#8

No way, I’m superb at it, I have a pocket check system for keys, wallet and phone that never lets me down and I’m a little bit obsessive about ensuring other one-off things I might need with me are in the best possible position for me to not be able to miss them in advance of me leaving.

Genuinely can’t remember the last time I forgot something when leaving the house, I might even go as far as saying I’ve never done it.

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#9

Rarely. Someone I work with drove three hours to a conference only to realise they’d forgotten their suit tousers. They got some from the hotel’s lost property in the end! We nicknamed him ‘Wallace’ (for wearing The Wrong Trousers) and I am delighted to inform you all that it stuck :slight_smile:

#10

eh?

#12
  • Spectacles
  • Testicles
  • Wallet
  • Watch
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#13

When I left the house earlier I’d forgotten to lock the back door, so I had to go back and lock it.

Generally, I’d say maybe 10% of the time.

#14

All the damn time.

It always reminds me of Neil Maskell in that TV version of the Great Train Robbery from a couple of years ago. The robbers are watching a bloke leave a farm and are about to move in when Maskell goes “What if he comes back?..Blokes…sometimes they come back.”

#17

This sounds familiar

#18

Like with something plugged in. Such as hair straighteners or a charger.

#19

I’d like to raise this to how often do you leave the house, THINK you’ve forgotten something, then go back to get it and realise you actually had it all along. Quite often, usually for headphones.

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#20

oh right. charger’ll be OK though

I often leave the dehumidifier running all day, laptop/tablet plugged in when I’m out, but yeah, I’m a fucking maverick

#21

properly thrown off by the avatar change. thought we had a new contender.

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#22

Or a robot

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#24

Almost never

There’s only really one scenario in which this happens;
Get ready to leave the house, put on jacket/coat, put item(s) in pocket, look in mirror, decide to change jacket/coat, forget to retreive item(s)

Happens about once every 3 years

#25

only if I’m hungover.

#26

Haha, yeah I used to as well. But then I started to get the fear and now I can’t. My mum is friends with someone who teaches fire safety so I heard a lot about that and apparently it’s bad to leave your charger plugged in.

Another one is the washing machine… leaving that on when I’m out concerns me a bit. My aunties house burnt down because of her washing machine.

#27

All the time. I used to be really good for not doing it, but it’s something that starts happening as you get older.

#28

I live with friends and it’s prime fodder for extremely weak bants

#29

jeeeeesus! yeah, that ain’t good. never leave the machine on when I’m out for the day. not because I’m concerned about a fire - more so that I am completely anal about taking the washing out once the spin finishes and hanging it out immediately. creases n all innit

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#30

When leaving my desk for lunch I’ll probably realise I have forgotten something before I’m out of the building about 15% of the time.

At home the only thing I forget is the wean’s dummy when I’ll then ring the buzzer to our flat at the front door and get my wife to drop it down the central stairwell from the 3rd floor and try to catch it in my mouth. Only managed it once but it got a pretty spectacular reaction from the baby.

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#31

“you’re home soon LOL” or similar