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.

[joycenalex]

no, not laundry soap this time. i took a package out of the freezer, KNOWING i was taking the ribs out to cook tonight for dinner....i made a rub and barbeque sauce, then i opened the rib package so i could rinse them off before i put them on the grill. the 4 chicken breasts, corn and grilled peaches were good though. gotta learn to look at the label first...sigh. so, ribs next sunday

[lvpets2002]

I had to read this one a couple of times to catch on.. Good one.. Well I guess you could say chicken breast could have ribs - right..

no, not laundry soap this time. i took a package out of the freezer, KNOWING i was taking the ribs out to cook tonight for dinner....i made a rub and barbeque sauce, then i opened the rib package so i could rinse them off before i put them on the grill. the 4 chicken breasts, corn and grilled peaches were good though. gotta learn to look at the label first...sigh. so, ribs next sunday

[JenBKR]

Oh I have done way too many foolish things to count! Here's a good one...years ago I worked with a man named John, who loved playing practical jokes on everyone. I fell for them often, so I was determined that I was NOT going to fall for the next one. Well, John was only at the office 2 days a week and worked from home the other 3, and one thing he enjoyed doing was calling in and disguising his voice. One day when he was not there, I answered the phone and the really funny-sounding voice on the line asked me how I was, then asked for John. I though I had him! I told the person that John wasn't in, but he didn't want to talk to him anyway because he's an a$$. Thankfully, the caller (who happened to have an unfortunate voice) had a great sense of humor.

[mruffruff]

Yesterday I hurried off to work, remembering to check on the cat trap I set, refilled all of the animal water dishes, opened the shades, and took my lunch and thermos. Too bad I left the front door wide open!

Today I'm wearing my watch, even though it stopped at 1:30 AM. But I did remember to take the cat in the carrier to the vet. I hope I remember to pick him up.

What's next?

[pomtzu]

This hasn't happened recently, altho it has happened on several occasions...and not just by me either.

Come home at night - unlock the door and come in - then go about whatever business needs to be taken care of and then relax for the rest of the night. Get ready for bed and make sure the doors are locked before turning in for the night. Come morning - get up and let the dogs out, and find the keys still in the lock from the night before!

Good thing I don't live in a populated area. Someone see the keys still in the lock??? Hey - no need to break in - just use the key - and when you're done, just take my car too - the keys are on the same ring.