Forehead Smack Moments - Page 2

footfootfoot · 02-16-2006, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

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No camera story, but I did drop an uninsured mobile down the toilet. I had a stack of books in my hands with the phone on top and went into the bathroom to get a tissue. In slow motion I watched the phone slide off the books and into the open toilet. How many times did I replay that in my mind, with a different ending...?

Some guy tried to retrieve his a few months ago on the metro north train out of NYC. Got his arm stuck in the john. tied up the train for hours. all the others too.

metro north intended to sue him for expenses and lost revenue. Not sure of the outcome, but I hope they won.

BigV · 02-16-2006, 11:34 AM

Spexxvet, that's not

, that's karma trying to save you from yourself, despite your best intentions.

plthijinx · 02-16-2006, 01:13 PM

one time when i was in El Paso dropping off a fare, i was distracted by a ramp rat (a line service representative for the airport) while i was preflighting. well, damn this is stupid, i forgot to replace the oil dipstick and close the hatch on the cowl. i did the rest of my walk-around and never caught what i'd done until after take-off and noticed the hatch flapping in the wind. "uh-El Paso tower, N12345 has an open hatch - negative emergency - just need to return to the airport." i taxied back to where i parked, picked up the dipstick and put it back. heh, yeah, i sure felt like a dipstick for that one!

mitheral · 03-16-2007, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by plthijinx

well, damn this is stupid, i forgot to replace the oil dipstick and close the hatch on the cowl. i did the rest of my walk-around and never caught what i'd done until after take-off and noticed the hatch flapping in the wind. "uh-El Paso tower, N12345 has an open hatch - negative emergency - just need to return to the airport." i taxied back to where i parked, picked up the dipstick and put it back.

My second car was a Chrysler sedan with a slant six. In hind site a great car, the thing just worked for 150K, even if it was as boring as plain white bread without butter. On one occasion I drove it to Southern California (from the interior of BC) and back. Being such a long trip I was extra vigilant checking all those things you father told you needed to be checked before leaving: oil, P/S fluid, trans fluid, tire pressure, all the exterior lights, diff fluid, the works.

Now the intake manifold on a /6 is something to behold. The engine is fed by a single carb set a significant distance from the head so the runners are ridiculously long, you can serve a three course meal on the thing. It was only when I checked the oil in Portland that I noticed the transmission dipstick laying on top of the intake manifold. Apparently I got distracted way back in BC and never actually put it back after checking the fluid level.

wolf · 02-18-2006, 01:58 AM

I had a pager that recovered from a toilet dunking, but the speaker was never quite the same. It was more of a whisperer than a pager after that.

At least it fell in post flush.

Sundae · 03-06-2007, 09:54 AM

I am waiting a call from a student today, to arrange for him to come and collect his phone.

I found it on my way home last night, and promptly used it to call "Home" to reassure the person that their phone was safe and well. If it hadn't been giving off a low battery warning I probably would have waited for a decent hour, but I figured they'd be happy to hear from me, even though it was late.

Oops.
"Home" to a student is the home of their parent. I got a poor old Dad out of his bed with a random story about a found mobile. He tried to contact his son all night and finally got him at 04.00...

From trying to be a Good Samaritan I think I actually caused more trouble.

glatt · 03-06-2007, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

He tried to contact his son all night and finally got him at 04.00...

From trying to be a Good Samaritan I think I actually caused more trouble.

Nah. You may have been a catalyst, but the father and son caused their own trouble.

DucksNuts · 03-07-2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I am waiting a call from a student today, to arrange for him to come and collect his phone.

I found it on my way home last night, and promptly used it to call "Home" to reassure the person that their phone was safe and well. If it hadn't been giving off a low battery warning I probably would have waited for a decent hour, but I figured they'd be happy to hear from me, even though it was late.

Erm, did you happen to ....ahh...look at the pictures or text messages on there??

There's some really interesting things on other peoples phones

I'd die if anyone found mine.

skysidhe · 03-06-2007, 10:33 AM

Reading yesterdays horoscope too late

Today's Outlook for
Monday March 05, 2007
Yesterday |TODAY| Tomorrow

The Sun's annual conjunction with Uranus, the most unusual planet in our solar system, can rattle our metaphysical windows and shake our emotional walls. Even the Moon's entry into polite Libra at 4:25 am EST isn't enough to moderate this wild and unpredictable energy. Still, we should think twice before acting in a potentially offensive manner.

Sundae · 03-06-2007, 10:50 AM

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:00 pm
Cancer:

Partnerships can be tricky, and right now you're feeling some tension with someone you have to work with. Problems from the past are resurfacing, and you're having a hard time forgiving and forgetting. You may need a bit more time to cool off, so if you can postpone this joint task, you should. If you can't, then the two of you need to agree to disagree so you can work together toward a larger goal. Be rational, not emotional -- and get busy.

chrisinhouston · 03-06-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

Someplace, I left my Nikon lens sitting, glass down, and there it remained.

I remember leaving my 126 Kodak Brownie camera on a bench at the Trevy Fountain in Rome in 1964. I was 8 and when we had left and I realized that I had forgotten it, it was too late. We went back and looked and it was not there. My dad got mad at me and said something about how I should never have been entrusted with such a valuable camera.

Not quite the same value as your loss but at that age it sure seemed big.

TheMercenary · 03-06-2007, 11:50 AM

Remember folks, pay it forward. Your good deeds will come back to you. Good Karma.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-06-2007, 11:07 PM

Not when he finds out she ratted him out to the old man.

btw, welcome to the Cellar if you haven't been. No, even if you have been.

Sundae · 03-07-2007, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Remember folks, pay it forward. Your good deeds will come back to you. Good Karma.

Just got a call from Reception. The young man dropped off a bottle of white wine for me. Some people are just lovely.

Shawnee123 · 03-07-2007, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Just got a call from Reception. The young man dropped off a bottle of white wine for me. Some people are just lovely.

Wow...that is wonderful. Around here, you can't even get a thank you wave when you let a car go ahead of you.

Good karma-girl!

SG put the Karma in Chameleon.

02-16-2006, 11:34 AM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Spexxvet, that's not , that's karma trying to save you from yourself, despite your best intentions. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-18-2006, 01:58 AM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I had a pager that recovered from a toilet dunking, but the speaker was never quite the same. It was more of a whisperer than a pager after that. At least it fell in post flush. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-06-2007, 09:54 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I am waiting a call from a student today, to arrange for him to come and collect his phone. I found it on my way home last night, and promptly used it to call "Home" to reassure the person that their phone was safe and well. If it hadn't been giving off a low battery warning I probably would have waited for a decent hour, but I figured they'd be happy to hear from me, even though it was late. Oops. "Home" to a student is the home of their parent. I got a poor old Dad out of his bed with a random story about a found mobile. He tried to contact his son all night and finally got him at 04.00... From trying to be a Good Samaritan I think I actually caused more trouble. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-06-2007, 10:50 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Reading horoscopes Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:00 pm Cancer: Partnerships can be tricky, and right now you're feeling some tension with someone you have to work with. Problems from the past are resurfacing, and you're having a hard time forgiving and forgetting. You may need a bit more time to cool off, so if you can postpone this joint task, you should. If you can't, then the two of you need to agree to disagree so you can work together toward a larger goal. Be rational, not emotional -- and get busy. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-06-2007, 11:07 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not when he finds out she ratted him out to the old man. btw, welcome to the Cellar if you haven't been. No, even if you have been. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-16-2006, 01:13 PM	#3
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	one time when i was in El Paso dropping off a fare, i was distracted by a ramp rat (a line service representative for the airport) while i was preflighting. well, damn this is stupid, i forgot to replace the oil dipstick and close the hatch on the cowl. i did the rest of my walk-around and never caught what i'd done until after take-off and noticed the hatch flapping in the wind. "uh-El Paso tower, N12345 has an open hatch - negative emergency - just need to return to the airport." i taxied back to where i parked, picked up the dipstick and put it back. heh, yeah, i sure felt like a dipstick for that one!

03-06-2007, 10:33 AM	#9
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Reading yesterdays horoscope too late Today's Outlook for Monday March 05, 2007 Yesterday \|TODAY\| Tomorrow The Sun's annual conjunction with Uranus, the most unusual planet in our solar system, can rattle our metaphysical windows and shake our emotional walls. Even the Moon's entry into polite Libra at 4:25 am EST isn't enough to moderate this wild and unpredictable energy. Still, we should think twice before acting in a potentially offensive manner.

03-06-2007, 11:50 AM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Remember folks, pay it forward. Your good deeds will come back to you. Good Karma.

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