When something occurs that is 'bad' such as a lost of stolen wallet, logical steps seem to differ depending on your location. Here is a step-by leap of faith method to 'not panic' when you are missing a vital piece of plastic in your 'tiny house' turf:
1. If you can, call the location where you last remember seeing what you cannot now find and request the area be searched on your behalf.
2. If your missing objects have been stolen by someone as evil as a pick-pocket expert, you will be impressed with how well a bank like PNC handles the situation and if you live in Michigan, you will find out how apathetic their driver's licensing system is when important documents might have been stolen or lost.
3. If you rely only on a credit card to buy purchases and think you cannot exist without one for up to 2 weeks, you have a very bad emergency plan. As long as you can go into your bank and withdraw some cash until a new credit card arrives, you should not panic about a lost or stolen credit card BUT how long you wait to report it missing matters. People who are responsible with their money and credit are not going to wait very long if they search and cannot find their missing wallet.
4. I called the Michigan SOS office to find out what I needed to have a driver's licence replaced, and they even accept a divorce certificate as a from of identification. If you live in a state where they do not require you to allow them to fingerprint you before assigning you a driver's license, you live in a state lead by ignorant politicians and the result is often a high crime rate. I was appalled to find out that if I reported my driver's license lost or stolen in Michigan, all the huge expensive gadgets the State Troopers, deputies and police officers have on them or near them cannot reduce the chance that someone other than you will be able to use your driver's license.
5. Once I found out how horrible and antiquated the state of Michigan's policies are, I realized how easy it must be for corrupt people to get 'extra' identification names to give to their friends or illegal immigrant employees. I felt better when I called PNC Bank representatives, but when I realized that a potential thief might only be caught if he or she tried to get into Canada with the identification I had not recovered, I was more than disheartened and said 'Cursed by the person who does not return my wallet to me!"
6. When I returned to my Michigan dwelling, I was thankful that what had been missing had been located and is now in my possession. I spent only $24.00 and about 2 hours of time ordering a replacement for the driver's license I could not locate, but some people might abuse the same system I just tried to use correctly. Don't feel horrible if you reacted very seriously to loss PRIOR to extensive costly searches for what was missing, since if what was missing gets found and returned to you, you know you still did everything you could have properly if the items were permanently stolen by an unknown suspect.
7. As I saw another bad picture of me, I uttered 'at least it isn't a morgue shot'. Keeping a perky attitude when you are facing a challenging situation due to loss is not impossible. If your belongings were lost or stolen away from your 'tiny house' or from your huge car, not losing a body part becomes the 'hope' of the day.
8. As soon as we have good human leaders in the United States of America, every citizen of the United States shall be required to enter a full set of their fingerprints at the local law enforcement agency in order to prevent fraudulent use of their identity. Look at point 14 to see how the entire Social Security number problem can be improved. Failure to willingly have a full set of your fingerprints on file in the country you live in should disqualify you from the right to vote, the right to own very dangerous objects such as guns, cars, boats and motorcycles. Not providing your fingerprint information should also take awau your right to file insurance losses and claims, your right to buy or rent property and your right to obtain a valid driver's license. Only people who have committed crimes might be ashamed of their own fingerprints! My fingerprints are already on file, but the name I legally had when they were taken was officially Milwaukee Police Officer Marie E. Xavier, so updating information where the prints were taken would seem like a logical step for a female who has had a name change due to marriage or divorce. Men's names should not be allowed to change except due to adoption and humans should not be able to officially change their surname or first name given to them by their parents if they expect full protection 'under the LAW'.
9. I still am very amazed how horrible states such as Michigan are that don't provide two license plates for every motor vehicle that resembles a car, bus or a truck. If a reckless driver is coming toward you, a front plate helps identify lawlessness and criminal behavior. If a person is tailgating you or has been following you in a suspicious manner, only a front license plate can be read and then reported somehow by a potential victim of a crime who wants to prevent becoming the victim of the reckless driver behind them. Does adult Ruth Johnson have enough power to change a horrible policy or do a bunch of corrupt local politicians have to create another 'bill'? Does the blame for continued stupidity always to the governor or president if a crime-filled area?
10. If I was under the influence of drugs, I most likely would not have reacted as calmly as possible and carefully as possible to a bad situation. Anti-depressants and sedating drugs often remove you inner-logic systems when stress is SUPPOSED to occur in the body to ALERT you that there is a problem that needs proper attention. Stimulant drugs also often cause trouble when stress increases because it is more difficult to remain calm and talk yourself through proper leaps of faith you should at least attempt.
11. The typical 'church' building has better accomodations in case of emergency than the Michigan SOS branch near 23 Mile and Gratiot Avenue where I have seen and then practiced my areas of expertise in. Only one door leading into and out of a rather small room that is often filled to near capacity, no drinking fountain and no toilet room seems worse than foolish because it is a potentially dangerous place. I looked for an emergency exit as is reasonable behavior for people who know they can't rely on the local police department or sheriff's deputy to save them from danger, and II would have had to jump over a counter about 48" tall to head toward an rather vague area if a person who intended harm to myself or others came in the only door available. The Speedway station on 9th and Greenfield Avenue in Milwaukee has a safer facility for customers than the Michigan SOS Office on Gratiot Avenue in Chesterfield does!
12. Go and sin no more! Not being able to find your own property is not a sin, but it is troublesome and difficult if you need to replace that which was not found.
13. It is best and wisest never to have more than 2 credit cards as part of your 'purchasing' tools. Keep them in 2 different locations so in case of emergency, you might not even have to rely only on cash purchases.
14. When you go to you local law enforcement agency to establish your wonderful, beautiful fingerprint record, the government that actually has proved that they care about you as an individual can then VOID your social security and issue you a brand new FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION number which you can memorize and use on tax-returns. People who aren't old enough to drive or work should not need the fingerprint identification number until they are old enough to go deer hunting or go to dangerous places like Disneyworld with their anti-Yehovah group. It would take less money and less time to have every legal citizen go into their local police department or town hall to have their fingerprints taken than it would to balance the budget or build a retractable dome over hail-prone areas.
15. If I was setting up a specialized personal fingerprint identification code (SPFIC), it would not be difficult to understand or memorize, even though it should be at least 12 but not more than 21 'signs' long in case the good idea spreads worldwide. Once a person is deceased, the code should get 'retired' until the 1st resurrection of the dead that various religions claim will occur.
Mine SPFIC would be something like 319D1EgS614MKE79BAAH. I know that each of those numbers means something to me, and people who are now suspicious of SS# systems might become far more trusting of the government trying to respect you and improve their currently failing system. It would be kind and wise for a government to let each person come up with their own fingerprint identification code and if that identification code has not already been used, it becomes their new privatized and personalized security code. This policy is already utilized when you order specialized license plates such as 'SIEVE EM'.
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