Not Generally Absentminded but....

06-28-2009, 12:21 PM

So as some of you may know we (My Family and I) love to take our 35ft Trailer to various RV parks from full service to dry camping and enjoy our time together.

If you have ever set up an RV you know it has stabilizing jacks at all four corners and you use a crank to screw jack them up and down. In my case I use a cordless drill to get them snug then the hand crank to firm it up.

Invariably I leave the hand crank on the ground and forget it there. I have gone through 4 of them in the last two years, just picked up 3 new ones yesterday. Now at 12 bucks it isn't horrible but you would think after a couple I would burn it into my brain.

As the title says I am not generally absent minded, I rember things well, don't lose things..............but this one just kills me, it seems like every second trip I leave the damn crank behind.

What if any absent minded quirks do you have???

06-28-2009, 12:24 PM

ever wonder why us Army guys refer to ""dummy-cording"" our equipment??

Dummy cord the crank to the cordless drill.

Steve · 06-28-2009, 12:32 PM

A friend of mine painted his jack handle flourecent neon pink and yellow stripes!

markem · 06-28-2009, 12:42 PM

attach it with 10 feet of nylon rope. When you are dragging it down the road, the pointing and laughing will be the cue that you forgot to put it away.

MajorCaptSilly · 06-28-2009, 01:03 PM

I lose or forget my car keys about every other day. I am pretty absentmined in general.

MCS

taltos · 06-28-2009, 01:22 PM

I lost a girlfriend once when I forgot where I laid her.

shvictor · 06-28-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by taltos

I lost a girlfriend once when I forgot where I laid her.

Back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth?

massphatness · 06-28-2009, 02:11 PM

I try to rember how to spell remember ...

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Rabidsquirrel · 06-28-2009, 06:31 PM

It's usually the tool I just put down somewhere...

GWN · 06-29-2009, 12:01 AM

Last time the inlaws took our kids camping, my father-in-law placed his glasses on the hard top of their tent trailer before cranking it up. Took him hours to find them.

06-29-2009, 07:32 AM

I'll put something down and forget where I put it. Tool, pen, pencil, remote, etc.

TanithT · 06-29-2009, 07:28 PM

I smoked a cigar from the lit end today. Briefly. Very briefly. I was trying to hold the cigar, keep it burning, and refill a lighter at the same time. Got things turned around in my hands and put the wrong end in my mouth. Ouch. Now that's absentminded.

longknocker · 06-29-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TanithT

I smoked a cigar from the lit end today. Briefly. Very briefly. I was trying to hold the cigar, keep it burning, and refill a lighter at the same time. Got things turned around in my hands and put the wrong end in my mouth. Ouch. Now that's absentminded.

Heard that many times before, but hasn't happened to me, "Yet"!

Texan in Mexico · 06-29-2009, 07:34 PM

I'm real bad when I travel. Hit one of the local malls with the rental car and darn it if I can't find the thing. Thankfully most of them have the key chain alarms but I have had to get a taxi a couple times to drive around and find it.

That is frustrating to say the least.

06-28-2009, 12:21 PM	#1
SilverFox Guest Posts: n/a	Not Generally Absentminded but.... So as some of you may know we (My Family and I) love to take our 35ft Trailer to various RV parks from full service to dry camping and enjoy our time together. If you have ever set up an RV you know it has stabilizing jacks at all four corners and you use a crank to screw jack them up and down. In my case I use a cordless drill to get them snug then the hand crank to firm it up. Invariably I leave the hand crank on the ground and forget it there. I have gone through 4 of them in the last two years, just picked up 3 new ones yesterday. Now at 12 bucks it isn't horrible but you would think after a couple I would burn it into my brain. As the title says I am not generally absent minded, I rember things well, don't lose things..............but this one just kills me, it seems like every second trip I leave the damn crank behind. What if any absent minded quirks do you have???

06-28-2009, 12:24 PM	#2
tobii3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Not Generally Absentminded but.... ever wonder why us Army guys refer to ""dummy-cording"" our equipment?? Dummy cord the crank to the cordless drill.

06-28-2009, 12:32 PM	#3
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: Not Generally Absentminded but.... A friend of mine painted his jack handle flourecent neon pink and yellow stripes! __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

06-28-2009, 12:42 PM	#4
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,625 Trading: (47)	Re: Not Generally Absentminded but.... attach it with 10 feet of nylon rope. When you are dragging it down the road, the pointing and laughing will be the cue that you forgot to put it away. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

06-28-2009, 01:03 PM	#5
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06-28-2009, 01:22 PM	#6
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06-28-2009, 02:11 PM	#8
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06-28-2009, 06:31 PM	#9
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06-29-2009, 12:01 AM	#10
GWN Snow City Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jeff Location: Barrie, Ontario Posts: 898 Trading: (10)	Re: Not Generally Absentminded but.... Last time the inlaws took our kids camping, my father-in-law placed his glasses on the hard top of their tent trailer before cranking it up. Took him hours to find them. __________________

06-29-2009, 07:32 AM	#11
Wanger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Not Generally Absentminded but.... I'll put something down and forget where I put it. Tool, pen, pencil, remote, etc.

06-29-2009, 07:28 PM	#12
TanithT Herfer Grrrrl Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Tanith Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 692 Trading: (26)	Re: Not Generally Absentminded but.... I smoked a cigar from the lit end today. Briefly. Very briefly. I was trying to hold the cigar, keep it burning, and refill a lighter at the same time. Got things turned around in my hands and put the wrong end in my mouth. Ouch. Now that's absentminded. __________________ Herfergrrl's blog - The Art of the Good Cigar: A Matter of Taste. Herfing is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

06-29-2009, 07:34 PM	#14
Texan in Mexico Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Travis Location: Puerto Morelos, Mexico Posts: 958 Trading: (0)	Re: Not Generally Absentminded but.... I'm real bad when I travel. Hit one of the local malls with the rental car and darn it if I can't find the thing. Thankfully most of them have the key chain alarms but I have had to get a taxi a couple times to drive around and find it. That is frustrating to say the least.