A misadventure at the Piggy Wiggly. Better known as a Senior Moment.

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Veronica

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After a tiring grocery shopping episode and loading up my booty in the minivan I went to put away the cart. When I came back I couldnt get in my car. I jabbed my car fob a few times and thought about kicking my car. Recalcitrant beast. I thought oh crap Im going to have to call AAA. Woe is me. And I dont have anybody to complain to.

And then I looked inside and realized this is NOT my car. I skulked to the next car over and made my get away. Good thing I didnt kick it.

Tell me about your senior moment.
 

A few years ago I came out of a store and my car had scratches all over like someone had keyed the whole side of the car.
I was shocked, and verbalized this out loud, mostly talking to myself, and then realized... this wasn't my car. Meanwhile a half
dozen or so people had gathered around and I sheepishly told them, "sorry, this isn't my car." That was an embarrassing moment.
 

l hope my dad doesn't mind if l share his senior moment instead of mine.We stopped at a bakery on the way home. He drove, we parked. He went inside, l stayed in the car. He finally came out with a bag of goodies opening the glass doors. Then I lost track of him. l'm looking at the other parked cars. Where did he go? Then finally l saw him in the drivers seat in a car close to ours and looked similar to ours and there was a woman in the passenger seat! Anyway my dad finally realized his mistake and exited the car, smiled and exchanged a couple of words with the lady. She was a very nice lady.
 
12yrs old and learned a lesson in awareness.

Was visiting aunt, uncle and two girl cousins out of state. On the Sunday of our vacation visit, we loaded up in the uncle's car and went to their church for Sunday service. My parents hadn't gone with us. They had some time to themselves.

So after the church service ... aunt, uncle and the two girl cousins mingled with church friends and I just wanted out of there. Told them take their time and I'd see them at the car. Strode confidently to the church parking lot and hopped comfortably into the back seat of the car and waited.

Wasn't long before I saw aunt, uncle and the two girl cousins headed toward the car ... THEN they walked right on by ?!?!?! ... what the heck were they doing ?!?!?! Suddenly I had an epiphany ... HALLELUJAH (... i think that's what i said) I'M IN THE WRONG CAR !!!

Quickly exiting the vehicle, I caught up with aunt, uncle and two girl cousins and fell in behind them until arriving at the correct vehicle. Luckily the girls didn't know what had happened or they would likely still be kidding about it to this day. Shoot

My awareness is generally better since. HALLELUJAH
 
Technology is just not my forte. The reason that I don't use a card to pay for purchases is because I don't like being profiled. That said, I didn't have enough cash on me at a recent supermarket shopping trip. Reluctantly I tapped my credit card at the reader, it didn't work. Tap, tap, tap. Still it didn't work. A voice behind me said, "You'll be there all day with your driver's card, try using your credit card!" Senior moment? More like "Oh Sh*t!"
 
Mine was at the local Aldi.

I unlocked a small cart and did my shopping, when I went to return the cart and retrieve my quarter the cart wouldn’t fit into the row of small carts in front of it.

I stood there baffled and befuddled until it dawned on me that my groceries had been transferred to a large cart at the checkout stand.

I can still handle the big important things in my life but I’m definitely slipping on the little everyday items that we all take for granted.
 
I have had senior moments all my life, getting into practice when it's time for the real thing.
Have you ever been watching TV and the most annoying advert, in the advert break, comes on? I grab the remote to press mute and shut the annoying advert up. Let me tell you, a calculator does not silence the TV, nor will it double as a remote control.
 
A senior moment was how I got a free cell phone from my daughter.

She and her brother rarely took me shopping but on this day they did. They were in their forties. We shopped, I went to the bathroom, then went to meet them at the car.

Yup, busily talking to themselves, they forgot they brought me, and left. 😂 They came back in about 15 minutes or so. Very sheepish and apologetic. Next day, she brings me a cell phone and paid for it, and the plan, for years.
 
After clearing the table, I couldn't find the butter. Finally found it in the clothes hamper in the laundry room. Age 6.

Came off work and walked to the spot in the parking lot where my husband always parked to pick me up. Got in the passenger seat and sat down, looked over and saw it wasn't my husband but some other man. Got out to see my husband laughing in the car behind. Age 25.

While working in the Pentagon, sailed into the restroom after lunch, said a cheery "Hello," to the Colonel washing his hands, saw the expression on his face and sailed back out of the restroom to see the small crowd waiting there to laugh at me. Age 45.

Yesterday. Went through the register at Kroger, paid for a big load, went to park my riding cart and saw a gallon jug of orange juice between my feet. Had to crawl back. My whole life has been a senior moment.
 
Naturally said:
12yrs old and learned a lesson in awareness.

Was visiting aunt, uncle and two girl cousins out of state. On the Sunday of our vacation visit, we loaded up in the uncle's car and went to their church for Sunday service. My parents hadn't gone with us. They had some time to themselves.

So after the church service ... aunt, uncle and the two girl cousins mingled with church friends and I just wanted out of there. Told them take their time and I'd see them at the car. Strode confidently to the church parking lot and hopped comfortably into the back seat of the car and waited.

Wasn't long before I saw aunt, uncle and the two girl cousins headed toward the car ... THEN they walked right on by ?!?!?! ... what the heck were they doing ?!?!?! Suddenly I had an epiphany ... HALLELUJAH (... i think that's what i said) I'M IN THE WRONG CAR !!!

Quickly exiting the vehicle, I caught up with aunt, uncle and two girl cousins and fell in behind them until arriving at the correct vehicle. Luckily the girls didn't know what had happened or they would likely still be kidding about it to this day. Shoot

My awareness is generally better since. HALLELUJAH
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Wow, where did you live where you didn't have to lock your cars? Where I grew up, you kept everything locked at all times.
 
Anyone else remember those small orange-painted Styrofoam balls for car antennas? The idea was to help you identify your car.

But gas stations handed out so many, pretty soon 9/10s of the cars had them. 🤪

Later they also came in day-glow green, blue, yellow and other variations however today few cars even have the old whip antennas they went onto.

We usually bought el cheapo gas, not big name brands, so we never had one.
 
Veronica said:
After a tiring grocery shopping episode and loading up my booty in the minivan I went to put away the cart. When I came back I couldnt get in my car. I jabbed my car fob a few times and thought about kicking my car. Recalcitrant beast. I thought oh crap Im going to have to call AAA. Woe is me. And I dont have anybody to complain to.

And then I looked inside and realized this is NOT my car. I skulked to the next car over and made my get away. Good thing I didnt kick it.

Tell me about your senior moment.
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Oh dear! Please do not feel alone. I misplace my truck occasionally so note to self - photo of par!ing lot isle number. Beats a workout pushing a full buggy in 100+ degrees.
 
dilettante said:
Anyone else remember those small orange-painted Styrofoam balls for car antennas? The idea was to help you identify your car.

But gas stations handed out so many, pretty soon 9/10s of the cars had them. 🤪

Later they also came in day-glow green, blue, yellow and other variations however today few cars even have the old whip antennas they went onto.

We usually bought el cheapo gas, not big name brands, so we never had one.
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They Mickey ears?
 
went to a therapy appointment Wednesday. my appointment was.for Thursday. she said said she had a cancelation today to come back in an hour if I did not want to drive back home.went to nearby rule king and looked around. Just one of many senior moments.
 
Just last summer I was waiting in my pickup while mama ran in the store and some gal opened the passenger door and climbed in then when she finally glanced over at me her eyes got as big as saucers....she smiled and said, "Oh, I'm sorry" and got out and walked away.

Mama had been walking towards the truck and saw all of this take place and ask me who the woman was and I told her it was just some gal that thought I was super hot and wanted to have her way with me....she rolled her eyes and said, "yeah right".
 
When I parked in the parking garage at the hospital, I forgot what floor I parked on and panicked when I couldn't find my car. One man asked if I lost my car and I said yes as I was huffing and puffing up and down the stairs. I finally found it and was happy it was there.
 
Veronica said:
Truthfully Im surprised this doesnt happen more often. Cars seem to only come in a few colors now. Manys the times Ive came out and saw four or five of my car all in a row.
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This is one reason I really like having a bright pink car.

If I get another car, it doesn't matter what colour it is - as long as something bright and not regular silver, white,black.
 
To tell the truth Ive always been absent minded. I have to make a conscious effort to remember where I park. Thats so I dont have to do the walk of shame thru the lot holding my key fob above my head and pressing lock so my car will honk at me.

Next car I get will be a color thats so loud that it glows in the dark. Not only do I have to remember where I park. I have to remember my license plate. Seems like half the cars in the lot match mine.

Off topic. This is good to do at night when youre alone. That way if someone is following you it makes them think someone in the car is honking at you. Like hey over here. :D
 
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