Inexplicably losing things
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Five or six years ago my daughter's TomTom was playing silly buggers and refusing to lock on to any satellites. We powered it down completely and went for a total reboot. It was left on the bonnet of my Range Rover with the power lead trailing through the window to the cigarette lighter.
After an hour or so I went back outside to see if it was behaving, but it had vanished. Gone completely, eventually presumed stolen so I bought daughter a replacement.
A couple of years later I'm prepping the car for selling and upon removing the under-bonnet stash of water and oil top-up cartons I discover a very dusty TomTom device (with lead attached) wedged down the side of the RR's battery.
Plugged it in and powered it up with no ill effects whatsoever - apart from some of the mapping being a little out of date...
After an hour or so I went back outside to see if it was behaving, but it had vanished. Gone completely, eventually presumed stolen so I bought daughter a replacement.
A couple of years later I'm prepping the car for selling and upon removing the under-bonnet stash of water and oil top-up cartons I discover a very dusty TomTom device (with lead attached) wedged down the side of the RR's battery.
Plugged it in and powered it up with no ill effects whatsoever - apart from some of the mapping being a little out of date...
Otispunkmeyer said:
My OH inexplicably loses her phone about 6 times a day resulting in me running round the house like an idiot calling it on my phone and listening for the noise from the vibration (because of course its on "silent").
If it's Android, then Google's "Android Device Manager" can make it ring (loudly) regardless of the phone's ring setting.Can I ask a question?
I've just got my first smart phone. Is it normal to have to top the battery every day? The old one lasted a week.
I turn all the tat off but it still seems to be crap.
The only advantage I've got out of it so far is that it beeps when I get an gmail. That's it. Can one improve it?
I've just got my first smart phone. Is it normal to have to top the battery every day? The old one lasted a week.
I turn all the tat off but it still seems to be crap.
The only advantage I've got out of it so far is that it beeps when I get an gmail. That's it. Can one improve it?
grumpy52 said:
Lost my car in town one christmas .checked every car park then remembered I walked into town because parking would be a nightmare .
DOH !
DOH !
A mate once spent ages wandering around a car park trying to find his Renault 5 before remembering he'd borrowed his fathers Range Rover
RizzoTheRat said:
grumpy52 said:
Lost my car in town one christmas .checked every car park then remembered I walked into town because parking would be a nightmare .
DOH !
DOH !
A mate once spent ages wandering around a car park trying to find his Renault 5 before remembering he'd borrowed his fathers Range Rover
She called home to tell her Mum the tale of woe.
Her Mum said, "Such a shame after you spent all that money getting it resprayed."
Edited by Big Rod on Monday 7th September 11:36
I mislaid a pair of nipex cable cutters,i was bloody annoyed with myself as i needed them as i was putting lighting in the garden. I go off to the electrical outlet and buy more bits for the garden, on the shelf was the last pair of nipex cutters that the branch was selling,great ill have them at £25 they are not cheep but they cut nice and are nice to use, i get home go in the garage to cut a piece of cable and on the drum was my old 'lost' cutters.
RizzoTheRat said:
grumpy52 said:
Lost my car in town one christmas .checked every car park then remembered I walked into town because parking would be a nightmare .
DOH !
DOH !
A mate once spent ages wandering around a car park trying to find his Renault 5 before remembering he'd borrowed his fathers Range Rover
My wife lost a closed hoop gold antique handed down through the family bloody expensive ear ring a few years ago, id said to her to keep them interlooped as if you lose them then there both gone. I had the house completely searched even moving wardrobes away from the walls just to check, after days of looking and walking around the house chanting 'jesus is lost,jesus is lost' we concluded that it was gone. I phoned her dad in cape town to ask him to get another one made to copy it, as i was on the phone i was getting changed to go in my hottub, i pulled on my swim shorts and felt something in a pocket it was the missing ear ring, how it got there was a complete mystery. I was kindly rewarded by my wife that night
She also lost her custom made one of a kind wedding ring as well,i found that in the rubbish bag that id forgotten to put out for the dustbin men, another of life mysteries.
She also lost her custom made one of a kind wedding ring as well,i found that in the rubbish bag that id forgotten to put out for the dustbin men, another of life mysteries.
Lost my car in Frankfurt, we had been to the motorshow and the tram dropped us back at the carpark but they had dropped us at the wrong carpark, all the entrances look the same. I was really worried as i thought the car had been stolen and our passports and wallets where in the car,took my dad and i over 3 hrs to find the car.
My driving License. It stays in my Wallet. If I go out and wear smart trousers, everything other than my license, bank card and cash gets taken out. I was leaving the house for a stag do on Saturday, went to empty my wallet and my DL wasn't in there. No idea when I last had it, where it could possibly be and why it's not in my wallet!
I lost my wedding ring, on a lads skiing holiday (stop thinking like that)
Didn't even realise it was gone until I'd sat down for dinner in the evening after traveling all day. I never take it off.
I was extremely upset, rang the airline, the transfer company, the ski company were looking for it. Searched the room, my bags, inside gloves everywhere.
Wife was obviously upset (and suspicious)
Got home after a week, resigned to having to get it replaced (custom made job). A few weeks later the Mrs decides to hoover the cars and what turns up in the centre console. Yup, the ring.
I have no idea how it got there.
Didn't even realise it was gone until I'd sat down for dinner in the evening after traveling all day. I never take it off.
I was extremely upset, rang the airline, the transfer company, the ski company were looking for it. Searched the room, my bags, inside gloves everywhere.
Wife was obviously upset (and suspicious)
Got home after a week, resigned to having to get it replaced (custom made job). A few weeks later the Mrs decides to hoover the cars and what turns up in the centre console. Yup, the ring.
I have no idea how it got there.
Mrs lost her waterproof coat about three months ago. Wears it regularly, so went round cars/house/friends/work/friend's cars/sheds looking for it.
No good, couldn't find it.
Waited about four weeks before buying a replacement in case the old one turned up.
She went to the hairdresser's this week, and her old coat was still hanging on the coat hooks
No good, couldn't find it.
Waited about four weeks before buying a replacement in case the old one turned up.
She went to the hairdresser's this week, and her old coat was still hanging on the coat hooks
Nimby said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
My OH inexplicably loses her phone about 6 times a day resulting in me running round the house like an idiot calling it on my phone and listening for the noise from the vibration (because of course its on "silent").
If it's Android, then Google's "Android Device Manager" can make it ring (loudly) regardless of the phone's ring setting.Otispunkmeyer said:
Nimby said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
My OH inexplicably loses her phone about 6 times a day resulting in me running round the house like an idiot calling it on my phone and listening for the noise from the vibration (because of course its on "silent").
If it's Android, then Google's "Android Device Manager" can make it ring (loudly) regardless of the phone's ring setting.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff