Never lost anything that big...but I have lost a plenty of little springs, screws, 1911 recoil spring plugs and such over the years.

 

DARN it! I KNEW there was a reason I should have a wife around the house: to blame things on!

 

When I lose stuff like that, I blame it on my wife and kids. Surely couldn't be MY fault!

;D

 

I have put lots of stuff where I wouldn't forget it and now I can't find it.

 

Yep, I always put it somewhere safe, then forget where that was.

 

Yep! ;D The worst part is, when I spend hours looking for the items and kicking up more dust than a moose farting in baby powder!!! ;D ;D ;D When I have just about reached my limit and I sit down, conteplating how I was going to justify, spending a week in the psycho ward.....is usually when I find it......like still in my hands or on my hat....during the two hours of looking for it.....or worst yet....sitting in my chair.......and all of a sudden, the items appears as of by magic....... "I KNOW IT WASN'T THERE MINUTE AGO"? How did that get there???? you know the drill.

Its hell getting old.

Lonerider

 

You will find it! Take care of yourself.

Cate

 

Catherine, One day I couldn't find my keys. I knew they were in my purse ,but didn't find them. I tore the house apart looking for them. Brian in Florida said how can you lose something like that. 5 minutes later I went back to my purse and found them. I went to the bathroom and put them down forgetting what I did. Brian said how could you do that 2 times in 5 minutes. I remembered I went to the bathroom and located them. I do this quite often.Brian does the same, but blames me for misplacing his. If he realizes where it is he apologizes to me for blaming me. EVERYBODY does this at sometime.

 

A sheriff's deputy friend of mine had his house burglarized several years ago. Thieves took about 12 or 15 guns. Him being a cop and all, the investigation was likely a little more thorough than most. About 2 months after the burglary, the deputy went out in his front yard to check his water meter. Lying in the grass near the meter was one of his Marlin rifles, much rusted. Real observant bunch, to be cops. LOL.

 

No I have never lost anything in my house, although I have lost my house a time or two "HIC UP" JD

 

Well, 5 days later, I finally found the stock set in a place I didn't figure it was . I had already looked in the box and was looking for a broken RCBS bullet puller I need to send back when I spied a sliver of walnut and low and behold , there it was. Still feel really STOOPID!

Be safe
Patty

 

Yes that's now I find thing. Whenever I look for sometime I always find thing I couldn't when I was looking for them. I think my wife moved it and she the same with me. When we both can't find something we just had a few moments ago we blame George who owned the house before us and is haunting us by hiding things on us in an attempt to drive us out of his house.:hmmmm:

T:biggrin: NY

 

Go ahead celebrate,have another drink. ;D JD

 

yes more than once. ;D glad you found your stock

 

I too am a threat to put something away so I can get it later then can't remember where I put it. My wife and I blame it on the ghost that sometimes shows up around here. He doesn't bother anyone but is a threat to move something you lay down and then after an hour or so put it back where you layed it in the first place. Seriously, we've both seen him and sometimes he scares the crap out of the dog.

 

Between myself and my five kids, it's a wonder I can ever find anything. But I find the Laphroig (one of my favorites) is always an outstanding solution.

 

Patty,

I am glad that you found it and I KNEW that you would.

Take care.

Cate

 

Catherine:

You were exactly right but I had my doubts. So silly/strange that I had looked in the crate a few days before and I found it when i was looking for my broke down bullet puller. Sheesh. I must have hit my head or something when I put it away. Now if i can find the person that wanted it.

Be safe
Patty of the dumb bunny tribe

 

Main thing I tend to lose is springs out of Kel-Tecs :

 

Ever lost your house?

 

And now the big question??? Did you find your broke down bullet puller??? ??? ??? JD

 

Don't feel too bad, I have lost guns in my house! I have them in so many hidey holes I can't always remember where they are all at and no they rarely get back in the same place twice!

 

jack:

Yes, I found it just before I found the stock...

J.C. Higgins: I didn't lose my house but in my 20's I lost a car for several days. It was ok though, I had a truck too and just figured it would turn up someday (it was a crappy Dodge Dart). A friends mom called about 3 days later after a big snow storm in my hometown, asking if I could pull her out of her drive as she was stuck and "oh, by the way did you know your car is buried under the drift out front"? "But of course" sez I and recovered both vehicles with the trusty F250 I had back then...

Be safe
Patty

 

There are 2 simple rules:
1. Nothing is lost until you look for it.

2. The item will be in the last place you look.


I always put things in a safe place. Safe enough I cannot find them.


HTH

 

Patti, of all the things I miss, I miss my mind the most, nuff said, John.

 

I was looking for the forend sling swivel and screws to put that piece back in my Browning 52 knockoff.
Couldn't find it. So I replaced from Browning at a cost of nearly fifty dollars.
Found the original yesterday in a box of sight parts.
Sigh.

 

Losing things occasionally, but the biggest time is when I tell my wife "don 't move anything, leave everything alone". I come back and can't find anything. She says I didn't touch, I left it right where you put it. But I can't find it, then she fesses up and says All I did was straighten up a little.

AAAARRRgGGHHHH!

She than claims not to know where any of it is.

Oh well life goes on.

 

Hey,are you sure that's not MY wife??? ;D JD