Worst Alzheimer moment ever!

[Karen]

Don't feel bad, it happens to everyone from time to time! I am sure at least half the people in line were secretly thinking, "Oh good! I'm glad I'm not the only one!!!"

[Kirsten]

Thank you for your kind words and for cheering me up! Well, it's true, I do have a lot on my mind, and I'm exhausted and tired, and also in menapause now... I think my mistake was that - while I was waiting for the cash terminal to get ready - I was thinking about that damn number! Usually I've been just typing, automatically, because I used that PIN code so often. When I started to actually think about it, the number was gone.

But I don't think that lady at the counter made that remark to make a joke, at least she didn't sound like it. I know I'm looking terrible and ill, but that is because I'm dealing various chronical illnesses and not due to my lifestyle!! The more I'm thinking about it, the more I realize how outrageous her comment was!

[pomtzu]

But I don't think that lady at the counter made that remark to make a joke, at least she didn't sound like it. I know I'm looking terrible and ill, but that is because I'm dealing various chronical illnesses and not due to my lifestyle!! The more I'm thinking about it, the more I realize how outrageous her comment was!

If that's the case, then I would certainly report the incident to a higher up at the bank. No person that is dealing with the public should be speaking like that to anyone. I worked in a customer service position for over 25 years, and if I had ever been rude to any of the company's customers, I would have been looking for a new job!!!

[Medusa]

Kirsten, something similar happened to me not too long ago. I was having my yearly meeting w/my insurance agent and afterwards we were just chatting. I told him the name of the town where I used to live and he asked me the street name. I lived there for 8 years, yet I couldn't remember the name or house number. The look on his face said it all. It's as though he were saying "Sure you did. Uh huh." Of course, I'm a lot older than you but it still ticked me off and I couldn't remember any of it until days later! So don't feel so bad. I think it happens to just about everyone at one time or another.

[Asiel]

Kirsten don't feel bad--- a few months ago I was filling in some forms and got stuck when I had to put down my address....now that's worse than a PIN number. I remembered my street but no way could I get the numbers right...I had to look through a phone book and check it out....now there's a senior moment for you. But hey, how often do I mail myself anything. I think computers do so much of our thinking we just get lax and let things go--this morning I forgot our phone number---again how often do I phone myself-- I had hubby in a tizzy, he wasn't able to remember it either---I was repeating the number from our other house which we moved from over 20 yrs ago---for some reason it just flashed back so I dialed it on my cell to make sure it would ring here and it did.
I won't even mention how often I've forgotten my PIN number, I don't use a card very often, for some reason I find cash handier--but I do have the number written down in a secret compartment of my wallet.

As for the bank teller or whoever the rude lady was I think I would have asked to speak to the manager...or changed bank
That was more than rude--it was downright nasty

[RICHARD]

I told this story before....

I found a nice lock in the back yard and managed to figure out the combination.

I used it to lock the front gate and one day I went out to try and open it.

I sat there for about 15 minutes putting the same number on the tumblers over and over again.

It wasn't until I stopped for a second that I realized that I was putting in my bank card PIN number.

The number for the lock is 2350 and my PIN was 2304.

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Going out to eat is a MAJOR chore for me.

For some reason I can look at a menu, know what I want and when the waiter comes over, I completely forget.

To make matters worse?

I have been to a Mexican restaurant and wanted to order in spanish - I grew up speaking espanol and living here, there aren't many chances to talk to people who do speak it!

I forgot the order, then forgot to speak spanish.

I sat there like an idiot for what it seemed like an eternity.

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I would have asked the woman, if she had a drug problem, since she had an opinion about it?

I am a natural smart arse and would have had something to say about it.

One 'tool' to use when you meet up with an idiot like her?

Answer "I'm sorry?" and keep repeating it - like you didn't hear what they said, when they repeat themselves a few times they may realize that they screwed up.......