Stupid things I have seen people do ..

Dr Skimeister · May 7, 2008, 2:26 PM

One of my favorite, "I couldn't make this stuff up" moments.....

A couple of years ago a client of mine calls saying that he has a new cat that adopted him. He'd like to bring the cat in to be checked out. Mind you, I had known this fellow for years. A wonderfully nice guy, but sort on the, shall we say "simple" side?

I'm watching as the guy pulls up later in his car in front of my office. He parks at the farthest end of the parking lot from the office entrance. He gets out of his car with a cat carrier. He sets what turns out to be an empty cat carrier on end in a parking space two removed from where his car sits. He walks back over to the car, opens the back door of the sedan and grabs the cat that apparently rode outside of the carrier. Loosely holding the cat, he walks back to the carrier. Realizing that he didn't open the front door of the on-end carrier, he reaches down to try to open the door. The cats sees the opportunity to scram and does just that.

The cat winds up running to the opposite end of the parking lot and climbs a tree that sits behind the dumpster. Seeing this whole episode prompts me and two of my office staff to run outside to attemt to be of assistence. Four adults calling, pleading and attempting to coax the cat down from the tree are unrewarding. Finally, "Mr. Simple" decides that maybe if he shook the tree the cat would surrender and come down and possibly just walk into the office. The cat chose the "F-this" alternative and came shooting out of the tree only to disappear at warp speed into the wet-lands behind the office.

We gave up on trying to find the cat after hours of searching through some foul muck. Mr. Simple returned with treats, open cans of cat food, sardines and stuff that I'd rather not know what it was for several days, calling and pleading with the cat to come out of the swamp. No luck. I'm sure Mrs. Simple, who has her own story was part of his inspiration for the continued hunt.

A happy ending ensued. Some three-plus weeks later, the cat was discovered on The Simple's back porch, which is some 5-6 miles distant from my office.

OldsnowboarderME · May 8, 2008, 4:17 PM

I have a couple of stupid things I did this season. My first trip to Ragged I couldn't wait and had to make a pit stop so fifty yards into the woods I go. Feeling much better getting back to my wagon when to my dismay the keys are no longer in my coat pocket and the car is locked.
back into the woods I go back tracking looking for the keys in freshly fallen powder. The day before I had my oil changed and the dealer paper tag was still on my keys. I have now walked all the way back to the "tree" and I am now my hands and knees going through the snow. As I am about to leave in despair, I notice the just the edge of the paper tag sticking out of the snow. I was in such a hurry I must have thought I was putting thje keys into my coat pocket when in fact I was tossing them into the snow.
As I was leaving for the day from Ragged and it is snowing now my cell phone rings. I put my snowboard gloves on top of the wagon. I am ten miles down the road when I suddenly realize what I have done. I pull over and look on top of the wagon and only one glove is still hanging on for dear life. I back tracked again but it was snowing hard now and they had plowed so no chance in hell finding it. Probably still laying by the road some where.
Lets see .. I left my snowboard unlocked on top of the wagon several times when I went in to the lodge for an initial pit stop only to discover what I had done when I got back.
I am sure there several stupid things I did but I can't remember right now .. maybe GSS is right my memory is going.

billski · May 8, 2008, 4:29 PM

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Originally Posted by OldsnowboarderME

I am sure there several stupid things I did but I can't remember right now .. maybe GSS is right my memory is going.

Welcome to the "my memory is going" club

I now hang my keys, cash and card around my neck. Next year, the photo ID goes on me, along with a "if found, return me to xxx or call xyz" badge.......

I've:
- forgotten to close the roof racks and watches how badly skis fly unassisted at 65mph
- left my poles in the snowbank next to the car
- dropped my keys on the floor of the Mansfield lodge after crawling in the lodge to rest from a wicked morning run. Didn't notice until a half hour later.

You would think I would learn. When I was in college, I learned to hang glide. The fourth week, I went to the cliffs on a Sunday and everyone was pretty glum. Turned out that one of the pilots was so excited to get airborne that he neglected to clip in, ran off the cliff with the kite. Kite went up, he went down. Didn't make it. Triple-checking your equipment, no matter the activity became an obsession. But I still lose my keys....

Mildcat · May 9, 2008, 3:20 AM

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Originally Posted by billski

- left my poles in the snowbank next to the car

Last month at Sugarloaf I leaned my poles against my car while I put my skis in and then drove off forgetting all about the poles.

Found a good deal for new poles on Ebay though.

Mapnut · May 9, 2008, 10:17 AM

A long time ago, giving my car an oil change, I poured all 4 quarts of oil right through the engine before I realized I hadn't put the drain nut back. Can't remember how I got to the store to buy more oil. Maybe I put the old oil back.

tjf67 · May 9, 2008, 10:23 AM

A couple of years ago, I used to go and stay at my buddies house in Stowe and travel around for a week going to the different hills. I decided that I wanted to go to NH to ski as I have never been. Got up early and headed over. I think it took about an hour and twenty minutes to get there. I got all stoked. Opened the thully and got my skiis. Went and flipped open the back of the truck only to realize I left my ski bag at his house. Still have not been skiing on any hills in NH.

OldsnowboarderME · May 9, 2008, 11:09 AM

About a month ago, early morning on my way to work after dropping off some mail at the post office I started to drive off and it looks I have a head light out. So I stop and get out while the car is still running have a look. I see it is only very dirty so I decide to clean it. I open the front door and hit the open lock button. I close the door and head back to the rear hatch only to discover I hit the lock button instead of the unlock. So here I am standing outside my car locked which is running with all my house keys, wallet, cell phone, extra car keys safely locked inside. I was a few hours late to work that day. Walked to a store ask if I could use their phone and the local police dispatcher put me in touch with the AAA.

Rushski · May 9, 2008, 11:48 AM

Last summer when pulling the kayak out of the Concord River, saw a couple taking their rowboat with small motor out of the water. Seems normal... But the tires of the trailer never touched the water and he wasn't sure why he really had to put all his strength into crank the boat ont the trailer.

Weird thing was that he and his wife probably could have easily picked it up, it was so small and appeared to be fiberglass. Also, they had a Chevy Avalanche which certainly could have dragged much more than this fancy dingy.

At least he didn't get his tires wet...

GrilledSteezeSandwich · May 9, 2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tjf67

A couple of years ago, I used to go and stay at my buddies house in Stowe and travel around for a week going to the different hills. I decided that I wanted to go to NH to ski as I have never been. Got up early and headed over. I think it took about an hour and twenty minutes to get there. I got all stoked. Opened the thully and got my skiis. Went and flipped open the back of the truck only to realize I left my ski bag at his house. Still have not been skiing on any hills in NH.

You didn't rent?

tjf67 · May 9, 2008, 1:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GrilledSteezeSandwich

You didn't rent?

Ski boots? Jacket/ pants/gloves/helmet. you can't rent that stuff.

went back and skied half day at stowe

May 7, 2008, 2:26 PM	#41 (permalink)
Dr Skimeister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: McAfee, NJ Posts: 1,624	One of my favorite, "I couldn't make this stuff up" moments..... A couple of years ago a client of mine calls saying that he has a new cat that adopted him. He'd like to bring the cat in to be checked out. Mind you, I had known this fellow for years. A wonderfully nice guy, but sort on the, shall we say "simple" side? I'm watching as the guy pulls up later in his car in front of my office. He parks at the farthest end of the parking lot from the office entrance. He gets out of his car with a cat carrier. He sets what turns out to be an empty cat carrier on end in a parking space two removed from where his car sits. He walks back over to the car, opens the back door of the sedan and grabs the cat that apparently rode outside of the carrier. Loosely holding the cat, he walks back to the carrier. Realizing that he didn't open the front door of the on-end carrier, he reaches down to try to open the door. The cats sees the opportunity to scram and does just that. The cat winds up running to the opposite end of the parking lot and climbs a tree that sits behind the dumpster. Seeing this whole episode prompts me and two of my office staff to run outside to attemt to be of assistence. Four adults calling, pleading and attempting to coax the cat down from the tree are unrewarding. Finally, "Mr. Simple" decides that maybe if he shook the tree the cat would surrender and come down and possibly just walk into the office. The cat chose the "F-this" alternative and came shooting out of the tree only to disappear at warp speed into the wet-lands behind the office. We gave up on trying to find the cat after hours of searching through some foul muck. Mr. Simple returned with treats, open cans of cat food, sardines and stuff that I'd rather not know what it was for several days, calling and pleading with the cat to come out of the swamp. No luck. I'm sure Mrs. Simple, who has her own story was part of his inspiration for the continued hunt. A happy ending ensued. Some three-plus weeks later, the cat was discovered on The Simple's back porch, which is some 5-6 miles distant from my office. __________________ Happy Trails

May 8, 2008, 4:17 PM	#42 (permalink)
OldsnowboarderME 2 1/2 year old with too much time on his hands Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kittery Maine Posts: 2,534	I have a couple of stupid things I did this season. My first trip to Ragged I couldn't wait and had to make a pit stop so fifty yards into the woods I go. Feeling much better getting back to my wagon when to my dismay the keys are no longer in my coat pocket and the car is locked. back into the woods I go back tracking looking for the keys in freshly fallen powder. The day before I had my oil changed and the dealer paper tag was still on my keys. I have now walked all the way back to the "tree" and I am now my hands and knees going through the snow. As I am about to leave in despair, I notice the just the edge of the paper tag sticking out of the snow. I was in such a hurry I must have thought I was putting thje keys into my coat pocket when in fact I was tossing them into the snow. As I was leaving for the day from Ragged and it is snowing now my cell phone rings. I put my snowboard gloves on top of the wagon. I am ten miles down the road when I suddenly realize what I have done. I pull over and look on top of the wagon and only one glove is still hanging on for dear life. I back tracked again but it was snowing hard now and they had plowed so no chance in hell finding it. Probably still laying by the road some where. Lets see .. I left my snowboard unlocked on top of the wagon several times when I went in to the lodge for an initial pit stop only to discover what I had done when I got back. I am sure there several stupid things I did but I can't remember right now .. maybe GSS is right my memory is going. __________________ Jerry

May 9, 2008, 11:09 AM	#47 (permalink)
OldsnowboarderME 2 1/2 year old with too much time on his hands Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kittery Maine Posts: 2,534	About a month ago, early morning on my way to work after dropping off some mail at the post office I started to drive off and it looks I have a head light out. So I stop and get out while the car is still running have a look. I see it is only very dirty so I decide to clean it. I open the front door and hit the open lock button. I close the door and head back to the rear hatch only to discover I hit the lock button instead of the unlock. So here I am standing outside my car locked which is running with all my house keys, wallet, cell phone, extra car keys safely locked inside. I was a few hours late to work that day. Walked to a store ask if I could use their phone and the local police dispatcher put me in touch with the AAA. __________________ Jerry

May 9, 2008, 11:48 AM	#48 (permalink)
Rushski Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 569	Last summer when pulling the kayak out of the Concord River, saw a couple taking their rowboat with small motor out of the water. Seems normal... But the tires of the trailer never touched the water and he wasn't sure why he really had to put all his strength into crank the boat ont the trailer. Weird thing was that he and his wife probably could have easily picked it up, it was so small and appeared to be fiberglass. Also, they had a Chevy Avalanche which certainly could have dragged much more than this fancy dingy. At least he didn't get his tires wet... __________________ "I remember - Shouts of joy skiing fast through the woods" -Neil Peart (Rush) "Afterimage" From Grace Under Pressure

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May 9, 2008, 10:17 AM	#45 (permalink)
Mapnut Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 67	A long time ago, giving my car an oil change, I poured all 4 quarts of oil right through the engine before I realized I hadn't put the drain nut back. Can't remember how I got to the store to buy more oil. Maybe I put the old oil back.

May 9, 2008, 10:23 AM	#46 (permalink)
tjf67 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: L.P. Posts: 734	A couple of years ago, I used to go and stay at my buddies house in Stowe and travel around for a week going to the different hills. I decided that I wanted to go to NH to ski as I have never been. Got up early and headed over. I think it took about an hour and twenty minutes to get there. I got all stoked. Opened the thully and got my skiis. Went and flipped open the back of the truck only to realize I left my ski bag at his house. Still have not been skiing on any hills in NH.

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