How fast can you lose something??

[sld]

I switched implements on the tractor yesterday and couldn't find the linch pin for the top link. Got another one and then found the original one in the grass 100 feet away. What did I do, put in on my head and forget about it? No idea....

 

[stingray1]

In the blink of an eye.

 

[TomSeller]

I lost a big mag light 2 months ago while leaning the chimney. Stoll have not found it..............

Santa will appreciate you leaving it at the bottom of the chimney.

 

[Gunny]

I keep telling my wife that the only reason I keep her around is so that she can tell me where I put stuff in the house.

Unfortunately, that doesn't work down at the farm or the shop. And it's nice to see that I'm not the only guy that has several tools of the same type. I've been know to look for a tool, give up and go buy a new one, then when I go to hand it up, the old one is already hanging there. (I know it wasn't there the first time I looked, so I'll have to lay that on the gremlins)

 

[BleedingOrange]

Yup, The harder I look for something I have lost, the blinder I get.
Glad I got a patient wife.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Nice to hear that I'm not the only one with this problem. I'm continually having tools stolen. They of course, turn up a few days later in places that I'd never suspect.

Worse case was my wallet was "stolen" from my hip pocket at a gas stop while on a motorcycle tour in New Mexico. I didn't realize it until I was 75 miles down the road. Turned around and went back; no luck. Not to be found. So I stopped off and called the DPS and reported it stolen. They put a stop on anyone using my driver's license. I also cancelled all of my credit cards.

Well - when I got back home in Houston and was unloading my bike, guess what I found? My wallet tucked in a side pocket! It took about a month to get my license block removed and new credit cards. But I did mark that down as a Number One Lesson Learned... don't cry Wolf too quick.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Worse case was my wallet was "stolen" from my hip pocket at a gas stop while on a motorcycle tour in New Mexico. I didn't realize it until I was 75 miles down the road. Turned around and went back; no luck. Not to be found. So I stopped off and called the DPS and reported it stolen. They put a stop on anyone using my driver's license. I also cancelled all of my credit cards.

Well - when I got back home in Houston and was unloading my bike, guess what I found? My wallet tucked in a side pocket! It took about a month to get my license block removed and new credit cards. But I did mark that down as a Number One Lesson Learned... don't cry Wolf too quick.

I have a couple of different motorcycle jackets, and all of them have a lot of pockets, all in different places. Since I'm so absent minded, I've gotten into the habit of always keeping my wallet/money clip in a left side breast pocket, and the motorcycle key in a right side hand pocket. Off the bike everything's back into my pants, the wallet is in the left rear pocket, money clip in right front, and key in left front, ideally in a zippered pocket. If I'm camping, I'm very careful to use the same pocket in the tent for all that stuff so it doesn't accidentally fall out of a pocket as I'm changing clothes. In a motel room I pick one table, usually a night stand, to keep valuables when I'm in the room, otherwise they're on me. I also keep a large denomination traveler's check and a key hidden on the bikes. I've lost wallets on trips before, and there aren't many worse feelings. :shocked::confused2:

One thing I'll never understand is when some "good Samaritan" mails back a lost wallet, missing the folding money. By the time it gets back home, all the credit cards have been cancelled and both the driver's license and wallet have been replaced, so all it does is bring back memories of a bad experience and remind me that there are still some pretty messed up people out there. Maybe in their own minds they think they're doing me a favor, but in reality they're just thieves with a guilty conscience.

 

[Mendonsy]

I searched for the oil filter for my JD lawn tractor for maybe an hour. I gave up and went to Wally world and bought another. As I brought it into the shop I noticed the one I already had hanging on the peg board, still in its package just smiling at me.:irked:

The best way to find a lost item is to purchase a replacement. As soon as you do that the lost one will show up!

 

[SIMassey]

The comforting feeling is that you always find it in the last place you look.:laughing: That of course is unless you forgot that you found it already.:drink:

 

[TomSeller]

One thing I'll never understand is when some "good Samaritan" mails back a lost wallet, missing the folding money. By the time it gets back home, all the credit cards have been cancelled and both the driver's license and wallet have been replaced, so all it does is bring back memories of a bad experience and remind me that there are still some pretty messed up people out there. Maybe in their own minds they think they're doing me a favor, but in reality they're just thieves with a guilty conscience.

It could be that the actual thief stole the wallet, took the cash and pitched the wallet. Then a second person could have found the wallet with no cash and mailed it back. Happened to me once in college, except the person brought the wallet to my place and knocked on the door to give it to me. No way that little old lady took my wallet. Often I have things besides my CCs and DL that I would like back.