Hi,
+1 on very well written blog.
Sorry for the misadventure. I wonder if another title would have been better, so that they would be a bit of suspense on what was going to happen:)
Lastly, Joseph Tintale, it's better not to buy phones on the street or suspicious shops. Not mostly to avoid being tricked but to discourage theft and mugging. I personally feel the people who buy these are worse problem than the street kids.
Just a honest sharing of thoughts and don't mean to turn this thread negative.
Muriithi
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Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 12:38:45 +0300
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Pole Deno,
On a lighter note, I'd like you to walk up to a uniformed police officer
and try to chat them up over anything. See how in a split second the
officer will read your intentions like a book. They could be light or dark
skinned, it won't matter :-)
On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Dennis Kioko via skunkworks <
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> Good Afternoon Skunks,
>
> Last Friday, I bumped into a con man along Moi Avenue. It was the last
> time I saw my Nexus 4. It will be sorely missed. Here's the sad, funny,
> unbelievable story
> http://blog.denniskioko.com/2016/02/how-i-lost-my-phone-to-nairobis-best.html
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Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 12:42:49 +0300
From: James Kagwe <kagwejg@gmail.com>
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your write up serves as a very good lesson to all of us. In this our
city a small act of goodness might end up very expensive. This should
not dampen your willingness to help though. You just need to identify
those with genuine needs and offer your help. The only lesson is that
the streets of Nairobi is definitely not one of the places to identify
the needy. I have also learnt not to engage in talk with any stranger on
the streets of Nairobi.
J@m3s
On 3/1/2016 11:33, Mutinda Kitana via skunkworks wrote:
> Claude,
>
> I especially dislike the cynicism part. I find myself only able to be
> charitable to street kids; otherwise a grown-up who tries to chat me
> up in the street that I don't recognise in about 5 seconds I usually
> dismiss and quickly walk away from. Sad because I might be ignoring an
> old schoolmate or neighbour in need...
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> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:09 AM, Claude D'souza via skunkworks
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> The sad part (minus the loss of cherished device) is that it
> serves to make us even more cynical and forever suspicious of
> strangers...usually at the expense of genuine people seeking our
> assistance. Moving a long...frequent backups and insurance are
> your friends.
>
> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 9:45 PM, Tusker 21 via skunkworks
> <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>> wrote:
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> Bad things happen to other people until they happen to you.
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> Sorry bro.
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> On 29 Feb 2016 20:40, "Maxwell Sabwa via skunkworks"
> <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>>
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> My takeaway from this story:
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> 1. Dennis, as someone who no longer makes a living from IT
> but from prose, I must say you are a really good writer.
> 2. This is the use of Persuasion techniques at its best.
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> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 7:47 PM, Joseph Tintale via
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> I think those guys use some sort of charm. I remember
> a couple of years ago being convinced to buy a
> 'phone', which I happily bought it. Only to find out
> it was just a case with some coins inside.
>
> On 29 Feb 2016 17:18, "Peter Karunyu via skunkworks"
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> Interesting read, pole for the experience.
>
> But, if you have setup Google Drive/Dropbox sync,
> the pain of losing contacts and/or photos becomes
> manageable, because you likely don't.
>
> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Dennis Kioko via
> skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
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> Good Afternoon Skunks,
>
> Last Friday, I bumped into a con man along Moi
> Avenue. It was the last time I saw my Nexus 4.
> It will be sorely missed. Here's the sad,
> funny, unbelievable story
> http://blog.denniskioko.com/2016/02/how-i-lost-my-phone-to-nairobis-best.html
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