Artist makes plea for stolen totem pole hand
The artist who created the totem pole at the Museum of Fine Arts is making a personal plea to get back the arm, which apparently came off when some yahoo decided to swing their full weight on it at bar-closing time ten days ago.
I was just wondering how a person could arrange to bring back such a thing anonymously. How do you make an anonymous phone call when there are hardly any pay phones left?
Roman 22:57 on 2019-09-30 Permalink
Perhaps the same way they stole it anonymously?
Daniel 06:59 on 2019-10-01 Permalink
Point taken, but I do see a shocking number (to me) of pay phones here. I’ve never seen so many anywhere else in years. In the metro. On the street. In the bagel shop! (There’s barely room for bagels there and yet still a pay phone somehow.) So maybe Montreal is the place it’s still possible?
Chris 08:27 on 2019-10-01 Permalink
Pay phone calls are not anonymous. They have a unique number. They are often watched by CCTV. Your voice can be recorded.
The CRTC requires a minimum number of cell phones, which is why Bell has not got rid of more. You’ll be happy we have them when the cell network goes down for whatever reason.
MarcG 09:24 on 2019-10-01 Permalink
I don’t own a cellphone (how does he survive!?) and don’t find it too bothersome to find a payphone when I need one, although there definitely used to be more and they’re often not in great condition when located outdoors.
When you send a package through the post do they take ID?
Kate 13:03 on 2019-10-02 Permalink
I don’t believe Canada Post wants ID for sending an ordinary, unregistered package. Postal workers probably remind you to put a return address on the parcel but I doubt they have time to check its validity. Going across borders you do have to fill out a small form that gets stuck to the parcel, again I doubt whether the person at the wicket does more than glance to see it’s been filled out.
EmilyG 13:42 on 2019-10-02 Permalink
Good news: The hand has been returned.
https://twitter.com/simon_nak/status/1179442221696901122
EmilyG 13:44 on 2019-10-02 Permalink
And the CBC story:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/totem-pole-hand-mmfa-montreal-returned-1.5306002?cmp=rss
Meezly 15:50 on 2019-10-02 Permalink
The power of a sincere apology.