Last week I lost my debit card, most likely it is still in my possesion
somewhere, but it wasn't where it was supposed to be.

I noticed it gone about 12 hrs after the last use, and so began the drill
of reporting it lost/stolen.

Call the 800 number and then it dawns on me that I have no idea what the
card number is, unlike a credit card, the number doesn't show up on any
statements nor is it on any of the application documentation or the letter
that it came in.

This made stopping the card difficult but after an hour or so me and the
nice young man from India named Bob managed to verify my identity
and halt the card.

No harm was done, no unathorized charges were incurred.

Write your debit card number down somewhere safe, it will save you a lot
of trouble should it go AWOL.

basilisk