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[shoppersince1989]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@shoppersince1989 wrote:

Naw,

Now I would question the gentleman who took my cart (at Trader Joe's with my groceries), when my back was turned.

His cart was left, instead, with his groceries.

I found out he took my cart to the check-out, and bought what I had in there.

That was a first for me.

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@shoppersince1989.  He'll realize the error of his ways when he unpacks those feminine hygiene products.

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LOL,  that's funny, those days were long gone.

[beckyb1012]

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@shoppersince1989 wrote:

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@shoppersince1989 wrote:

Naw,

Now I would question the gentleman who took my cart (at Trader Joe's with my groceries), when my back was turned.

His cart was left, instead, with his groceries.

I found out he took my cart to the check-out, and bought what I had in there.

That was a first for me.

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@shoppersince1989.  He'll realize the error of his ways when he unpacks those feminine hygiene products.

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LOL,  that's funny, those days were long gone.

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The look on his face at home would have been priceless even without the feminine hygiene products!!

[CoffeeNut]

I forgot my husband once. 

He rarely grocery shops with me and he decided to tag along.  After loading the groceries into the trunk he went and took the cart back to the store.  Well, I was at the second stop light before I realized my husband wasn't in the car.  I had done left without him. 

[kaydee50]

@CoffeeNut   Love that one!  Glad I started this thread!!

[Bookplate]

You are not alone.  I did that once.  I often carry my handbag on my right shoulder and a shopping bag on my left; othertimes, just the one handbag.   Well one day going out the door I mistakenly put the empty shopping bag on my right  (wrong!) shoulder and out I went to the supermarket.  Didn't realize until I got to check-out. Fortunately I wasn't buying much and the cashier held my purchases for me while I went home and grabbed my handbag.  Felt like an utter idiot.

[Jo1313]

It happens to most of us at 1 time or another..

A couple of years ago..DH waits in the car while I grocery shop..I came out with a cart full..No DH... NO CAR! Had to call the local police after I walked the parking lot 3 times....This was before his mind got really bad....2 darling "little girls"(police officers)..called thheir SGT. and told him..he went to my house and found DH sitting in the driveway! He forgot me and had NO house keys..Those "lttle girls" loaded all my groceries in the patrol car and took me home and the SGT. waited for us to get there...They even brought my groceries into the house.. Guess they felt sorry for the 2 old buzzards!

Lesson learned..DH is not allowed to have car keys when he's waiting for me!..LOL

[spumoni99]

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@Desertdi wrote:

NOPE...not "senile"

We seniors have our mind occupied with all kinds of lists and worries that the "youngsters" don't have to bother with...

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@Desertdi Really?  I had a lot more on my mind when I was working and raising kids.

[CalmInHeart]

I did that once but chalked it up to grief (losing 6 family members in 3 years). 

First, I'm not saying you have anything other than an instance of forgetfulness.

For me, it ended up being a sign. I was forgetting little things, got lost twice going to my sister's (she's lived there 30 years), etc, and started to worry. I was tested and diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I'm doing better now...on 2 meds.

It's really nice that new blood tests came out 3 or so years ago that can diagnose some types of dementia, including Alzheimer's.  

DNA testing showed I have the Alzheimer's gene. It's weird because I knew 4 generations on both sides of my family and no one had any kind of dementia. 

If anyone has concerns about something similar, ask to take the initial screening at your GP's office. If the score isn't where it should be, get a referral to a Demential Specialist - or find one on your own.

For me, I'd never start with a neurologist or even let only a neurologist treat me. They focus on many issues while a demential specialist focuses only on dementias. 

[wonderfulworld]

Driving is a complex skill. My husband's driving problems were the first concrete sign that he was developing issues. Would drive right past very familiar places. 

[Stray]

This didn’t happen to me but it was so funny, I remember it vividly. I was working in the medical department of a large NYC company, as a nurse. My friend, always put the skirt to her uniform on last when getting dressed in the morning. She arrived at work that day, took off her coat & was standing there with a blouse & half slip; she forgot to put on her skirt.