I'm Losing It

[pdub]

The real deal.

You young guys won't be able to identify.

Yesterday (or was it the day before?) I lost a Sharpie. Somewhere between here and there. I needed that to mark Red's brake pads when I took him apart. Inboard/outboard. I don't know if it even matters but I wanted to put them back the way they were.

Lost it. Had Unit looking for it, too. We're both looking for it. It was beside Red's wheel. Camouflaged on the black-and-white directions I'd laid out to get the torque values. I had no idea where that pen was.

Today (or was it yesterday?) I'm putting Red's wheel back together because the Steeda parts won't work without the spacer.....got it all taken back apart and put back together and I lost the baggie full of bolts.

Cleaned up all the tools and put everything up, and it's like an afterthought - where are the bolts?

Unit and I looked for 20 minutes. All over the house. I looked in the fridge, the oven, that is so frustrating, how could they just disappear?

I had set them down on Bluebelle's trunk in the garage, right there beside Red.

I mean....this is scary. I don't like it. I'm a whole lot more concerned about it than Unit is about it.

I don't like this "not knowing what you did" shit. I don't like it at all. It's new to me, and I don't like it. And it's bound to get worse.

I don't like it.

[SuperBuickGuy]

if you don't lose things, you celebrate when they're found

[pdub]

if you don't lose things, you celebrate when they're found

No, it's something bigger. I've never done that. I don't like it. And it's trending. I don't like it.

[Whelk]

One time I spent ten minutes looking for a socket. It was on the wrench that I was carrying around the entire time I was looking for it. Stuff happens like that all the time.

[pdub]

One time I spent ten minutes looking for a socket. It was on the wrench that I was carrying around the entire time I was looking for it. Stuff happens like that all the time.

Not to me. Something's wrong. I know me. Something's wrong.

[oletrux4evr]

Well, it's not terminal. Been like that for years. Ever lose your sunglasses on top of your head?? Get used to it Pdub, it's OK. Eventually you'll reach the point where you make yourself notes. Then you lose them........ya gotta laugh at yourself.

[pdub]

Well, it's not terminal. Been like that for years. Ever lose your sunglasses on top of your head?? Get used to it Pdub, it's OK. Eventually you'll reach the point where you make yourself notes. Then you lose them........ya gotta laugh at yourself.

I don't like it. I don't HAVE to like it.

All said, when am I going to forget where the bed is? I'm stressed over it (obviously). I told Unit today (or was it yesterday?), "I'm gonna be pissing on myself in a year at this rate."

No, I don't like it.

[Deaf Bob]

I was putting a new key switch in the Suburban last week..
All together... Key works WONDERFULLY....why won't the blinker stop blinking...ohh screw's on the dash..
All together again... Emergency flashers flashing... Oh.. It's in the cup holder...
All together again... I go around the front of the 'burb... What's that? ..look around... Was done maybe an hour by then..
Wife comes out and says " Horn's blowing" ONE HOUR!! Neighbors must be pissed? .. Button's stuck.. Oh well.. Unplugged it!
So far, everything seems fine, just got no horn! Hope I don't see a cute chick I wanna toot at...

After 50.... Things tend to play hide and go seek.. I KNOW I had my small pry bar out, taking the side glass off the caddy we are building.. Looked high and low... Damn thing was gone! Sprouted legs and walked off! Not on the roof, not on the trunk, not in the car... Went and got another one... THERE IT WAS...stuck in the glass waiting for me to use it... Right where I left it...

[pdub]

Where I left it.

That's exactly where it is.

But where the hell is that?

I don't like it. That makes me real mad at me. I reckon I'll just have to get used to that.

I don't like it. In fact I HATE it. No, I don't like it. It's not fun at all.

[TC]

I used to lose wrenches all the time, and I would always find them under a shop towel, basically I would put the wrench down, wipe my hands off and throw the towel over the wrench, and then when I'd turn around and need the wrench again I wouldn't be able to find it.... Now every time I can't find a wrench the first place I look is under the closest shop towel......

[pdub]

I don't like it. And it'll get worse. I don't like it.

This may the first few days where it's vividly apparent how bad it is to get old. I didn't expect to live this long, as bad as I abuse myself.

[studemax]

[pdub]

I love you Stude.

[DanStokes]

PDub - I know what you mean. I'm training myself to say (as I set down the wrench or whatever) "I'm putting the wrench on the shelf by the vise" or whatever. I find that if I'm conscious about where I put something instead of just putting it my brain will retrieve the data. It's a real PITA as I always used to just HAVE the data. I was about your age (Sonny!) when I noticed the same stuff you're noticing. Frustrating but not terminal.

Stude - how do I get in the running for a Drama Lama Award? Does the Academy vote or is it People's Choice? Do I need a publicist?

"I'd like to thank "XXXXXX" and all of the Little People who voted for me. And Mr. Sueivin, my HS Shop auto shop teacher, and......."

Dan

[Dan Barlow]

I've been trying to finish the engine swap in the trans am for three weeks. I think half that time I've spent looking for tools or parts in the garage. I spent 1/2 hrs yesterday looking for my rack of boxed end wrenches. This is no small rack. It goes from 7/16 to 1 1/4. Drove me nuts. I just couldn't get past it. Finally got my metric stuff out and found one the would work. I'm with you p-dub.