How many times have you been travelling to work in a Taxi and left your gloves behind? Or been on a night out and left a wallet which has slipped from your back pocket? Never? Then you could be one of the lucky few who have escaped the most aggravating of experiences to befall anyone on a busy commute or whistle stop night out.
These things happen but there are some things you can do to save yourself from this nightmare.
One such thing is to read this list to make you think about how bad it could be.
Of course the most common thing left in the back of cabs these days is mobile phones.
Most frustrating as you can lose contact with people you are meeting that day, lose contacts which you may well never get back, lose an often very expensive piece of hardware and even the personal information and diaries contained within the device.
But what are 5 things you don't want to leave in the back of a taxi? 5.
Laptops - Now these days, laptops can be pretty small and flat but to forget to pick one up when leaving a taxi, especially if you are on your way to work is horrendous.
Laptops and PDA's account for a large proportion of things found orphaned on the back seats.
Perhaps an alarm system is needed, or some sort of handcuff for repeat offenders.
4.
A Dog - Man's best friend he may be, but once you have left your pooch in the back of a taxi you will need a lot of marrowbone jelly to make it up to him.
Perhaps try a lead, or train your dog to follow you.
It could save its life if he is unclaimed and sent to the local animal rescue centre.
3.
A Harp - Everyone's been there: on the way to the opera house, got your smart dinner suit on, been working on your recital to play in front of the King of Spain for months, practicing your handshake for afterwards, step out of the cab, get to the stage, left your harp.
Yes someone left a harp behind.
As instruments go, it is one of the larger ones.
Often incredibly expensive or even antique and a beloved possession for its owner, so for it to be left behind is shocking.
Maybe try playing it to the cabby.
2.
A Baby - Three words: Scarred for life.
1.
100,000 pounds worth of diamonds - Who carries this amount of diamonds in a taxi? Someone who missed the last security van to the bank vault? Perhaps someone closing down their jewellery business and carting their wares back to their own safe? Or someone a bit sinister, who got them in a sinister way and planned to use them in a super sinister way? Maybe use a team of ninjas to protect them next time.
Whatever someone's reasons for leaving things behind in a Belfast Taxi, hopefully this list with either make them feel better for not being quite as careless as some, or make them think about ways in which they can be more careful in future.