. I apologize if this becomes a discussion of religion because I did not intend that.