foolish move of the day, stories to share?

[joycenalex]

my first contribution-
i started laundry today at 7am, first cup of coffee, not finished yet... feeling rushed.....gotalottodo,mustdouitall....grab big bottle, pour in 3/4 cup light lavender liquid, load one done & put away, load two done & put away, load three done & put away, as i was finishing hanging load four being hung in the basement, i noticed, i washed all todays laundry with fabric softener only, no soap....note to self...drink coffee first, then read the labels, and relax a bit it's sunday. LOL at myself
so what is your story?

[Medusa]

I went to the grocery store and had forgotten my list so I had to go back yesterday. And, of course, I forgot my list again! I met up w/a friend that I hadn't seen in a couple of years, so we briefly chatted and because I was on the forgetfulness track, I left the store w/out cat litter. How in the world does a person w/6 cats forget cat litter? I mean....

I came home, off loaded the groceries from the trunk of the car and had a tissue in my hand, so I tossed it into the trash can. Along w/my cell phone. It went to the bottom of the trash can and I'm too short to reach the bottom of it, so I had to tip it over and dump out the trash bags to find my phone. I have no excuses. I had my coffee.

[gini]

From my office I can see the back of my house. I have a porch light that is on a timer - it should come on at 7pm and go off at 10 pm.

I noticed that the light was on during the middle of the day. I went into the house to adjust the timer but was quickly distracted with another chore, or my phone rang.

Every time I went back to my office - there was the light - still on.

It wasn't until 6 pm that I got up determined to get it fixed - walked into the house and my brother started talking to me. I stopped him and said if I don't do this right NOW while I remember it won't get done. The tone of voice I used was funny - because it sounded like an emergency - he thought I was nuts - well, he might be right.

I think I have a serious case of CRS!!

[joycenalex]

come on people...share your stories, gini, medusa and i cannot be the only ones who've had reason to laugh at ourselves

[pomtzu]

When I was still working, I was on the phone a lot with clients and factory reps from the company I worked for. One of the reps that was assigned to me was a very trying individual by the name of Arnold. He had been exceptionally obnoxious to me one day, and I was literally fuming when I got off the phone with him, and I was voicing my displeasure of the conversation to my cubical partner. As I was ranting and raving to her about Arnold, my phone rang and I promptly picked it up and answered with my intentional usual greeting of "This is Ellie - how can I help you?" - but instead it came out as "This is Arnold - how can I help you?" I immediately burst into gales of laughter at my blooper, and then went on to explain to my customer on the end of the line, why I said that. Fortunately it was one that I had a good working relationship with, and not Arnold calling back!

[lvpets2002]

I will just sit here & read all of your stories & Laugh My Butt Off..

[Willow Oak]

I went to the grocery store and had forgotten my list so I had to go back yesterday. And, of course, I forgot my list again! I met up w/a friend that I hadn't seen in a couple of years, so we briefly chatted and because I was on the forgetfulness track, I left the store w/out cat litter. How in the world does a person w/6 cats forget cat litter? I mean....

I came home, off loaded the groceries from the trunk of the car and had a tissue in my hand, so I tossed it into the trash can. Along w/my cell phone. It went to the bottom of the trash can and I'm too short to reach the bottom of it, so I had to tip it over and dump out the trash bags to find my phone. I have no excuses. I had my coffee.

..., and to think that you aren't even a real blonde!

(I hope this doesn't get me into a lotta trouble)

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Ellie, that's a great story! It reminded me of one I had once. I used to work at a pet boarding. One day a lady called to make her first ever reservation for her cat. I took down all the information I needed about her and her cat, including her cat's name... "Big Ol' Wolf".

My coworkers all made comments about "Big Ol' Wolf" being an odd name for a cat.

Then the day came that the woman brought her cat in. I got out the paper to go over all her information once again. When she saw the paper she busted out laughing. She then explained that I got that cat's name wrong. His name wasn't "Big Ol' Wolf" it was "Bigglesworth". I'm sure my face turned bright. Really it was just an honest, harmless mistake, but I was so embarrassed for getting the name wrong. My coworkers wouldn't let me live it down.

[pomtzu]

KBlaix - that is funny - and I know your pain! At least mine was just over the phone and I didn't have to face the individual, as I was embarrassed enough as it was!

Embarrassing - but funny!

[Pinot's Mom]

Mine is a really recent one...a couple of weeks ago...

My sister and her husband live about 45 minutes away, it's not exactly just around the corner. She was having a surprise get together for his retirement and birthday at a restaurant called Patrick's. I had the email, checked it Thursday, made arrangements with my hubby so we' d basically run out the door after work to get there in time-major rush!

On the way up, we had a conversation regarding my head being in the clouds lately; my husband essentially asked 'where's your head been?' - we had that discussion.

We got to the restaurant, just in time, asked the hostess where the large party was-she had a panicked look and said, "how large?". I told her the name and said I thought there were 16 of us. She frantically looked through the book, and another waitress walked up behind her and said, " I took that reservation, it's TOMORROW". At which point my husband looked me in the eye and said, "WHERE EXACTLY IS YOUR HEAD?".

All's well that ends well-we took a walk in the downtown area and had a nice dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant.

[lvpets2002]

Well there you go.. Got two dinners for the price of one.. Thats a good one.. Ok I am still laughing my butt off.. More stories please..

Mine is a really recent one...a couple of weeks ago...

My sister and her husband live about 45 minutes away, it's not exactly just around the corner. She was having a surprise get together for his retirement and birthday at a restaurant called Patrick's. I had the email, checked it Thursday, made arrangements with my hubby so we' d basically run out the door after work to get there in time-major rush!

On the way up, we had a conversation regarding my head being in the clouds lately; my husband essentially asked 'where's your head been?' - we had that discussion.

We got to the restaurant, just in time, asked the hostess where the large party was-she had a panicked look and said, "how large?". I told her the name and said I thought there were 16 of us. She frantically looked through the book, and another waitress walked up behind her and said, " I took that reservation, it's TOMORROW". At which point my husband looked me in the eye and said, "WHERE EXACTLY IS YOUR HEAD?".

All's well that ends well-we took a walk in the downtown area and had a nice dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant.

[pomtzu]

Here's another workplace blooper for you....

This happened the day that my company issued I.D. badges. I got mine and clipped it to the pocket of my slacks. I noticed that the clip didn't have a very secure grip, so I figured I'd just be careful till I could get a lanyard for it. Not even an hour after I had it, I had to make a trip to the ladies room. Got in to the stall and started to unzip my slacks, when the badge popped off and landed - well I guess you know where??? - yup - in the toilet! Well the water was clean since I hadn't even gotten to the purpose of my visit there, but I wasn't too fond of sticking my hand in there to fish it out. So back to my desk to get a ruler to fish it out. Success - then I washed it off good with soap and hot water. Of course there were a couple of others in the ladies room at the time who witnessed my adventure, so the story spread thru the office.

The next morning when I got to my desk, one of my artistic co-workers had drawn a nice little picture for me and left it on my desk. It was of me with a fishing pole - fishing in a toilet! I kept it and even hung it up on my board and it stayed there for several years until I retired. I had to explain the meaning of it many times over the years to new employees who weren't there when it originally happened!

Maybe the pay wasn't great - but I had fun!

[beeniesmom]

Funny thread! It reminded me of this one: http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...assing+moments

[Whisk_Luva]

I have lots of foolish moments, but I can only think of one at the moment.

A few months back, I was in a supermarket and it was a horrible rainy day, so the floor was wet where everyone was walking in the mud and rain. I was with my dad, and we were along the back of the supermarket where about 3 aisles could see us. Anyway, I was wearing boots which didn't have very good grip, and with the wet slippy floor I managed to fall over, but instead of just falling to the floor, I landed half in the metal shopping basket my dad was holding. My dad dropped the basket to the ground, which meant it made a very loud noise.
By the time I got up, I looked around to see quite a few people looking at me... It was very funny though, and I couldn't stop laughing for ages afterwards

[Medusa]

I have lots of foolish moments, but I can only think of one at the moment.

A few months back, I was in a supermarket and it was a horrible rainy day, so the floor was wet where everyone was walking in the mud and rain. I was with my dad, and we were along the back of the supermarket where about 3 aisles could see us. Anyway, I was wearing boots which didn't have very good grip, and with the wet slippy floor I managed to fall over, but instead of just falling to the floor, I landed half in the metal shopping basket my dad was holding. My dad dropped the basket to the ground, which meant it made a very loud noise.
By the time I got up, I looked around to see quite a few people looking at me... It was very funny though, and I couldn't stop laughing for ages afterwards

So instead of being "half in the bag", you were half in the basket?