[Humour] Middle aged absent-mindedness

Green Cross Code Man · Mar 25, 2024

I seem to be suffering a strong bout of this at the moment. Today I congratulated myself for being up and about in good time and arrived at work early. Found a decent parking place, strode confidently from the car and then realised I had my jeans on.

Had to drive home, change and then do the process all over again.

Anyone else suffering this, I suppose it'll only get worse from here on in?

Worried Man Blues · Mar 25, 2024

You're lucky you had your jeans on!

Auckland seagull · Mar 25, 2024

Growing old is not for the faint-hearted...

Binney on acid · Mar 25, 2024

You've done fantastically well ! You remembered who you work for, and where you're based. Congrats !

Ooh it’s a corner · Mar 25, 2024

What was the question?

chickens · Mar 25, 2024

Was so bad for me I genuinely worried that I had early onset dementia. Doc gave me the all clear but I still have to check the door 2-3 times to make sure I’ve locked it, and on the day that I don’t do that I find I’ve left it unlocked.

Frankly, getting older has its challenges.

Molango's visa · Mar 25, 2024

Yep. It will get worse.

Green Cross Code Man said:
I seem to be suffering a strong bout of this at the moment. Today I congratulated myself for being up and about in good time and arrived at work early. Found a decent parking place, strode confidently from the car and then realised I had my jeans on.

Had to drive home, change and then do the process all over again.

Anyone else suffering this, I suppose it'll only get worse from here on in?

Yes it may get worse. Keep an eye on I (or as the missus to) in case it is something more sinister.

The Clamp · Mar 25, 2024

hans kraay fan club · Mar 25, 2024

Green Cross Code Man said:
I seem to be suffering a strong bout of this at the moment. Today I congratulated myself for being up and about in good time and arrived at work early. Found a decent parking place, strode confidently from the car and then realised I had my jeans on.

Had to drive home, change and then do the process all over again.

Anyone else suffering this, I suppose it'll only get worse from here on in?

Only one question - where do you work, that turning up for the day wearing JEANS (oh, the humanity) was a bigger issue than arriving late to actually start work, because you'd driven home to get changed!?

Do you have a work uniform? Or just an accepted dress code / culture?

Green Cross Code Man · Mar 25, 2024

hans kraay fan club said:
Only one question - where do you work, that turning up for the day wearing JEANS (oh, the humanity) was a bigger issue than arriving late to actually start work, because you'd driven home to get changed!?

Do you have a work uniform? Or just an accepted dress code / culture?

I work at a primary school, we are fairly casual with our dress code but blue denim is not allowed. Luckily I only live about ten minutes away. I managed to get back and still be on time.

Green Cross Code Man · Mar 25, 2024

Molango's visa said:
Yep. It will get worse.

Yes it may get worse. Keep an eye on I (or as the missus to) in case it is something more sinister.

That's good advice. Sadly we all become more absent minded but some will have a less benign outlook.

Giraffe · Mar 25, 2024

I bet there has been some great stories of us 50+ on the Euro trips. It's the first time where I've had to accept that my son was slightly more "on it" than me. Disturbing.

When @Lenny Rider son Sam had to help me find my glasses on the flight to Rome I knew that I was in trouble.

Thunder Bolt · Mar 25, 2024

chickens said:
Was so bad for me I genuinely worried that I had early onset dementia. Doc gave me the all clear but I still have to check the door 2-3 times to make sure I’ve locked it, and on the day that I don’t do that I find I’ve left it unlocked.

Frankly, getting older has its challenges.

I had a complete mental block a few years ago, which was so alarming, that I asked the doctor about it. He said the difference between forgetfulness and dementia was forgetting where you parked the car in the supermarket car park, or forgetting you even had a car, and walking home.
It hasn't happened since but it was worrying at the time.

LamieRobertson · Mar 25, 2024

It’s the increasing regularity of going in to a room and forgetting why I wanted to go there, which is getting me

Triggaaar · Mar 25, 2024

Green Cross Code Man said:
I seem to be suffering a strong bout of this at the moment.

I don't think I've reached your level yet, but I am more absent minded than I used to be. How old are you?

chickens said:
Was so bad for me I genuinely worried that I had early onset dementia. Doc gave me the all clear but I still have to check the door 2-3 times to make sure I’ve locked it, and on the day that I don’t do that I find I’ve left it unlocked.

Frankly, getting older has its challenges.

Same question, how old are you?

At what age do we all become totally useless?

hart's shirt · Mar 25, 2024

Someone once told me I was absent-minded, but I can't remember who it was.

dazzer6666 · Mar 25, 2024

I have a habit of leaving the cooker on when I’ve finished cooking. Yesterday I picked up my carefully selected and neatly laid-out fishing gear that I’d sorted the evening before and put it in the car, only to get to the match and find I’d left one of my rods at home. Mrs D and I are CONSTANTLY having discussions about something one of us has told the other previously, only to be met with ‘I didn’t know that, you didn’t tell me’ as a response. These are just examples of a rapid descent into overall decrepitness.

zeetha · Mar 25, 2024

Getting older sucks as evolution tries to kill us off because we're past the 'normal' life span - hearing starts to go so you can't hear danger coming, eyesight fails so you can't see it either. Then on top of that the body starts to fail in numerous ways both physically and then mentally which can be hormone related...

Currently going throught the Menopause and absolutely thought I was losing my mind, until the doctor prescribed HRT which has helped somewhat. I still find myself struggling to find the right words or remember stuff some days but its all just blooming hormones!

Green Cross Code Man · Mar 25, 2024

Triggaaar said:
I don't think I've reached your level yet, but I am more absent minded than I used to be. How old are you?

Same question, how old are you?

At what age do we all become totally useless?

I'm 57.

el punal · Mar 25, 2024

Very often during the Hyypia reign I wondered why I was at the Amex. Luckily I’ve got over it.

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