Comments on: COP15 Blog Suspended: Laptop Stolen

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By: hasan

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By: Roz Savage

Roz Savage — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:33:54 +0000

Hi Andy – what a bummer! Isn’t it funny how at the time it’s so difficult to see a way out of a bad situation, and yet we survive…. and it makes a good story in the pub afterwards!

By: Andy Mesa

Andy Mesa — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:58:54 +0000

I know how you feel! I lost my money belt in Copenhagen, at the tail end of my three month backpacking tour. I had no passport, no Eurail pass, no place to stay (I had booked overnight trains in and out of Copenhagen, I never intended to stay the night) and very little money. I actually slept in the kitchen of a hostel that I sneaked into that night. I got up around 5 am before anyone noticed and headed to the US embassy. A few days later I lost my iPhone too! It was a pretty hellish week, but I got through it and eventually was able to finish a hobbled version of my trip and make it back to London for my flight back home.

By: Sharon and Ismayil

Sharon and Ismayil — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:16:49 +0000

Roz, we are so sorry to hear what happened. And, I’m sorry we didn’t see this before. I didn’t see a response to the question about sending money to the website. We would like to send some financial support. Please let us know the best way to do so. (BTW, sold out your books at Kepler’s on Christmas Eve – it’s a VERY easy handsell).

Hugs,
Sharon, Ismayil, Elise and Sasha

By: ramcam6

ramcam6 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:49:27 +0000

Can the police there find your cell phone via GPS? Maybe you could get your belongings back if they could locate it via satellite. Good Luck!

By: Once upon a time in the land of H.C. Andersen « News from One Stone

Once upon a time in the land of H.C. Andersen « News from One Stone — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:01:26 +0000

[...] unexpected turn on the streets of one of the world’s safest cities. At a Copenhagen event, Roz’ coat and bag were stolen, including laptop, iPhone and credit cards. The irony of it [...]

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:26:34 +0000

Geez, maybe you should get a job to pay for these stolen items instead of whining about it while your arm is extended looking for handouts.

By: Roz

Roz — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:15:19 +0000

Tina – thank you!!! Will do so immediately! The cards have all been cancelled, but the return of my journal would mean so much to me!! Am heading over to Facebook now, and hope to connect with you before I leave Copenhagen tonight!

By: tina rydbirk

tina rydbirk — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:36:24 +0000

Hi Rosalind.
Im from copenhagen, and today outside my house my nephew found a lot of your things; A bounch of credit cards, a diary and another book. Some postcards and two cds.
Please contact me. Im on facebook.
Hugs from Tina Rydbirk

By: Roz Savage

Roz Savage — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:59:21 +0000

Thanks, Hawk. Normally I’d be all in favour of recycling, but I think I’d find it really hard to go back to an old model iPhone. Thanks to Nikki’s efforts, it looks as if I might be able to get a new one. I’ll keep you posted.

Nick, please do not hose on my bonfire. I know that “everything happens for a reason” is trite, but I choose my beliefs based on whether they make me feel better or not. So please let me carry on searching for the silver lining in this cloud!

By: Hawk

Hawk — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:26:19 +0000

Roz,

I have my old iPhone I will give you. Its the one before the 3G version. Email me if you would like.

hawk

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:03:01 +0000

I am a supporter, Roz. You are inspiring. But the whole “everything happens for a reason” bit is inane and foolish. Not to mention trite. There may be a driving force behind all events, but it is an unthinking one, oblivious to our woes or triumphs, and utterly natural (as opposed to supernatural). We exist for each other, maybe, because of love. But there is no “reason” for any of this! Nonetheless, you will be more, shall we say “experienced” after this particularly unfortunate event. Best wishes!!

By: Steve Bein

Steve Bein — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:38:20 +0000

Roz, Sorry to hear of this. I have had my wallet stolen in 1990 in Guatemala and in 2000 in St Petersberg, russia. both times, American Express had a new card for me the next day both times. It happened every 10 years, so 2010 might be another loss. Other credit cards took a bit longer. Perhaps your credit card replacement can be send overnight mail to you so you will have some access. the rest is stuff, precious, but you are ok and you are worth a lot more than stuff. The Jeep waits your return to Los Angeles,
Warmest regards,
Steve

By: Roz

Roz — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:39:13 +0000

P.S. The online whip-round closes on Friday. So if you’re planning to give, please don’t leave it too late.

And thanks again! R xx

By: Roz

Roz — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:36:35 +0000

Thank you so much for the kind offers of financial assistance to help me replace my stuff. A wonderful woman who I haven’t even met, but she’s a fan of the podcast, has set up an online donations center – http://www.giveforward.org/Rozsstuff/

Thank you all. I am very touched by the outpouring of kindness and sympathy, and support, that has followed my misfortune.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:33:39 +0000

Hi Roz
hope whoever stole coat & bag get struck by lightning wherever theý are
can we donate cash?

By: Enock Chinyenze

Enock Chinyenze — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:04:17 +0000

Hang in there Roz… some good has got to come out of this.

By: Ken Scott

Ken Scott — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:04:10 +0000

Roz, more than happy to donate a few USD…and if all of your readers do so, you might replace some of your stuff. I had a similar incident in Spain, years ago. Yup, lost my passport…but I and my wife got home. What a mess. I doubt you will get much back, the computer and iPhone are worth a lot, as are the credit cards. Sorry…still let us know if we can donate cash.

By: Brad in Scappoose, OR

Brad in Scappoose, OR — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:17:40 +0000

thanks UncaDoug for directing us to “Get Roz’s Stuff Back” site so I could do my part for Roz’s birthday…it will come back and around–just like the wind…maybe not as expected but it will…

By: Brad in Scappoose, OR

Brad in Scappoose, OR — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:54:37 +0000

My Lord!!! what a bummer…even your reading glasses…take a deep breath…and a slug of beer…let us know about Unca Doug’s question about instant access to your “donation” account…we can help if that will help… if bucks or lbs or whatever can help in the short term…I pray that some kind soul or possibly even an “unkind” soul will help some if not all surface…it is definitely time for an early birthday present or two…my prayers and thoughts are with you and especially those who can help find your stuff…hang in there!

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:47:58 +0000

Roz, I would not wish this on anyone, specially you! Such a sick, thoughtless person to take so many personal things. It is devistating at best! Roger

By: Lea

Lea — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:48:43 +0000

S#!t Roz, so sorry to hear that happened to you!! It’s a huge “inconvenient truth” on a personal level.
I can’t imagine, but if anyone can turn this disaster around I know you can. Best of luck in the recovery process.

By: Dave Conna

Dave Conna — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:44:57 +0000

Hi Roz.

We met on the Brita Climate Ride this fall. I was at the ORI Head of the Charles event in October and bought your book, Rowing the Atlantic.

What a superbly written book! It was hard to put down. It was such an honest book – you really exposed yourself. That takes guts (of course any woman who would row across two oceans on her own probably has some courage…).

Thanks for the wonderful stories.

Dave

ps. So sorry to hear about your things having gotten stolen – what a drag.

By: Aey and Baldwin

Aey and Baldwin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:33:56 +0000

Hi Roz,

This afternoon I saw your Twitter messages about everything what happened.
You are saving the word for everyone (most of the people that you don’t know), one of those did take you things.
No one deserves this but especially you don’t deserve this….

Aey and Baldwin

By: Jonny

Jonny — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:21:40 +0000

So sad. Especially when you’re one of the people who least deserves to have such bad luck and bad things happen to them (in my view!). Let us hope that you get at least some of your stuff back; maybe the iPhone tracking idea from ksn will help? Sending love and best wishes. Jonny x

By: Unca Doug

Unca Doug — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:34 +0000

Hey Rozlings, this may be a few days premature, but …

You may already know Roz’s birthday is next Wednesday … December 23rd

Let’s give her a virtual birthday party she will never forget!

Help “Get Roz’s stuff back”

Let’s Rally ’round Roz! … ’round Roz … ’round Roz … Rally ’round Roz!

By: Mike Rogero

Mike Rogero — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:06:35 +0000

Roz, I’ve loved tagging along virtually on your adventures, and while this one isn’t too cool, I have hope you’ll bounce out of it! I’ve sent a small present to giveforward. Merry Christmas! – Mike

By: Jim Bell

Jim Bell — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:22:31 +0000

Hope all our good wishes serve to lighten the load. Thinking of you….
Jim Bell (Australia)

By: AlphamanS

AlphamanS — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:38:38 +0000

Roz, I’m so sorry to read that someone has stolen so much of your life, as it seems so much of yours is in digital format. They not only stole from you, they stole from us

Do alert Apple, so they can keep an eye peeled for your particular serial numbers. As stated above, do check your Me.com account to see if your laptop shows up online (Back To My Mac has come in handy before: http://www.geek.com/articles/apple/thieves-caught-on-stolen-macbook-webcam-20080513/); same for your phone. And while I know it’s too late for this case, there’s also this little-known geek secret: http://preyproject.com/. This would allow you to mark your laptop as stolen, and glean important information should the thief ever have the unit turned on while near a wifi hotspot or other Internet connection. There are other comparable packages, but this one’s totally free.

Again, I’m so sorry for your loss, as well as everyone else’s there.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:19:45 +0000

God Roz, so sorry to hear about this. How can we best help? Anything I can do from here? Cx

By: Joan in Atlanta

Joan in Atlanta — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:59:29 +0000

Roz, I wish I could give you a hug and tell you it will be okay and make the ssshhhhhh noise that I do when I need to soothe my girlfriend.

You’re surrounded by thousands of people who can completely understand what’s happened to you. For now, until you get things settled, don’t be shy to ask for help from strangers. I hope you can get a new coat soon, and when you do, find some tape and a thick marker and write “Roz Savage – All Stuff Stolen – If found, contact through RozSavage.com.” Maybe the one person who may have found some of your stuff in a bin will know how to get it back to you. Mostly I hope someone gets your journal back to you. I have a friend whose home was broken into and they stole the box containing all of her journals. That, naturally, was the biggest loss to her.

My love to you.

By: André Branco

André Branco — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:39 +0000

Roz:

Amyr Klink once had all the footage and pictures of his solo cruise to Antarctica stolen from his boat in Paraty. Imagine that. Good news is: he’s alive and functioning, and, after that, made tons of new footage and pics in following voyages.

Keep Ithaka always in your mind.

(But easier said then done — I know how disheartening this can be.)

My warmest wishes,
André

By: Beau

Beau — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:21:03 +0000

Donation made. I’m unemployed and desperately wish I could do more. Good luck Roz, you’re in my thoughts. You continually inspire me and make me want to be a better ME, so I hope my small contribution can help in some way.

By: Currin

Currin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:45:34 +0000

Damn those land-pirates…! With all of your recent experiences it does seem that the safest place on the planet which we are trying to save…is on the greater part…the oceans! I looked forward so much to your daily postings…! But if there is one thing that we all know about you Roz, it is the persistence of pursuit that sees your through the roughest of times. I will contribute what I can,too. Currin

By: Roz

Roz — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:33:53 +0000

“Sense of freedom”? No, not so much! Not really very free with no money and no credit cards. And have to get on and try to sort out this mess, so my time isn’t even free to go to the conference. Will spend most of today on hold to various companies while I deal with the fallout.

I know worse things happen – I’m still alive and healthy (although feeling exhausted after poor night’s sleep) – but at the moment my feelings are still in the mode of “total bummer”.

By: ksn

ksn — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:30:31 +0000

Roz,

Did you have your phone location services on? Do you have a mobile me account? Did you have your iphone set to allow “find my iphone”? If so, you can log into your me.com account to find the general location of your iphone. Even if you didn’t have “find my iphone”, you might at least be able to wipe the data off that. Trouble is you sound like you had other personal data elsewhere that can be accessed by the thieves. Sorry for your losses. Somehow I wouldn’t have thought of Sweden as a place I would have to worry as much as in the states.

By: Nancy Wentworth

Nancy Wentworth — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:25:03 +0000

Perhaps it is time to start learning to listen to wind?

By: Compassionator

Compassionator — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:24:27 +0000

Sorry to hear about the theft, that’s gotta hurt. I think we should all pull together for a brighter future for your world. Just curious, is there any sense of freedom with the loss of the technology? Like, a weight physically as well as spiritually without the binds of technology weighing on you? This may be a rare opportunity for you to simply just BE, at the conference, without the constant impulse to disconnect from the present and connect to the online world. This could be good thing, in a strange and unexpected way.

If anyone is upgrading, think about giving your “old” computer or iphone to Roz, maybe?

By: Nancy Wentworth

Nancy Wentworth — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:14:28 +0000

“Everything happens for a reason, I keep telling myself. And this had better be a darned good one.” Roz Savage

“The bad news was that all our booty had been plundered by another crew of pirates.”- Roz Savage

You are going to be alright for “He Who Controls The Wind Controls All The Ships”.

By: Susie Slanina

Susie Slanina — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:10:05 +0000

Roz when you use the word DEVASTATED in caps it’s serious. So be devastated. Take some “Walden Time” and then please come back to us. The journal of your personal thoughts is the worst, that is priceless.
Your friend from Powell’s in Portland.

By: Ami

Ami — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:07:36 +0000

I love you Roz and am praying & hoping for a birthday and Christmas miracle for you.

I always think of you this time of year because your birthday is the same as my grandma’s.

xoxo

By: UncaDoug

UncaDoug — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:04:14 +0000

Disheartening news, Roz. Thinking good thoughts for you. If we donate on the upper right hand corner of this page, can you get access to the money right away?

By: Fernando

Fernando — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:59:04 +0000

I’m very sorry to hear about this unfortunate incident, Roz. I’ve been through a similar, though surely less inconvenient situation myself. I wish you well as you sort this all out and get back on track, as I’m sure you will.