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Sometimes I scare myself with what an idiot I can be

cookinfreak — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:41:13 GMT

I was cleaning/straightening out my freezer/refrigerator Sunday afternoon and decided to take a lg chicken breast out of the freezer to cook and use for chicken salad. I always defrost my meats in the fridge but I had food all over my table and counters (not much space on either of them) so I put the chicken in the microwave til I got everything back in the fridge and could then set the chicken in there. You probably know the ending. Was at work Monday morning and remembered my chicken was still in the microwave! EEEEEEEEWW!!!!!

cookin

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godi — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:43:08 GMT

I am sorry but that’s a hoot. We I am sure have done something like that. I went grocery shopping and left a roast in the car for about 18 hours. Boy that car stunk for a very very very long time! 🤣🤣🤣

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ECBG — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:48:38 GMT

Honey, we ALL get overloaded from time to time!!! lol!

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:54:14 GMT

@cookinfreak Don't feel bad, I could write a book of my "brain hiccups". Not all kitchen related.

About 35 yrs. ago i came home from shopping and had to pee. I mean really, really had to go. Pulled close to the house, thru car in park and made a mad dash into the house. Small problem was the car wasn't all the way in park, it rolled back and hit the house. No real damage but holy cow my DH was not amused. We laughed later but at the time, Yikes!

My intent was to go, come right back out and move the car to where it usually sat.

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KingstonsMom — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 20:59:55 GMT

@cookinfreak

Trust me, you're not the lone ranger, LOL!

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wagirl — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:23:38 GMT

I bought one of those balls of fresh mozzerella for something I was planning for a dinner and put it in my purse. forgot all about it for a few days and went to my chiro---pulled my wallet out to pay ----and-----there was that ball of cheese-----I put it on the counter and ask if the girl had change for it ---------we both laughed until we cried!!! Needless to say, it got thrown away but was very funny!!

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Kachina624 — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:29:16 GMT

You know what they say....out of sight, out of mind.

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Alison Wonderland — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:36:10 GMT

I've done that - and more than once. When I order delivery, it's usually Chinese and I order several dishes that last me a few nights to justify delivery costs. Sometimes I'll put some of each item on a plate and put the rest in the microwave to keep it warm while I eat, in case I want more later. And more than once I found it there the next morning because I forgot it and felt awful about wasting so much good.

Now if I put something in there to keep it warm, I set the timer on the microwave for 45 minutes so I don't go to sleep and waste it.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:44:49 GMT

Omg...LOL But, I'm always happy to hear that other people do these things too.

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jackthebear — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 22:04:12 GMT

@cookinfreak wrote:
I was cleaning/straightening out my freezer/refrigerator Sunday afternoon and decided to take a lg chicken breast out of the freezer to cook and use for chicken salad. I always defrost my meats in the fridge but I had food all over my table and counters (not much space on either of them) so I put the chicken in the microwave til I got everything back in the fridge and could then set the chicken in there. You probably know the ending. Was at work Monday morning and remembered my chicken was still in the microwave! EEEEEEEEWW!!!!!
cookin

must have been yummy

ick

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x Hedge — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 22:08:29 GMT

Sometimes I'll find last night's vegetables still in the 'wave the following day.

Guess I wasn't as hungry as I thought.

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jeanlake — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 22:17:45 GMT

You're in good company. This weekend I washed bedding. I put fitted and flat sheet and pillowcases on guest bed. Then I remember thinking -- I can't put bedspread on until I find that top sheet. It must still be in the dryer. I looked all over the house thinking I laid the top sheet somewhere. Went back to guest room. Everything was on except bedspread. I must have gotten distracted. Either that or....poltergeists.

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AuntG — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 22:26:29 GMT

My DH found one of those big dryer balls in the pocket of his pants. Asked if there was some meaning to it.

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Scooby Doo — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 23:18:23 GMT

I did almost the same thing yesterday. I took some pork chops out of the freezer and put them in the sink to defrost for dinner. I forgot about them and had salad instead. This morning while making coffee I saw the pork chops still sitting in the sink. Maybe the feral cats can eat them.

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Desertdi — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 23:47:13 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
My DH found one of those big dryer balls in the pocket of his pants. Asked if there was some meaning to it.

@AuntG I laughed so hard I almost fell off my chair! I use those dryer balls, too...........and they end up in such strange places..........like sleeves and pant legs.........di

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Skyegirl21 — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 23:57:56 GMT

Yeah, Bummer but nothing serious!

Multi-tasking is usually the cause- My friend just broke her arm 3 days ago. She fell while she trying to pull some weeds while in the phone with the cable company...

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IamDoodles — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 01:17:51 GMT

Last week I bought ice cream and left it in the car all day when it was 90 degrees outside. I discovered it the next day. What a sticky mess. So don't feel bad.

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IamMrsG — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 01:20:18 GMT

I once put a bowl of mashed potatoes into a still-warm oven to hold for second helpings. Only we didn't have seconds.

Several days later, something started smelling really bad. By the time I tracked it back to the oven, those potatoes had liquified and looked like a microbiology project. It's been decades, but I've never forgotten how awful those potatoes were. I threw the whole thing, bowl and all, into the trash.

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Desertdi — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 02:28:10 GMT

Once..........it was SO embarrassing, I made sure it was only ONCE.........I was checking out a large grocery order...........and my wallet was NOT in my purse............

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Emmie1165 — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 03:22:31 GMT

I think I beat you with my mess... had a friend over for dinner and made rice in my Le Creuset small Dutch oven..we shared a couple glasses of wine..I cleaned up the dishes, put the covered Le Creuset sitting on the stove, thinking I already washed it, in its place on the shelf..fast forward TWO weeks later, I grab the Dutch oven from the shelf to use for dinner, opened the lid...I am not even going to describe what was inside. And I certainly wasn’t going to discard the rice bacteria colony with the Le Creuset. Let’s just say I will never forget that stupid move...