You just turned that wrench and set it down next to the job, so you thought. Did it fall to the ground? Did it fall into the job? No, you didnt hear it fall. Maybe its in the house, just got water. Not near the sink, not near the cabinet. Maybe the bathroom? No, not there. The phone rang, maybe you left it in that room. No, not there either. Oh, maybe you set it on the ground by the job. Not there either, so frustrating. Could you have been silly and put it IN the fridge? Go check, not there. Maybe you washed your hands after using the bathroom, now that wouod be strange, but you could have set it next to the sink. Nope, not there, mist not ahave washed your hands after all. Oh wait, now you remember, you definitely sat it on the ground, and ypu must have kicked it on accident. Now your wondering around the yard, now into the street, still no luck. You check all the same rooms again, 3 more times each, 4 in the kitchen, under things, on top of things, inside things you havent even opened in months. Where could it be...
You check the tool chest, and thee it is, nice and neat between the 9mm and 11mm, just whre it belongs. All that zearching for no reason, a complete waste.
You could remind yourself to always put things right back whre they belong, and check there first, but youre a mechanic, and that means youre a glutton for punishment, so instead of being reasonable, you swear youll never put things back whee they belong, because that will avoid this problem of not finding it somewhere else sooner.
And youll be successful following through on this, just like that time you swore not to wash your hands, because last time you lost a wrench it was next to the sink. But you looked next to the sink anyway, because youre a mechanic, and you do stupid shi like this all the time.
