Ok Ok Guys >>>>>>Come clean!!!!

[BILL WZOREK]

I know one of you are trying to be funny but it AIN'T FUNNY...........
I was working on a 36 front shock got it all cleaned except the cover went to reach for the cover to clean it and it is not there, Just spent 1Hr. looking and My Garage is not that BIG.
I am going to sit in front of the computer for 5 more minutes, if you put it back we can all laugh and then go on with our day

[TagMan]

I spend half of every day in the shop chasing the gremlins that hide parts & tools. After looking for an hour or so for them, all of a sudden they appear in plain sight! It seems the older I get, the more gremlins there are and the busier they get.

[Old Henry]

That's when I call my wife out to the garage and tell her what I'm looking for that I'm sure I have looked at and not seen. Most often she looks around for a second and says, "You mean this thing right here?" "Yes, Thanks, Hon."

[DavidG]

The more room you have, the longer the hunt drags on.

[Cecil/WV]

Originally Posted by Old Henry

That's when I call my wife out to the garage and tell her what I'm looking for that I'm sure I have looked at and not seen. Most often she looks around for a second and says, "You mean this thing right here?" "Yes, Thanks, Hon."

That's how it is at my house.

[BILL WZOREK]

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This Barn is the greatest / I asked and sure enough I went back Spent 1.25 Minutes
Looking & there it was BUT Just to make sure I keep looking for 12 more Minutes.

THANKS GUYS.

[41 Fords ohio]

I lost my mind once and still can't find it.

[jimTN]

Just look for something else and you will find it!

[terry]

Face piles of trials with smiles...it riles them to believe that you perceive the ending. I think the Moody Blues said that. Terry

[buddridge]

Originally I suffered from CRS( can't remember s..t), but now my condition has worsened to CRAFT( can't remember a f.....g thing). All hope is lost.

[2935ford]

x2 exactly what I do. Works every time...try it!

Originally Posted by Old Henry

That's when I call my wife out to the garage and tell her what I'm looking for that I'm sure I have looked at and not seen. Most often she looks around for a second and says, "You mean this thing right here?" "Yes, Thanks, Hon."

[keith oh]

What was the problem ????

[jimvette59]

Can' remember why I was reading this.

[Joe Immler]

My CRS Syndrome (can't remember s***) is really getting bad. I have dozens of sticky notes that I use to remind me of things to do. In the garage I find that CRS leads to LTS, Lost Tool Syndrome.

[51 MERC-CT]

Along with CRS and LTS, I have DSP (drop small parts) syndrome. To help that, I am thinking of installing a funnel shaped floor in my work area so that everything that I drop goes to one place and I don't loose stuff any more.

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT

Along with CRS and LTS, I have DSP (drop small parts) syndrome. To help that, I am thinking of installing a funnel shaped floor in my work area so that everything that I drop goes to one place and I don't loose stuff any more.

That would only work for things that make it to the floor.
Just Monday a nut fell off of my fender into the engine compartment. I wasn't sure whether it hit the floor but started looking there. Ended up removing both cars totally from the garage and searching the entire floor looking for it. Decided it didn't make it to the floor. Looked everywhere I could see from above then climbed under and felt every horizontal surface that I could reach trying to find where it was caught. Finally called my son out to see if he could find it. He looked right down from where it dropped, pulled it out, handed it to me, and went back in the house.

[jrvariel48]

To tell you the truth, I can't remember when I started forgettin'!

[hope]

Originally Posted by jimvette59

Can' remember why I was reading this.

All the above......

You guys must be about my AGE..(somewhere around 78).

[A bones]

As funny as you make it sound, some times it just ain't. Two things I wish to mention - in my own searches I have found that usually it's near where I thought it should be, but I don't have faith own process. Second, try this pickup a flash light, regardless of lighting, and follow the focus of the beam. Kind of like putting your finger on a printed page to keep from getting lost in the lines. Enjoy your day

[Ken Bull]

If its not on the floor---why do I always check the lip of the frame last? Like after I struggle to get up and see if its under me.

[Vic Piano]

Hey Bill, I just found your shock cover in my garage while I was looking for ... now I don't remember what I was looking for...

[Fe26]

I've recently been accused of 'just having a boy look' when I looked in a drawer for a tool and it wasn't there. Of course a certain girl looked in the same drawer and found it, right on top.

[Graeme / New Zealand]

CRAFT disease.

GB

[TDO]

I think my wife hides things from me ,cause when I can't find them she always seem to find them.

[jimalabam]

All too familiar. Lose something every day, then find it when I am not looking for it!!!

[Richard Wilson]

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One thing for sure............it will be in the last place that you look.

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by Richard Wilson

One thing for sure............it will be in the last place that you look.

Good one.

[Bob/Ohio]

When I set something down in the garage, and then spend time looking for it, my wife will usually say something helpful like, " well when you do find it, it will be right where YOU left it"

[ct1932ford]

It is usually in my hand

[Barry-ct]

Isn't it amazing what those little gremlins can do..... And how all of us are affected by this problem?? Now what was I looking for? I'll remember eventually.

[37coop]

on my 39 coupe I mislaid the interior light switch and cover , its here somewhere ...I,v seen it ,I,v just had another sent from carpenter with a few other bits but I know its here ,I,v been looking its here ,I know it is ...or am I going bonkers ?

[Marv]

Originally Posted by 37coop

on my 39 coupe I mislaid the interior light switch and cover , its here somewhere ...I,v seen it ,I,v just had another sent from carpenter with a few other bits but I know its here ,I,v been looking its here ,I know it is ...or am I going bonkers ?

I am pretty sure you layed it in your top tool box drawer on the right side.

[FlatheadTed]

I know why feet face forward now ,so bolts that drop of the bench can bounce of your toes under it .

[itsa52]

Richard,, in this case you are wrong.. Bill kept looking for 12 minutes just to be sure

[raceron1120]

Gees I thought I was the only one who did that.

Sometimes it gets so bad that I forget to stop looking after I found what I was looking for, because I forgot why I was looking for what I forgot where it was. . .

[harleynut]

I'll tell ya one thing, it sure is comforting to know I'm not the only one that does exactly what you guys mentioned in all the posts I just read. I spend more time looking for things than I do actually accomplishing what I was working on. If I did this work for a living at my age I would starve. Hey, it's still fun.

[dp1743]

What you all have to do when you lose something is, throw the rest of what you have away. Guaranteed, the lost item will show up very shortly.

[4tford]

This guy stored his wrench where he could find it but not reach it. Rather graphic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9_Y2iGfbBQ

[ct1932ford]

Originally Posted by 4tford

This guy stored his wrench where he could find it but not reach it. Rather graphic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9_Y2iGfbBQ

And how does this happen??

[41 Fords ohio]

Originally Posted by 4tford

This guy stored his wrench where he could find it but not reach it. Rather graphic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9_Y2iGfbBQ

That has to be a first! I usually put wrenches in my back pocket. Or all over the garage and on the car.

[funrunr]

I told my wife that I thought she purposely hid stuff on me. That way when I ask her for help finding whatever it was, she would look like the hero.

[lonewolf]

I have that same problem especially if i put the part somewere safe were i wont loose it

[Stanley]

...I got stuff in my collection I've been looking for for forty years.. I know its in there some where...
My doctor once told me .. "if you can't remember where you put your keys, don't worry about it, that's normal ... BUT, if you can't remember what keys are used for... be concerned."
...By the way, did you check your pockets....
Stan. .........