Might have lost a memory card on an air plane

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Texashiker

Texashiker

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My wife and I went to Las Vegas last week for 3 days. One of those days I spent at the SHOT show. The third day my wife and I walked the strip and saw some of the sights and flew out friday evening.

Put my 8 gig memory card in my carry on - opened my pack to get some beef jerky out, and that is when I think the card fell out.

I'am so mad at myself right now for not securing the card better then what I did. We were standing in line at the airport security. I thought I would make things easier on the metal detector and put everything metal in my pack - belt, keys, cell phone, memory card. I guess I should have kept the card in my pocket and and not worried about the airport metal detector.

I filled out a form on the continental airlines lost and found page, but I do not expect anything to come of it.

So long about 6 gigs of pictures and videos of las vegas and the shot show. Thankfully, there were no nude pics on the card.
 
Nintendesert

Nintendesert

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That sucks. I always transfer off pictures to my laptop before traveling just in case and anything that shouldn't be viewed gets put into an encrypted location. Tough loss. I think we can safely blame the TSA for this one.
 
Texashiker

Texashiker

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speg said:
Why wasn't the card in the camera?
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The memory card was almost full from days 1 and 2. Before my wife and I walked the strip and flew home the third day, I swapped out the card for a fresh one. 1280p hd videos take up a lot of room. My wife and I will usually bring at least 2 - 8 gig cards each.
 
Ichinisan

Ichinisan

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When I think of a "memory card," I think of an accessory for video game consoles.

It's just too vague. Most flash storage, I refer to more specifically:
"SD card"
"Micro SD card"
"Memory Stick" (Sony)
...etc.
 
amdhunter

amdhunter

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oh my. Some TSA agent will find it and call in the Bomb Squad. You have just committed a Federal crime.
 
Texashiker

Texashiker

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amdhunter said:
oh my. Some TSA agent will find it and call in the Bomb Squad. You have just committed a Federal crime.
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Considering the majority of the pictures were of the SHOT show, and included images of AK-47s, AR-15s, shotguns, rifles, pistols,,,,,. I sure hope homeland security finds my memory card.
 
CZroe

CZroe

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I always leave "If found, please return to..." messages on the root of my storage devices. If it's for a camera or other image-capable device I usually leave and image in the appropriate folder to view it on the device without needing a PC. For example, I've always had a JPEG image on my PSP Memory Stick Pro Duo cards as well as all of my camera's SD cards.
 
Texashiker

Texashiker

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CZroe said:
I always leave "If found, please return to..."
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I thought about putting an html document and a text file in the root of the card, but I was not sure if the files will be deleted when the camera formats the card.

My wife and I bought our first digital camera 5 years ago, and this is the first time either of us have lost a card. I should have been more careful and not just put the card into by carry on pack. I usually keep the cards in the camera case, but I was nervous going through security and just overlooked the situation.
 
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dman

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Texashiker said:
My wife and I went to Las Vegas last week for 3 days.

So long about 6 gigs of pictures and videos of las vegas and the shot show.
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You disregarded the warnings and now you know, what happens in vegas... stays in vegas.

Seriously though, perhaps a fine citizen will discover the card and attempt to find it's owner. I would if I came across it. Good luck!
 
EagleKeeper

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dman said:
You disregarded the warnings and now you know, what happens in vegas... stays in vegas.

Seriously though, perhaps a fine citizen will discover the card and attempt to find it's owner. I would if I came across it. Good luck!
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Unless the OP had some tracking information on the flash card or in a photo, no way to get it to him.

That is why travel sites/agencies/providers recommend that the first picture in the camera at all times is identification.
 
alkemyst

alkemyst

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memory cards are probably the worst thing to loose out of all memory devices in the past.

I remember finding a bare 5.25 disk on a bus as a kid. I took it home, put it in another sleeve and tried to open it.

Found the Apple classics Fuller Brush Man and some others. Then a small text file with the owners name/address/phone number with some other personal info.

I was like 12 and called him as if I were the police and found his bait for kids. He was all in a panic saying he thought he destroyed the disk. I wish I recorded it.
 
Modelworks

Modelworks

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That is the reason you should always upload the card data to a site before you pack. Anytime I am on vacation when I finish the days photos they get dumped to an online site for storage. If you don' t have a pc with you , use one in a public place.

Vacation pics are too valuable and with airlines losing things I don't risk it anymore.
 
CZroe

CZroe

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alkemyst said:
memory cards are probably the worst thing to loose out of all memory devices in the past.

I remember finding a bare 5.25 disk on a bus as a kid. I took it home, put it in another sleeve and tried to open it.

Found the Apple classics Fuller Brush Man and some others. Then a small text file with the owners name/address/phone number with some other personal info.

I was like 12 and called him as if I were the police and found his bait for kids. He was all in a panic saying he thought he destroyed the disk. I wish I recorded it.
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I'm confused. What on the disk seemed incriminating?
 
alkemyst

alkemyst

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quakefiend420 said:
how much porn can you fit on a 5.25 disk?

i'm waving my bullshit flag on this one
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what? Sherwood Forest, fuller brush man and a few other apple ][ adult titles.

The porn wasn't very detailed /real like today's, it was line art with 4 or so colors available at times.
 
Ichinisan

Ichinisan

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I don't know why the guy would believe that he was in trouble for having adult pornography. Also, a 12-year-old impersonating a cop would be pretty obvious. Maybe you have a false memory that he "fell for it."
 
alkemyst

alkemyst

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Ichinisan said:
I don't know why the guy would believe that he was in trouble for having adult pornography. Also, a 12-year-old impersonating a cop would be pretty obvious. Maybe you have a false memory that he "fell for it."
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yeah dawg, it's kosher as lox to "plant" a porn disk on a bus full of middle schoolers.
 
CZroe

CZroe

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alkemyst said:
Those were early apple porn titles. The bus we were on was a middle school field trip.

Not a good place to lose a porn disk.
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OK. When I searched for "Fuller Brush Man," it seemed to be an obvious reference to a Red Skelton movie.
 
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