DaveMM Loc: Port Elizabeth, South Africa

For those of us "of a certain age" ... and for you youngsters, well, these days will come soon enough!

Several days ago as I left a meeting I desperately gave myself a personal search. I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing.

Suddenly I realised I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the car park. My husband has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition. My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them. His theory is that the car will be stolen.

As I scanned the car park I came to a terrifying conclusion! His theory was right. The car park was empty.

I immediately called the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most difficult call of all, to my husband's mobile.

"Hello My Love", I stammered; I always call him "My Love" in times like these. "I left my keys in the car, and it has been stolen."

There was a long period of silence. I thought the call had disconnected, but then I heard his voice.

He barked, "I dropped you off!"

Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, "Well, please come and get me."

He retorted, "I will, as soon as I can convince this policeman I have not stolen your car."

This is what they call, "a senior moment."

twillsol Loc: St. Louis, MO

I enjoyed reading this, thanks. I am getting older too, will be 70 soon. My short term memory is definitely getting worse.

onyxtiger Loc: Northern California

OMG!!!!!!! Hahahahahahaha. Too funny. :thumbup:

biseral

I know the feeling!!

taj334 Loc: Long Island

Thanks for the laugh. Having a sense of humor is key to making this journey. That's a good one.

UXOEOD

OMG, love this story. Gladdly can I openly state, "Have not been there, do not have that T-Shirts". However, if the truth be known, it has been close, real close!

I manually type in my magic frequent shopper account number at the cashier at the grocery store, explaining to the cashier that me remembering this number is part 1 of my weekly senility test. When they look questioningly at explain that part 2 is finding my car in the parting lot!

So far, I am still passing both tests.

Popeye Loc: LifIno

I can smile but can't laugh. I usually drive my pickup into town to run errands. One time, mind you, just one time, I took the wife's car. When I finished shopping I hunted all over the parking lot for my truck. Fortunately, I called the wife first before calling the police. In a somewhat but tiresome voice she patiently informed me that the reason I can't find my vehicle, is because I drove hers in order to put gas in it while in town.

Luki Loc: New York

Whaaaahaaa. Good one!

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

Very good and have passed it on to a few people...Rich

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

I am 70 and I do not have any short term memory loss. Mi mind is as sharp as ever. Wait a minute. What was this thread about?

Bobbymack1 Loc: San Diego

This is good!!

Chocolateart

These are not senior moments but junior moments:

My brother and I took the bus to our business every day, since our business was doing very well, we decided to buy a new car, in the morning as usual we went to work, when the day was over we went home. The next morning we got ready to go to work and noticed that our car was stolen, we reported the theft to the authorities and went to work by bus, at the end of the day the parking attended came to notify us that there is no overnight parking allowed,
we forgot that we drove our car to work the previous day and as usual we went home with the bus. You can imagine how we felt when we notified the authorities.
But this is not all, not long after we both are in front of our business and noticed a car driving off from the parking lot, we said "look the same car as ours" you guessed it, when we went to pick-up our car it was gone, this time it was stolen for real.

We both are seniors now and believe me it will not happen again.

Pepsiman Loc: New York City

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