Tools that mock one

Not so much tools. Around here I would have to say it is kids that mock me. Usually mine but a nephew made some nasty comment once and I told him "don't mock me" to which (in a snarly voice) he replied "don't mock me". I should have popped him. I was bigger than him at the time. I might just remind him of the story and pop him next time I see him, just for fun. He deserves it. I bet he has your scissors now that I think about it. LOL Taria

It's not a tool exactly, but cupcake papers! I KNOW there are a gazillion out hiding somewhere, but every time I decide to make muffins or cupcakes I cannot find them. So -- off to the store to buy another package. There are about 100 in a package, right? Well, if I make 12 muffins, that means that 88 remain -- and all 88 go somewhere to hide. That has gone on for several years, and if I've only had to go to the store to buy another package 10 times, that means that 888 little cupcake papers are somewhere I cannot find. Go figure . . .

I also have scissors that mock me. Hancock Fabrics had a sale a few years ago and I must have bought 7 or 8 pair. I agree that they must meet "somewhere" together for a party. Now and then I will find a pair in my craft tote bag where they are supposed to be. They also meet up with my magnifying sewing and handwork glasses that should stay close to the machine, but they don't. I have a lot of scissors and also pairs of glasses, hiding "somewhere." Maybe they are in the night stand. I sometimes sit on the bed, watching TV in the evening while I do handwork. Barbara in HOT SC

Whatever tool I happen to be looking for at the time.

Are you sure it isn't that house elf that's mocking you by hiding all your stuff?

what do you keep the muffins or cupcakes in once made? maybe if you put the papers in that you'll recall where they are hiding next time you need them.

tho you could tell us where you put them next time and maybe one of us will recall so you can come ask us when you need them the next time. i'm sure its been done here before with something or other. just an idea. j.

"Mary" wrote... It's not a tool exactly, but cupcake papers! I KNOW there are a gazillion out hiding somewhere, but every time I decide to make muffins or cupcakes I cannot find them. So -- off to the store to buy another package. There are about 100 in a package, right? Well, if I make 12 muffins, that means that 88 remain -- and all 88 go somewhere to hide. That has gone on for several years, and if I've only had to go to the store to buy another package 10 times, that means that 888 little cupcake papers are somewhere I cannot find. Go figure . . .

Mine do not mock, they flock. There are at least 9 pairs of scissors in the sewing room. I would like to have a pair at the SM, a pair on the cabinet beside the ironing board and maybe, please? one pair on the cutting table. Can that ever happen? Mercy no. Wherever I am, they have all gathered at another work station practicing Vee formation and planning to migrate north or somewhere. They don't reveal flight plans. Polly

Replied earlier, but message was swallowed, somehow. BTW how do you get that neat >> hidden quoted text glasses, hiding "somewhere." =A0Maybe they are in the night stand. =A0I

The *shear* nerve of them!

Put them with the coffee filters. That way, if you run out of either, you can either make really small cups of coffee or really BIG muffins... 8^D

Doc

heehee :)

as you read and write, some very special but funny walking scissors are heading up my driveway. I HAD to do something. Mine either disappeared, or someone used them on ARGH paper...and then someone had to have at pair in the bathroom, with at least two in the kitchen.

But I hear em. They're a coming! For some, it's been a long walk but any thing but gators! two by two they be.

and they're mine....all mind!

HAHAHAHAHA

the mad lady about skissors

Donna in WA

Good morning, Doc. I need to suggest something to you and your DW. Just as soon as you can muster up the heart, take yourself to a canine rescue center and see if there's a precious dog there that needs you. He won't be Boomer and you can tell him he doesn't have to be. You can make a mistake. Sometimes folks rescue a lonely guy and it just doesn't work out but usually, you and they fill a need that helps the terrible pain ease. We just couldn't stand the big emptiness when we lost our first Yorkie. Maybe it sounds disrespectful or rebounding or such. No matter. DDIL volunteers at a rescue center and can barely leave them at the end of the day. She has 9 now. You need to help her share the love. IMHO, of course. Polly

The *shear* nerve of them!

On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:26:05 -0500, NightMist wrote (in article ):

Needle threaders. I swear everytime I go into a quilt shop I buy needle threaders. I put them in drawers and sewing baskets. But I can never, ever find one. Where do they go. My increasingly aging eyes can't thread a needle anymore without one.

I'm so nearsighted that I'm blinder than a bat without my contacts in. And now the eye doctor is talking about giving me sewing/reading glasses on top of the contacts. Grr

Maureen

Donna Skissorhands perhaps? run fer u'r livesssssssssssss. j.

"Donna" wrote... heehee :)

as you read and write, some very special but funny walking scissors are heading up my driveway. I HAD to do something. Mine either disappeared, or someone used them on ARGH paper...and then someone had to have at pair in the bathroom, with at least two in the kitchen.

But I hear em. They're a coming! For some, it's been a long walk but any thing but gators! two by two they be.

and they're mine....all mind!

HAHAHAHAHA

the mad lady about skissors

Donna in WA

Thanks Polly,

I understand completely. That's the plan if we decide I can handle it. Previously, we could never get the next dog in here fast enough, but I'm just not in the same condition I was a decade ago, and I take care of most of the training/care while DW is at work. Also, Boomer was more than just a family dog; he was a (certifiable - passed all the training - but uncertified) companion and therapy dog, and the most gentle-souled, affectionate (amenable to hugs) animal I have ever seen in 4 decades of raising & training - this is just going to take us a while. We're having trouble ourselves understanding why things are so much different this time, but the above may have a lot to do with it.

Thanks again, and thanks to the entire group for bearing with my craziness during this period.

Doc

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You're welcome. We understand and hurt with you. Polly

"Dr. Zachary Smith" Sometimes folks rescue a lonely guy and it just doesn't work out but

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My leatherman micra does the same thing - every now and again it appears, goes pbbbttt :p and vanishes again. It was so much easier when it lived on my keyring, but as you say airline security has changed things.

Lizzy

When I was in Florida last Winter I saw a friend who had a different dog. Most of the couples in the park are retired and most are at least 70 yr. old, or older. She introduced me to her "new companion." His picture was in the local paper and tomorrow would have been his last day at the rescue shelter. He needed her and she & DH needed him. He was 10 years old, well trained, and had been a beloved pet until his owners passed away in an accident. Not many families want an OLD dog, unless they are also getting older. My friend, and her old dog, are precious. And I have my treasured and rescued ( when he was 2 months old) dauchund, "Reese's" who thinks he is the boss over the Great Dane who lives down the road. Barbara in SC during the Summer and FL during the Winter

I need to stock up on those trolly things... I keep losing them at the swimming pool! Clipping them to scissors sounds like an excellent idea. And maybe I need something like a mediaeval chateleine for scissors, screwdrivers, unpickers and other small tools that are too easily put down and hidden. I have a very good track record for editing stuff like this off the planet...