For a brief moment this morning, I nearly lost a whole day. My wife couldn't sleep last night, got up in the middle of the night and changed the calendar to the next day (Thursday). When I got up this morning, I changed the calendar to the day following (Friday). I then proceeded to moan about how fast the week had gone until my wife pointed out that it was still Thursday ... #-o
What are your stories of something lost (or nearly lost)? :-[
P.S. Wife has just informed me that I've changed the calendar to Saturday! #-o
Quote from: Westmarcher on 30 April 2015, 08:36:03 AM
P.S. Wife has just informed me that I've changed the calendar to Saturday! #-o
Wishful thinking? :)
Friend at uni crammed frantically for his final exams in the days before, barely sleeping. After his last exam, on a Friday lunchtime, he announced he was going back to halls of residence to grab a couple of hours sleep and would join us for celebrations that evening. Not surprisingly he didn't turn up. No sign of him on Saturday. By Sunday we were getting worried and a bunch of us went to his room and knocked on the door. The guy turned up at the door after a few minutes of pounding on the door to complain that he'd already told us he'd see us that evening. Sparked out for two whole days and totally unaware of it! Initially he was convinced it was still Friday and that it was a practical joke.
Wait, now I'm confused. What day is it and am I drunk before ten am?! I've not regressed to my twenties have I?!
First time I took a woman out to a concert, back in the 70s, I made plans so far in advance that we turned up a month early. :-[
I once lost my marbles.
Still haven't found them 8-} 8-} 8-} 8-} 8-}
My first wife... I'm trying very hard not to find her
I went to bed so early I got up yesterday!
Virginity. But I've learned to live without it.
I lost a 'skelington' that I was working on, an hour or so ago.
Eventually found it on the floor, about four feet from the desk.
'Cripes' knows how it got over there. :-\
Cheers - Phil
I have told this story before, but it bear repeating. Yes it does. It does. Well I'm telling it anyway.
I dropped a mixed tray of early war armour. Managed to find most of the turrets, but ended up with a few short. Wondered if I could convert a Pz I hull to something useful. Couldn't. That was when I created the Returning Metal Hypothesis. This states that Pendraken figures when dropped or otherwise upset will attempt to escape back to Middle-borough.
More evidence for the hypothesis came a few months ago, when I dropped a tray of Marlburian staff officers and one has never been seen since.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 30 April 2015, 09:08:26 AM
First time I took a woman out to a concert, back in the 70s, I made plans so far in advance that we turned up a month early. :-[
I once turned up at an airport a year early :o :o :o
I had managed to book our return tickets from Christchurch on the website for the wrong year :-[
They took pity on me and fitted us on the flight. The most embarrassing bit was I'd got my son to check us in while I sorted out the rental car...
Quote from: Techno on 30 April 2015, 03:48:50 PM
I lost a 'skelington' that I was working on, an hour or so ago.
Eventually found it on the floor, about four feet from the desk.
'Cripes' knows how it got over there. :-\
Cheers - Phil
Walked -or those infamous dogs again ?
IanS ;)
I reckon the wee chap 'grabbed hold' of my sleeve when I moved a CD from the desk.
I was glad he was still stuck to a cork, otherwise he'd have been a lot harder to find. ;)
Cheers - Phil
Good stuff, guys. I know for a fact that I've got a couple of wee Pendraken chaps irretrievably lost down the side of my sofa (serves me right for opening the package there).
Its now Saturday. Does this means I've caught up with myself or what?
"I went on a whisky diet and lost 3 days" - Tommy Cooper.
I did it again. Today. Thursday. :-[
A week ago today. :o
Did not occur to me this was not Friday until my wife asked me if I was getting ahead of myself (again) ..........
Didn't moan about the short week this time though ... maybe that's a good sign?
So far this week:
I've had a Bank Holiday (extra Sunday)
A days planning release (extra non-day)
Wednesday teaching (Monday)
My school was closed as its a polling station today ( but staff still in school) (Saturday)
Tomorrow back to teaching (so, it's Monday, right?)
:D
Messes with your head .... but in a good way!
Starting last Saturday.
Day One - friends round gaming .... Saturday
Day Two - friends round gaming .... Saturday?
Day Three - Shopping, cooking, friend round in the evening ... clearly Saturday.
Day Four - Slept in, met a friend for coffee, pottered around town window shopping, out in the evening gaming ... must be Saturday
Day Five - Met a friend at the local shopping centre (bought essentials like wargames magazines and sandwiches for lunch), lunch, worked on a laptop upgrade then off to the cinema to see Far From The Madding Crowd, home for tea and some catch-up TV (Timewatch on Cleopatra) ... sounds like a Saturday.
Today - Slept late. Into the marriages, funerals and court appearances suit and off to a funeral :( Three buses to get home, quite pleasant in the sunshine ... must be another Saturday.
No wonder us retirees never know what day it is! :)
:D =D>
Exactly what my old Dad used to say - Every day's a Saturday when you retire!
Wait minute. I've retired too! That's what it is! Whoopee! I'm sane! .... sayynne, I tell you .... (!) Whoah ho ho hah ha ..... 8-} <:-P
I work shifts 12 days or 12 hour nights.
Most people
Get up - go to work , come home on same day. go to sleep and get up the next day.
Whn on nights
get up - go to work, come home next day. Go to sleep, get up on same day, go to work
after 2 of my 7 consecutive nights I cant tell you what day it is.
Most weekdays, if the radio didn't tell me what day it was, I wouldn't have a clue.
The days just blur together. ;)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Westmarcher on 07 May 2015, 05:22:46 PM
:D =D>
Exactly what my old Dad used to say - Every day's a Saturday when you retire!
Wait minute. I've retired too! That's what it is! Whoopee! I'm sane! .... sayynne, I tell you .... (!) Whoah ho ho hah ha ..... 8-} <:-P
Yes, exactly. I have taken to starting my day by asking my wife what day it is. Even worse, on short weeks like this she's a day behind too.