I upvoted because she said Lemmy
I have had a similar scenario. I was in the shower, letting the shower thoughts run. Then i suddenly flinched as I became unsure if I had taken the phone out of my pocket before entering the shower. I slapped my hand instinctively towards my naked leg to feel if my phone was there. Then I instantly realized how stupid I was.
Years ago when I was a late teen and living at my mother’s, she was at work as a cashier. She called my one morning and this was the conversation : Mom - do me a favor, go into my bedroom my phone should be on the nightstand. Can you grab it and bring it to me?
Me - you’re at work on break right?
Mom - yeah
Me - how are you calling me?
Mom - silence
Mom - nevermind, I have it…
seeing a post that I assumed was a 3 year old tweet that mentioned Lemmy by name just gave me whiplash
The real horror is that the person panics when they can’t find their phone. They are just chilling at home, they know the phone is somewhere in the home, they don’t need it right now and they don’t have to leave anywhere.
The phone will turn up. It’s just a gadget, you won’t miss it if it’s gone for an hour or so.
(I may be jaded from misplacing stuff so frequently)
As someone who has been on an on call rotation plus randomly called for things specifically revolving around things I manage at work for 19 years now, i am jealous of being allowed the sense of freedom from the phone. My wife thinks I’m nuts, but she will never get this feeling… I hope one day to have a better job that isn’t working for a place that is open 24/7…
Oof, that’s rough…
If it’s been 19 years and no change in sight, it seems it’s up to you to create the changes you’re hoping for.
Reminds me of when I was working in construction. I’d keep a pencil behind my ear for marking things. One day I had finished marking things and I went to put my pencil back behind my ear, but there was already a pencil there. Not sure how that happened but lucky for me I have two ears.
What will you do when you find a third pencil
Start stockpiling them on his penisland.
That one is for the buttcrack of any co-worker found bending over too far.
Ouch.
Sounds like you stole your buddy’s pen
too much or not enough beans?
let’s let you decide!
Give me that plant-based protein.
My wife forgot her phone the other day. I text her “hey, I found your phone” and then think a few minutes about why i should find better things to do
I’ve looked for my glasses while wearing them.
It’s like forgetting you had your glasses on and you went to find your glasses. I’ve seen people do this.
I usually get to the point of opening my flashlight app so I can search for my phone in dark places before I realize
Like trying to find the pair of glasses you’re currently wearing. Although glasses might be worse, cause eventually I’ll realize my phone is already in my hand. Glasses not so much…
I did this some months back. It didn’t hit me until I looked at the time, from across the room, to see how close I was getting to needing to leave. It then struck me, I can read the clock from across the room…
I did something like this once. I was talking to a buddy I the phone, and freaked out because I couldn’t find my phone to look something up.
I chalk it up to how ubiquitous the device itself is, and how little I use it as an actual phone.
I have done the same but gone to check my calendar to see if i had already booked something that day.
Piper nooooo
