Congratulations, I’m Senile!
This is a pathetic, but true, story. Enjoy.
So, the boys needed haircuts. So The Wife and I and the boys hopped into the family cruiser and headed to Great Clips. Due to a medical procedure, this was one of those rare days when I actually get to drive the car. So, we drive to Great Clips, get out and head inside for haircuts. The kids were pretty good and there wasn’t any wait, so cool…we zoom through and we’re done in like, thirty minutes.
We go outside and I’ve got The Oldest and The Wife has Steak. We load them on their respective sides and get in ourselves. It’s about now that I realize I can’t find my car keys. Left pocket, nope. Right pocket, nope. So I get in and I realize I had left them in the ignition…wow. I don’t normally ever do that. The Wife does it intentionally. I never do it.
But it gets better.
The car is running. Just idling away. I left the car outside…unlocked…engine running…while we got haircuts. Someone call the old folks home and tell them I’m ready to be picked up. Also, tell them to stock up on red Jello…it’s my favorite.
Eep.
May 15th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Nice! I’m surprised it was still there when you came out, you are in Jeffco…
May 16th, 2008 at 7:15 am
Don’t feel bad, I did pretty much the exact same thing a few weeks ago, met up with a friend for a beer after work, came out to the car and the keys were in it, engine running. At least I hadn’t locked the doors, which is something else I did once.
May 16th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I was in Jeffco, not North Co!
May 16th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
*grin* I did it once while I was scraping ice off the front of the car. It is just plain embarrassing, but I think everyone’s done it.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Don’t be too hard on yourself! I forget my stuff all the time, haha. Senile moments are funny to look back on.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Pretty funny! Now you’re sterile and senile. HE HE First thing I thought of was the wasted gas…ouch! I bet the boys look so cute!
May 16th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
So either your area is really nice, or no one wants your car? That is funny – you were lucky it was there and everything was okay!
May 16th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Perhaps you were experiencing a flashback to a bad haircut as a child. Subconciously, you left the car running in case you needed to escape quickly. Or, you know, the senile thing.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:39 am
What would hurt me the most is thinking about all the gas that got used up! yikes! BTW, thanks for catching my haiku errors. I counted and counted but with a 3 year old interrupting me every 3 seconds I guess my counting wasn’t good enough!