Adrianb Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Does anyone else suffer from SPS I’ve bought some fittings boxed them up and put them in a Safe Place now I can’t find them! I know they will turn up when I’m looking for something else! But it’s ruddy annoying when the workshop is abit OCD every thing in its right place! Except I didn’t label up Safe place! Prehaps I’m just LMM! Loosing my Marbles! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, Adrianb said: Does anyone else suffer from SPS I’ve bought some fittings boxed them up and put them in a Safe Place now I can’t find them! When we left the UK for France and unpacked we couldn't find the plate for the microwave, bought a new plate. Eventually found the first one safely packed with some spare crockery a couple of years or so later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 It is unusual for car people not to lose stuff. And generally not found until you order another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 52 minutes ago, Clive said: It is unusual for car people not to lose stuff. And generally not found until you order another. That's why I have several spare spares . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) I bought a box of 11 oil filters for my Herald off eBay the box is about 2 feet square, can I find it - no !! There’s much other mislaid stuff in my shed somewhere - You are not alone we are all out there 😂 Edited July 19, 2023 by Wendy Dawes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) I remember when I swapped the engine out on my old 2000 at my work. I put the radiator cap somewhere safe during the process and then couldn’t find it. So I went home pinched the spitfire cap and drove the now 2.5 home. Days later I found it….. next to the gearstick 🙄🤷🏼♂️ Edited July 15, 2023 by Alex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianb Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) So I have spent the weekend clearing my workshop and putting it all back, then my Son in law came round who wanted to borrow the welder compressor and my angle grinder which was on my workbench, I picked it up and underneath the grinder was the pack of bolts I’d been looking for. It seems like a Week for Expletives! Now I have a cunning Plan! I have set up a what’s app group with my wife and named it SAFE PLACE then when I have an item that needs storing, I photo it in it’s stored location and put that photo and description in the what’s app group! Job Done! Now where’s my phone! Edited July 16, 2023 by Adrianb 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65redspit Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 On 14/07/2023 at 18:21, Rosbif said: That's why I have several spare spares . . . . And I thought it was just me 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 My Dolomite has the @trackerjack front brakes. I spotted a pair of Sierra calipers for sale cheap on Facebook Marketplace and thought "oooh I could buy those, refurbish them, new seals, pistons etc. and then if I ever need spares I already have a set ready to go". So I bought them, went to put them on the shelf in the garage where I keep that sort of parts.... moved a cardboard box to get them on the shelf, out of curiosity opened the box, and found an identical set of calipers I bought 18 months before that which I'd clearly forgotten about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Times I have put things down in a rush, then cant remember where. I then go around and around looking for it, and then hours later it's just there, right in front of me. It's as if my brain makes the thing iam searching for invisible. Lost items are usually found in the place where you know they won't be, so always look there first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standardthread Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 2 hours ago, yorkshire_spam said: went to put them on the shelf in the garage where I keep that sort of parts.... moved a cardboard box to get them on the shelf, out of curiosity opened the box, and found an identical set of calipers I bought 18 months before that which I'd clearly forgotten about. Could it be an age thing? I do it all the time, and the more space you have the greater the number of safe places to fill the space. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, standardthread said: Could it be an age thing? I do it all the time, and the more space you have the greater the number of safe places to fill the space. I suspect it's an age thing, but at my age not a good sign. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Not necessarily, but it is why they employ 'stores clerks'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Last month bought some Wensleydale cheese, had a sandwich...few days later could nt find the cheese in the fridge....thought I was going crackers,albeit I found those, ......This morning found the mould covered cheese .....at the back of the cereal cupboard!! So i dug out the crackers!!🤢🤢 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Oooh Grommit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Buy it, store it, can't find it. Then buy replacement item, go and when you go to store it in a safe space; oh look there's the original misplaced item! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) Was going to try and fit a Newtons under dash millboard I`ve had in my shed for a couple of years, my Vitesse doesn`t have one, guess what, I have lost the black popper things that hold it on, job postponed until I buy some more and then find the original ones.. S EDIT:Just found them on the floor of the shed behind a pile of wood. Yay. Edited July 22, 2023 by Steve P 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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