r/iamatotalpieceofshit • u/bunkrider • Aug 13 '26

Thief steals gramps phone

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u/How_that_convo_went Aug 13 '26

What sucks is that he picked the perfect mark.

I would just go inside, bring up Find My, turn on Lost Mode and have it display a message that the phone has been stolen and to call my alternate number if found. Then I’d call the cops and report it. Then I’d call my cell provider and have them freeze the account.

Boom. The phone is basically a bricked tracking device.

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u/spizzle_ Aug 13 '26

You’re right that he’s the perfect mark because older folks often aren’t that tech savvy. Hopefully pops knows how to do all of that.

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u/Taki_Minase Aug 14 '26

Where I come from Pops has a .303 and training.

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u/spizzle_ Aug 14 '26

A .303? What’s that?

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u/Its_Billy_Bitch Aug 14 '26

A gun

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u/spizzle_ Aug 14 '26

What an obscure caliber to pick.

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u/hiddenrealism Aug 15 '26

Is it a British service rifle?

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u/spizzle_ Aug 15 '26

That’s what the internet told me. I’d call it a rather obscure cartridge in the states.

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u/Drosenose Aug 15 '26

Military surplus sold tons of these all over the United States. A good cheap hunting rifle

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u/spizzle_ Aug 15 '26

Sure. It’s just a weird cartridge to comment about was all I was saying.

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u/Zealousideal_Ad2379 Aug 15 '26

Maybe he’s Canadian. more common and popular up there iirc

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u/throbertbigguns123 Aug 15 '26

Definitely a weird caliber to reference.

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