Ever had a 'senior moment'?
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I was talking to a mate this evening about one or two stupid things I've done. For example, a while ago, on one particular morning, I drove the five miles to my kids' school to drop them off. I arrived at the school and said "have a great day kids" but there was no reply. I turned round and there was no one in the car. I then remembered it was the school holidays. I'd been on auto-pilot on my way to the office!
Also, some time ago I went to see a client who had emailed me a map of where his company was and it looked dead easy (a few yards from a particular motorway junction). When I arrived at the destination it didn't seem to make sense. As such, I called the client and he was as bemused as me. It turns out I was on the M40 and should have been on the M1 - I was about 150 miles from where I should have been.
I'm sure a few people can trump the above, and it's good to laugh at people who have been as dumb as yourself!
Also, some time ago I went to see a client who had emailed me a map of where his company was and it looked dead easy (a few yards from a particular motorway junction). When I arrived at the destination it didn't seem to make sense. As such, I called the client and he was as bemused as me. It turns out I was on the M40 and should have been on the M1 - I was about 150 miles from where I should have been.
I'm sure a few people can trump the above, and it's good to laugh at people who have been as dumb as yourself!
Now I finally have a pair of slippers, something like that is my worst nightmare!They are becoming frighteningly more frequent Steve. It must be something they put in the water around here mate.
The worst thing is that I still think (and sometimes act like) I am in my 20's, but as soon as I try to run, I know I am close to 50. All the same effort goes in, but the floor goes by slower.
The worst thing is that I still think (and sometimes act like) I am in my 20's, but as soon as I try to run, I know I am close to 50. All the same effort goes in, but the floor goes by slower.
Yep, rebuilt a clients server at home taking hours then went out to visit another client. Came home, switched on the fixed server then put the recovery disks in and rebuilt it all over again.. it wasn't until I saw my coffee cup next to it tha I twigged that I had already rebuilt it earlier on 
The very next day I did something far worse, I bought a new drive for my media server, slid it into the caddy, opened the Disk Manager, and then whilst talking on the phone, deleted the wrong raid partition, wiping 1TB of films in a single action
The very next day I did something far worse, I bought a new drive for my media server, slid it into the caddy, opened the Disk Manager, and then whilst talking on the phone, deleted the wrong raid partition, wiping 1TB of films in a single action
A few years ago I woke up and the first thought to enter my mind was, "I have forgotten my PIN number".
I went to the hole in the wall later in the day and sure enough, nothing. Not even a clue - despite the fact that I have used the same number for 15 years at least once a week. I requested a reminder of my number which duly arrived and it was like looking at it for the first time, it didn't even ring a bell.
Strange.
Nothing like it has ever happened since and I am generally known for having a, shall we say, retentive, memory.
I went to the hole in the wall later in the day and sure enough, nothing. Not even a clue - despite the fact that I have used the same number for 15 years at least once a week. I requested a reminder of my number which duly arrived and it was like looking at it for the first time, it didn't even ring a bell.
Strange.
Nothing like it has ever happened since and I am generally known for having a, shall we say, retentive, memory.
SS HSV said:
I bought a new drive for my media server, slid it into the caddy, opened the Disk Manager, and then whilst talking on the phone, deleted the wrong raid partition, wiping 1TB of films in a single action
If I knew what the hell you were talking about I'm sure I'd be laughing now!
Painfull it was for a so-called professional 
I went to a local indoor car boot sale two weeks ago......
At one stall I bought a can of alloy wheel cleaner for £1, and then wandered over to another stall to purchase a large magnifying glass for £2.99.....
Whilst I was inspecting the magnifying glass I put the wheel cleaner down next to a £30 pendulum wall clock about 2 foot long...
After some friendly chat with the stall holder, I bought the glass, and went on my way, looking at several nearby stalls at other stuff for ten minutes.....
There was a tap on my shoulder....It was the stallholder...."Excuse me, you've got my clock in your hand"...
"Eh??" I said, looked down and there it was, I had picked it up and didn't even realise I had it in my hand, so we both marched back to his stall and there was my wheel cleaner......
I could not aplogise enough, but I doubt he believed me, even though I had £300 in my pocket.....
I counted myself very fortunate, as he could have rung the Police, and I could have ended up with a criminal record....
I still don't know why I did it, I must have been daydreaming............
At one stall I bought a can of alloy wheel cleaner for £1, and then wandered over to another stall to purchase a large magnifying glass for £2.99.....
Whilst I was inspecting the magnifying glass I put the wheel cleaner down next to a £30 pendulum wall clock about 2 foot long...
After some friendly chat with the stall holder, I bought the glass, and went on my way, looking at several nearby stalls at other stuff for ten minutes.....
There was a tap on my shoulder....It was the stallholder...."Excuse me, you've got my clock in your hand"...
"Eh??" I said, looked down and there it was, I had picked it up and didn't even realise I had it in my hand, so we both marched back to his stall and there was my wheel cleaner......
I could not aplogise enough, but I doubt he believed me, even though I had £300 in my pocket.....
I counted myself very fortunate, as he could have rung the Police, and I could have ended up with a criminal record....
I still don't know why I did it, I must have been daydreaming............
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