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Sunday, September 04, 2005

another typhoon

Perhaps one of my worst fears has happened... I have left something of value on the train. In Japan, dry-cleaning shop hours are ridiculous. I was late to meet my friend Phil for dinner, but could pick up my week's shirts only between 6-7pm. I decided to take them with me and lock them up in a locker at the station when I got there. So Phil and I chatted over beers and yakitori in Takadanobaba. When we got out, the typhoon rains had rolled in, and by the time we got to the station 5 minutes later, we were totally soaked. I got my bag out of the locker, got on the train, and set the bag up on the rack. At the 1st express stop, I transferred to the local train, and trudged home in the rain. That's when I figured what I 'd left behind, and it's too miserable out to go back to the train station now.
I'm hoping to get the stuff back, my receipt with name and phone number was on it. This happened twice before, and I'm 2 for 2. Once left my scooter on top, and despite that train having gone at least a hundred km down the line, I got it back a few hours later. Another time, in Kyoto area, I left my (parents') Nikon in a phone booth outside of a train station, then got back home an hour away without it. I chatted with the police about it, they made a phone call, and it was still there. This is my last week at work and in Japan and I'm trying to see as many friends as possible, so getting these back would save lots of hassle regarding clean and appropriate clothes. Now I'm exhausted and once again too tired to answer the piles of emails I've gotten or call home. I have to go to bed and wake up extra early.

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