Thread: I put it in a safe place

What's even stranger is that sometimes I find things that I never knew I had...

Hello All,

While I was looking for something else - as things seem to happen - I found my missing soldering iron. It turns out that it was not me who put the soldering iron away. My darling wife must have had a tidy up and put the soldering iron in a plastic multi-draw storage unit. Now I know where two soldering irons are. The second one is the one I bought when I could not find the my first one!

Kind Regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

Sometime early last year I put my close to brand new electric soldering iron "some place safe". I then had one of those days where I wanted to test a car battery and I found that the battery in the multimeter was flat. When I took the 9 volt battery out one of the terminals had corroded on. This meant that the terminal stayed attached to the battery and separated itself from the terminal clip. One of the wires also pulled out of the terminal

Easy fix it will just take me five minutes with the soldering iron and I will be back in business. Of course the safe place were I last stored the soldering iron was not forthcoming and it refused to relinquish its hold.

Today, after moving interstate for work and then coming back home, getting another job that involved intra-state travel I have had some time to fit a new battery clip. Because the safe place still has its relentless hold on the soldering iron, I went to a hardware store. It took me nearly half an hour to decide which one to buy do I want a two power iron or a single power, or a two power with a desk station?

Anyway, job done and I can put a battery back in my multimeter.

Where am I going to store the new soldering iron? Not in a bloody safe place that is for sure! What is the bet that the next time I go into my shed the old soldering iron will come out of its safe place.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

While I was looking for something else - as things seem to happen - I found my missing soldering iron. It turns out that it was not me who put the soldering iron away. My darling wife must have had a tidy up and put the soldering iron in a plastic multi-draw storage unit. Now I know where two soldering irons are. The second one is the one I bought when I could not find the my first one!

Kind Regards
Lionel

That sounds very much like the way I manage to "lose" things around here sometimes.

As I had to take the big trailer into town today for a pink slip, I needed the padlocks for the tow bar (in case I parked it while I went shopping) and for the toolbox. I looked everywhere for them, as they are common keyed with the ones on the spare and fuel cap on the County. Eventually, I gave up and found another two.

Yesterday, I was cleaning out the 2a for next weekend's expo - and guess what I found behind the seat? Yep! A ziplock bag with the two padlocks. So I was able to use them today. I still have no memory of putting them there!

John

Whilst I may be slightly younger than a few of you and don't believe I've lost my marbles just yet, I can relate to most of it.
So, there's at least a hole in my marble bag!
Rob.

Always check the pockets on clothing destined for goodwill etc, never know what you will find in the pockets 🤑

I always find what I am looking for when I am not looking for it & looking for something I have lost

Why do these elusive items always appear in the last place we look?