OGMC (you know who you are)

[m2smith]

Or maybe you didn't hear them ask...

[MaxaMiniBro]

AAADD- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ!

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Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.

Somehow I feel better,even though I have it!!


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Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. -

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway,

I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage,

I notice mail on the porch table that

I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table,

put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,

and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back

on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think,

since I'm going to be near the mailbox

when I take out the garbage anyway,

I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table,

and see that there is only one check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study,

so I go inside the house to my desk where

I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks,

but first I need to push the Coke aside

so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Coke is getting warm,

and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke,

a vase of flowers on the counter

catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Coke on the counter and

discover my reading glasses that

I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk,

but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter,

fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.

Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,

I'll be looking for the remote,

but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,

so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,

but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers,

but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table,

get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to

remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

the car isn't washed

the bills aren't paid

there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter

the flowers don't have enough water,

there is still only 1 check in my check book,

I can't find the remote,

I can't find my glasses,

and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,

I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day,

and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem,

and I'll try to get some help for it,

but first I'll check my e-mail....

Do me a favor.

Forward this message to everyone you know,

because I don't remember who the hell I've sent it to.

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!

[yellowmininy]

We like to call it puttering in our family. We do accomplish a few things along the way, but not in a linear fashion!

[jwardell]

That sounds just like most of my days. It's not age-related at all!

[Bonnie Blue]

That sounds like my day sometimes!

Another OG malady: You walk down the hallway or up the stairs meaning to do something. But on the way, you forget what you are supposed to do! So, in order to remember what I'm supposed to do, I reverse direction. That works for me pretty well! I don't always accomplish everything, though. Jar is even worst than me..he posts lists of things to do all over the house, most of them several years old!

[Actual Size]

I'm not totally gone then. When I see a "To Do" list I remember where the nearest garbage can is.

[rfinprc]

Oh yeah! Well the whole thing reminds me of the time that I, ummm, well, it was a while ago, and... damn, I know there was a point to be made here!

Meh!

[m2smith]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bonnie Blue (original)

That sounds like my day sometimes!

Another OG malady: You walk down the hallway or up the stairs meaning to do something. But on the way, you forget what you are supposed to do! So, in order to remember what I'm supposed to do, I reverse direction.

That's because of your concern with the hereafter...

As in "What the hell am I here after?"

[snek]

So, who's in for Dan Hicks Friday 7/27 in Shirley, MA?

Bull Run Restaurant, Shirley, Mass. USA - Concert Series

[Bonnie Blue]

Another senior (was it one?) moment for me recently! I entered the MA pike from the 128/95 exit for Boston. I stop at the toll booth, momentarily confused after reading all booths asking for cash, ez pass, etc and none for picking up a toll ticket. The toll booth guy asks me for $$$$ and I kept asking for a toll ticket, finally it dawns on me that the toll to Boston does not need a ticket! So I fork over a dollar, but the toll booth guy gives me a receipt. How I was!

[holdenontoit]

I'm about to get my gold card status in this club. I have decided that I am going to formally retire on Jan 1. Howse about THAT?!

[blalor]

Congrats!!! That's *huge* news.

[holdenontoit]

Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original)

Congrats!!! That's *huge* news.

even in Japan?

[yellowmininy]

Congrats, Jock! Somehow I suspect you'll find things to do with your spare time. New grand daughter, house in Costa Rica, and a Mini!

[holdenontoit]

Quote: Originally Posted by yellowmininy (original)

Congrats, Jock! Somehow I suspect you'll find things to do with your spare time. New grand daughter, house in Costa Rica, and a Mini!

the fate of the MINI is as yet unknown. One thing for sure is that I will NOT be bringing it south.Between the MINI sized potholes and the 100% import surcharge, I think it will take some thinking about. Hannah and I are not sure if we want to cut ties altogether with the US of A and it is possible we will either build a small cottage on my Montana son's land (with a garage!) or perhaps buy a motor home and keep it there with the MINI as a tow vehicle................or there's always the option of dumping it altogether and using the money to buy a turbo diesel forerunner 4x4 for CR. Many choices...................... I have been telling people who ask me what I will do once we get to Costa Rica that I will become Hannah's pool boy, you know like the one NoNo keeps talking about............