Why is it...

[bcp]

Why is it, when I'm on a ladder, I drop things far more than normally?

Why is it, when I drop something I don't want, it goes straight down and stops?

Why is is, when I drop something I need, it goes down, then randomly sideways where I'm not looking, and hides under something?

Why is it, when I put down a tool, turn to do something else, then turn back, I can't find the tool?

Why is it, when I lose a tool, the only sure way to find it is to put away the new replacement?

Why is it, when I notice I am out of something, then buy more, I find that I bought the replacement recently but forgot I did?

Why is it, whenever I fix something, I find more things needing fixing that I didn't know about?

Why is it, whenever a multi-step repair is needed, at least one step doesn't work or something breaks, and the project takes 3 times as long?

Why is it, that I keep on enjoying working on projects?


Bruce

 

[Phillip w]

Is it something to do with the laws of physics???(lol)

 

[dragoneggs]

Why is it that every time I am messing with an extension cord, rope, etc. it catches on any and everything in the way, but if I was trying to catch something intentionally, I could try many many times and never 'hook' it.

 

[tree farmer]

Sounds very familiar. My grandkids blame it on age. I think it has to do with global warming here on the coast.:thumbsup:..........Dan

 

[thepumpguysc]

I can relate..
I have a very large front deck & it has a "knot-hole" in one of the boards.. JUST 1 HOLE.. about the size of your pinky finger.. ON A 50' DECK..
I was installing a new doggie door & dropped one of the nuts.. no problem, its right there..
It WAS right there.. I watched that nut "roll" straight into that hole!!!! How is that possible?? Lol

 

[goeduck]

Why is it, when I'm on a ladder, I drop things far more than normally?
Why is it, when I drop something I don't want, it goes straight down and stops?
Why is is, when I drop something I need, it goes down, then randomly sideways where I'm not looking, and hides under something?
Why is it, when I put down a tool, turn to do something else, then turn back, I can't find the tool?
Why is it, when I lose a tool, the only sure way to find it is to put away the new replacement?
Why is it, when I notice I am out of something, then buy more, I find that I bought the replacement recently but forgot I did?
Why is it, whenever I fix something, I find more things needing fixing that I didn't know about?
Why is it, whenever a multi-step repair is needed, at least one step doesn't work or something breaks, and the project takes 3 times as long?
Why is it, that I keep on enjoying working on projects?

Bruce

Because you have been taking ques from ME.

 

[2ndhalf]

When I crawl under a car with three wrenches thinking one of these will get it... It is always the 4th wrench still in the drawer.

I blame Trump

 

[oldballs]

Being "organized" I often use that magnetic bowl to collect nuts/bolts/washers as I proceed with my surgical operations. But "alas", some roll to the underside of the magnetic base only to be found after scratching my bald head and a dozen #&*!!! words.

 

[oosik]

AH - HA - - glad to see I'm not alone with these common "Why is it...." situations. Its been quite a while - knock on wood - since I've dropped "a something" and it became lost forever in the grass. But you are correct - the more important the "something" is - the more likely you will never find it when it is dropped.

To that end - many years ago I purchased a cheap metal detector. Found most all dropped items with this unit. Saved many occurrences of lost sanity with that metal detector and countless round trips back to the Kubota dealership.

It would help a whole lot if I weren't so dam prone to dropping stuff.............

 

[Mace Canute]

..........Why is it, when I put down a tool, turn to do something else, then turn back, I can't find the tool?..........Bruce

I think it's something like visual agnosia. From:

Visual agnosia: Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Visual agnosia is characterized by the inability to recognize familiar objects.

Of course when you wander around the shop for several minutes looking for something and then discover you've been carrying it in your hand all that time it's due to tactile agnosia which is characterized by the lack of ability to recognize objects through touch.

 

[George2615]

I think its called Murphy's law.

 

[s219]

Reminds me when I was putting in stairs down to my pier, about a 40' drop and 50 degree slope. If I wanted something to slide down the hill, it would never make it very far. I had setup a chute with some plastic tarp to help slide sacks of concrete down. I think one of the sacks made it half way, but the rest would stall after a few feet and I'd have to rope down and nudge them along. And I remember one time trying to slide a 4' level down to my brother in law and it hung up on every mountain laurel on the hill. But when I accidentally dropped that bubble level it was off to the races and was out of sight in no time. And I had tape measures, hammers, etc run down the hill like olympic skiers. Almost everything I did, the hill worked against me. It was like gravity was no longer a constant downward acceleration, but rather, always opposite to my intentions.

 

[powerscol]

Its called AAADD - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder
I still have not found my Chain binders :confused3:

 

[TimberHole]

........ that I can't find my 10mm wrench and everything I worked on tonight was 10mm! I wonder if the surgeon has this same feeling when he's done but can't find his scalpel?

 

[goeduck]

........ that I can't find my 10mm wrench and everything I worked on tonight was 10mm! I wonder if the surgeon has this same feeling when he's done but can't find his scalpel?

Maybe they were both left inside

 

[motownbrowne]

I'll answer this one. You guys missed the obvious answer. The OP is in Washington, where weed is legal. The only way the cause of the problem would be more obvious is if her mentioned taking breaks from his projects to cure his munchies.

So, why is it? Because of all those thc gummy bears you are after lunch.

 

[bcp]

:laughing:



I thought it might have something to do with all those nuclear submarines in WA, and gravity.

Bruce

 

[Briar Hill Brittanys]

Why is it, when I'm on a ladder, I drop things far more than normally?

Why is it, when I drop something I don't want, it goes straight down and stops?

Why is is, when I drop something I need, it goes down, then randomly sideways where I'm not looking, and hides under something?

Why is it, when I put down a tool, turn to do something else, then turn back, I can't find the tool?

Why is it, when I lose a tool, the only sure way to find it is to put away the new replacement?

Why is it, when I notice I am out of something, then buy more, I find that I bought the replacement recently but forgot I did?

Why is it, whenever I fix something, I find more things needing fixing that I didn't know about?

Why is it, whenever a multi-step repair is needed, at least one step doesn't work or something breaks, and the project takes 3 times as long?

Why is it, that I keep on enjoying working on projects?


Bruce

I give up.....why?