crappy purse-losing day

[juldea]

So, yeah. Left my purse at the bus stop this morning, realized so about 30 minutes later, called housemate to go get it, she reported no purse at the location.

Fuck.

I have called: the bank, all credit card companies, the MBTA lost and found, the Somerville Police, and my pharmacy (for refills of the meds I kept in my purse)... pondering calling the IRS (since my social security card was in there - yes I'm dumb), and still need to contact the RMV to get a new license (luckily my passport was safe at home, so I have some form of ID for a while).

Sigh.

Comments

[siderea]

Not true. Physical posession of the SS card matters a lot. Call the SSA immediately.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

According to their website/faq (http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=329) they don't actually do anything if a card is lost or stolen besides ask me to get a new one, which was the plan anyway... Also, to keep an eye on my credit report, which I definitely will.

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

If it becomes neccesary, whihc God willing it won't be, you can get a new SSN, but it's a ginormous pain in the ass and will cause problems forever... (speaking as a former collections skiptracer)

[wyndfire.livejournal.com]

You can place "fraud alerts" with the credit reporting agencies. TransUnion and Experian.