Well that was embarrassing

[superrific]

Friday, headed into a depressing weekend. Maybe people want to share stories.

This morning, I went to the place where I got my eyeglasses. I have two pair -- one for reading and computer, and the normal glasses for all else. I wear the reading glasses as much or more than the others. Anyway, the normal glasses had a nose pad fall off, so I took them to the store today. It's been that way for a while -- probably a month or so at least.

So I get to the store, and the guy looks at them and says, "no, these are not the glasses you purchased here." I'm like, "I've not purchased glasses anywhere else." He looks and says, "these are the glasses you purchased from us in 2021, not the ones last April."

Oh. So I went to the eye doctor wearing old glasses, and didn't even know they were the old glasses. And then I was confused because the old ones should have progressive lenses and my new ones didn't ('cause I didn't like them), and these had progressive lenses, and the guy didn't really have an answer to that but they were the old frames. And then I came home and searched my sons' room. Yep, there were my "new" glasses (from April). Don't know if he switched them on purpose or if it was an accident of some sort.

I guess that's not the most embarrassing thing that ever happened, but I was acting like a senile fool and I'm not old enough for that yet.

 

[mpaer]

Friday, headed into a depressing weekend. Maybe people want to share stories.

This morning, I went to the place where I got my eyeglasses. I have two pair -- one for reading and computer, and the normal glasses for all else. I wear the reading glasses as much or more than the others. Anyway, the normal glasses had a nose pad fall off, so I took them to the store today. It's been that way for a while -- probably a month or so at least.

So I get to the store, and the guy looks at them and says, "no, these are not the glasses you purchased here." I'm like, "I've not purchased glasses anywhere else." He looks and says, "these are the glasses you purchased from us in 2021, not the ones last April."

Oh. So I went to the eye doctor wearing old glasses, and didn't even know they were the old glasses. And then I was confused because the old ones should have progressive lenses and my new ones didn't ('cause I didn't like them), and these had progressive lenses, and the guy didn't really have an answer to that but they were the old frames. And then I came home and searched my sons' room. Yep, there were my "new" glasses (from April). Don't know if he switched them on purpose or if it was an accident of some sort.

I guess that's not the most embarrassing thing that ever happened, but I was acting like a senile fool and I'm not old enough for that yet.

My 74 yr old buddy went to the Carolina Womens Bball game a couple days ago He parked in a deck. When he got back after the game he called in to police that his car was stolen
OOOPS his car was one floor down
Hey I know you are not 74 Super

 

[SnoopRob]

I once nearly had to re-key an entire 17-unit apartment complex (I was the manager) because I "lost" the master key when the keyring had fallen into a pocket of sorts created by the seams in an overstuffed chair in my apartment.

I was fortunate in that the night before re-keying would occur, after searching both my office and apartment as thoroughly as I thought possible at least twice, I discovered that the seams of the chair behind the main stuffing on the back of the chair formed a slender but deep pocket on each side of the stuffing and that my keyring had fallen into one of these pockets.

Early the next morning I had to call about a half dozen people to explain what had happened and cancel the locksmith who was scheduled to spend at least half a day at the complex (and who fortunately waived any cancellation fees despite the late notice).

 

[ChapelHillSooner]

Friday, headed into a depressing weekend. Maybe people want to share stories.

This morning, I went to the place where I got my eyeglasses. I have two pair -- one for reading and computer, and the normal glasses for all else. I wear the reading glasses as much or more than the others. Anyway, the normal glasses had a nose pad fall off, so I took them to the store today. It's been that way for a while -- probably a month or so at least.

So I get to the store, and the guy looks at them and says, "no, these are not the glasses you purchased here." I'm like, "I've not purchased glasses anywhere else." He looks and says, "these are the glasses you purchased from us in 2021, not the ones last April."

Oh. So I went to the eye doctor wearing old glasses, and didn't even know they were the old glasses. And then I was confused because the old ones should have progressive lenses and my new ones didn't ('cause I didn't like them), and these had progressive lenses, and the guy didn't really have an answer to that but they were the old frames. And then I came home and searched my sons' room. Yep, there were my "new" glasses (from April). Don't know if he switched them on purpose or if it was an accident of some sort.

I guess that's not the most embarrassing thing that ever happened, but I was acting like a senile fool and I'm not old enough for that yet.

I have an embarrassing optometrist story. In around January of 2007 or so, I got a letter from my flex spending account that said I needed a receipt for glasses I got in 2006. So I went to the optometrist's office. The receptionist was maybe 21 or 22. I told her I needed a receipt for the glasses I got in 1996. She paused and said she'll have to ask how to get that information. About a minute later I realized I had said 1996 and not 2006. I explained it and she got my receipt.

I bet she thought I must be really old and senile to forget what decade/century I was in - especially that late into the new decade.

Well, however old I was I am almost 20 years older now.

That doesn't make my top 10 list but decided to stay with the eye doctor theme.