Well, I had a minor scare the other day. Maybe more like a confusion... I have 2 identical sets of keys. Doors, sheds, trailer lock, etc. But one on each is a car key. And it being modern car, it is really just a remote control. An expensive remote control. I've read they cost about $200 to replace. And I suddenly couldn't find one of the sets.
I checked all the usual places, pant pockets in the laundry hamper, all horizontal surfaces, on the floor, workbench, under the car seats, etc. No luck! I was really confused. Decades ago, when I shared apartments with roommates, I even always knew where their keys (and other small stuff) was! Well, I'm just generally observant and I have a good visual memory. So I was baffled, but figured theyy would turn up "someplace".
Then a horrible thought struck me! I keep a small bowl in the front passenger seat for small rechargeable recyclable batteries. I use a lot of them around the house and "rechargeable doesn't mean "forever". SO When I visit a DIY store, I usually have some to drop in the recycling bin. I had done that 2 days before. And I just put them in my pants pockets because this time I had too many to easily hold in hand.
I also routinely put a set of keys in each front pocket. And so the batteries were in a pocket with a set of car keys. So at the store, I grabbed everything in my pocket and dumped it in the bin. And then couldn't find one set on keys. I decided I must have dumped them in with the batteries!
I immediately drove to the store, and they checked the battery bin. It was empty! And it all goes to a regular recycling center... So I figured I was out of luck.
A slight aside... I have 2 boxes next to the front door with LED light fixtures to replace the tube fluorescents currently in my gardening light stand. I had enveloped a couple of bills not payable online. On the boxes were the envelopes. On the envelopes was my lost set of keys!
What a relief! 😃
