Lost and Found!

[Jack Peterson]

Well I guess it is no strange thing that as we get older, we do tend to Forget things, Misplace things and just generally get mixed up at times.

 When I got home from the last monthly meet, Put my Change in my Drawer with the exception of a 100 & 20 peso notes that I would need in the Morning. The next Lunchtime  I wanted to go to the Store and YEP! No 100 note just a 20. I knew it was there the night before and We trust our helper explicitly. When Azon came home from work that night  I asked smiling, Hey. were you 100 short in your accounting last night and borrow my 100  was the Reply. OK, now this was well over a week ago and not really missing the 100 ( just a nuisance not knowing) I never gave it a thought. 

 Today as my wife is at home she was helping our helper to clean and she decided to clean Our bedroom. Ok, I thought. Now each week I print something, anything, to keep the printer inks/head free and flowing   I should be annoyed really but it seems that a duster or cloth has passed over my Scanner printer for this period of time, when my wife lifted the Lid of the scanner  to wipe the Glass, There was my 100 that I had forgotten I photocopied and forgot to remove.  While Retirement is Great it has its Downsides as we age.

[sonjack2847]

Came home after the monthly meet and misplaced his change, well there`s a first haha like all of us has not done that. I hid 250 quid under my carpet 20 years ago 2 years later when I was decorating I found it.

[Jack Peterson]

1 minute ago, sonjack2847 said:

Came home after the monthly meet and misplaced his change, well there`s a first haha like all of us has not done that. I hid 250 quid under my carpet 20 years ago 2 years later when I was decorating I found it.

[Arizona Kid]

1 hour ago, Jack Peterson said:

Well I guess it is no strange thing that as we get older, we do tend to Forget things, Misplace things and just generally get mixed up at times.

 When I got home from the last monthly meet, Put my Change in my Drawer with the exception of a 100 & 20 peso notes that I would need in the Morning. The next Lunchtime  I wanted to go to the Store and YEP! No 100 note just a 20. I knew it was there the night before and We trust our helper explicitly. When Azon came home from work that night  I asked smiling, Hey. were you 100 short in your accounting last night and borrow my 100  was the Reply. OK, now this was well over a week ago and not really missing the 100 ( just a nuisance not knowing) I never gave it a thought. 

 Today as my wife is at home she was helping our helper to clean and she decided to clean Our bedroom. Ok, I thought. Now each week I print something, anything, to keep the printer inks/head free and flowing   I should be annoyed really but it seems that a duster or cloth has passed over my Scanner printer for this period of time, when my wife lifted the Lid of the scanner  to wipe the Glass, There was my 100 that I had forgotten I photocopied and forgot to remove.  While Retirement is Great it has its Downsides as we age.

Whenever I start losing a friendly disagreement with my GF. I fall back on the memory loss due to old age. She got wise to it pretty fast! 

[Kuya John]

3 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

There was my 100 that I had forgotten I photocopied and forgot to remove. 

Could this be called Fake News? 

 

[Jack Peterson]

55 minutes ago, Kuya John said:

Could this be called Fake News? 

 

[Old55]

So Jack how often are you able to pass that fake money you’re printing?🙈🙉🙊

[Jollygoodfellow]

2 hours ago, Old55 said:

So Jack how often are you able to pass that fake money you’re printing?🙈🙉🙊

This is a problem with some making copies and dispatching at sari sari stores but I never thought it would be openly discussed.   

[Jack Peterson]

13 hours ago, Old55 said:

So Jack how often are you able to pass that fake money you’re printing?🙈🙉🙊

 

11 hours ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

This is a problem with some making copies and dispatching at sari sari stores but I never thought it would be openly discussed.   

 There are days when I just Don't like some people but I will give them a little time to mend the error of their words 

Jack

 Morning All 

Edited April 20, 2019 by Jack Peterson

[OnMyWay]

I have experience with "losing" papers that are then found in the printer/scanner!

I'm absent minded, as I have mentioned before.  They say many geniuses are absent minded.  

Jack, I think my most recent "lost an found" story has yours beat!  I'll try to make it brief.

Tues, withdrew p10k from ATM and put in wallet.  Wednesday noon went to pay for something and wallet was empty!  Looked for money (10k + small bills maybe 1k) all over cars and house.  We/I ended up with a few theories:

1.  I had only taken the wallet out once during that time, at a 7-11 we don't usually go to.  There were a lot of local factory workers having lunch.  My wife was convinced that one of them had snatched my cash while I was paying.  It didn't really add up in my mind.

2.  I had done something really stupid and left the cash somewhere or dropped it.  Absent minded me was thinking I did something stupid.

3.  Kids.  I asked the kids, almost 3, and 5, if they played with the money.  Both said no.

Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, I looked around some more, but no cash.  My wife had me 80% convinced about 7-11.  She was also pissed off that I lost 10K+ plus, as was I.

Friday rolls around and my wife excitedly calls me into the guest room / play room.  My 5 year old had found the money in their playhouse!  Strange thing was, I had looked in there twice, I think, and there was a lot of play money on the floor.  I think I looked close enough to see only play money.  So perhaps it was neatly buried underneath the play money, or moved there at some point.

The almost 3 year old was the culprit and readily said she played with my wallet.  She didn't really understand when we first asked.  My bad for leaving my wallet where she could get it.  I keep on a high shelf now.

The guilty party!