What do you forget?

joanlawson

A study of 2000 people has shown that we forget an average of five things a day. Apparently, our busy lifestyles mean five important tasks or facts slip our minds during the course of a typical day. The problem seems to get worse with age, with more than half saying they forget things more frequently as they get older.

These are the top 20 most forgotten things:

1. Return phone calls
2. Reply to emails
3. People's names
4. Send birthday cards
5. Charge phone
6. Passwords
7.Take meat out of the freezer
8. Water plants
9. Pick up things from the printer
10. Take the rubbish out
11.Take washing out of the machine
12. Post things
13. Packed lunch
14. Record TV show
15. House keys
16.Turn alarm off at weekends
17. Glasses
18. Wallet
19. Anniversaries
20. Washing up

What do you most frequently forget :?:

My worst ones are forgetting people's names, and charging up my phone. I'm also quite skilled at forgetting to wash up, do the housework, and the ironing

Joan

CJHunter

Hi Joan,
I have a problem ,firstly the list and second what is it I forget,

Forget things all the time and it is realy annoying, especially where I put things or dates.

julie47

Only two things really that I forget the most

Peoples names

Getting things out of the freezer.

Juliepf x

frogmorton

my passwords....


oh for sure my passwords :???:

especailly that stoopid verified by visa one :x

Toni xx

ps what was the question thingumy???

CJHunter

frogmorton wrote:

my passwords....


oh for sure my passwords :???:

especailly that stoopid verified by visa one :x

Toni xx

Oh yes and i forget those too, see i forget the things i forget. What am i going to be like when i do reach 40 lol

traluvie

Well last night i forgot my tablets..not good,
I also forget....

Peoples names
Posting back letters,
Ringing people to sort things out
Eating breakfast
Taking washing out the machine
Going up or downstairs and then forgetting what i came up or down for

valval

well you lot do make me feel normal lol. i forget to make
dentist appointments.
post letters
order new meds
the order letters come in words(thank goodness for spell checker joseph sent me)
where i saw what topic
what xmas prsents have got
if got enough cards from last year or to get more(yes do get more then have enough to send all og you 2 each lol)
val

jillyb1

We went out for a day in the countryside yesterday , wrapped up warm and took a flask out for hot drinks . Trouble was , hubby forgot to put anything in the flask , should have seen his face when we paused to pour out piping hot tea and had cups of air instead ! Jillyb

bubbadog

I'm always forgeting things, pretty much everything on that list I forget!! Except numbers 10 & 11 as hubby does those!! I can forget what I said 5 mins ago!! And when I'm speaking I forget what I'm about to say! It's aweful, I blame the meds for it as I was always good at remembering things before I got sick. And now I'm the other way round! :sad:

traluvie

rehab44 wrote:

MMMMMmmmmm
I tend to forget who is supposed to be on top
Position 12 in the Kama Sutra
and I always forget that I cannot breath through my ears

You always put a smile on my face.. thanks..

joanlawson

jillyb1 wrote:

We went out for a day in the countryside yesterday , wrapped up warm and took a flask out for hot drinks . Trouble was , hubby forgot to put anything in the flask , should have seen his face when we paused to pour out piping hot tea and had cups of air instead ! Jillyb

I love that one, Jilly It sounds like something I might do.

I once had a dinner party and cooked pork chops in cider for everyone, but when I served them out, I realised that I had forgotten to count myself, so there was nothing left for me :roll:

traluvie

rehab44 wrote:

traluvie wrote:

rehab44 wrote:

MMMMMmmmmm
I tend to forget who is supposed to be on top
Position 12 in the Kama Sutra
and I always forget that I cannot breath through my ears

You always put a smile on my face.. thanks..

It's all part of our service Tracy, we do home visits too

I don't need a home visit, you do a great job on here,
when OH gets back from work, i only need to look at him and laugh(in a good way)

joanlawson

rehab44 wrote:

MMMMMmmmmm
I tend to forget who is supposed to be on top
Position 12 in the Kama Sutra
and I always forget that I cannot breath through my ears

So that's why you looked a bit red in the face

joanlawson

Where did I leave…………………….

My forgetter’s getting better
But my rememberer is broke
To you that may seem funny
To me it is no joke
For when I’m ‘here’, I’m wondering
If I really should be ‘there’
And when I try to force my mind
I haven’t got a prayer
Oft I walk into a room
Say, ‘What am I here for’
I wrack my brains, it’s all in vain
A zero, that’s my score
At times I put my things away
Where they are safe, but Gee
The person they are safest from
Is generally ME
When shopping, I may see someone
Say, ‘HI’ and have a chat
Then, when that person walks away
I think, ‘Who on earth was that’
Yes, my forgetters getting better
While my rememberer is broke
And it’s driving me just crazy
And that isn’t any joke

traluvie

Absolutely Brilliant...

Sounds so much like me too..

Thanks Joan..xx

joanlawson

rehab44 wrote:

joanlawson wrote:

rehab44 wrote:

MMMMMmmmmm
I tend to forget who is supposed to be on top
Position 12 in the Kama Sutra
and I always forget that I cannot breath through my ears

So that's why you looked a bit red in the face

JOAN!!!!! :shock: YOU PROMISED THAT WOULDN'T TELL ANYONE!!!!!

Sorry Len, I forgot :oops:

stickywicket

rehab44 wrote:

traluvie wrote:

rehab44 wrote:

MMMMMmmmmm
I tend to forget who is supposed to be on top
Position 12 in the Kama Sutra
and I always forget that I cannot breath through my ears

You always put a smile on my face.. thanks..

It's all part of our service Tracy, we do home visits too

Position 12, eh? Can I ask which meds you're currently on, rehab? Also, do you do position 12 during the home visits? (Assuming you can remember it, of course.)

dreamdaisy

He's dyscalculic (with a touch of dyslexia) - he meant position 21. DD

CJHunter

dreamdaisy wrote:

He's dyscalculic (with a touch of dyslexia) - he meant position 21. DD

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joanlawson

Hey Len, I forgot to tell you that I've got you a Christmas present :eek:

Edited on request (inadvertant malicious site)

Jean123

joanlawson

Oh dear, sorry about that. It was fine on my computer, but I can't delete it now. Will ask the mods.

joanlawson

delboy wrote:

It came up fine on my Pute, must be rehab that's infectious.

It was fine on mine too, but has been deleted anyway now.

valval

rehab44 wrote:

delboy wrote:

It came up fine on my Pute, must be rehab that's infectious.

I will have you know that my GP said it was cured and that the odd bits that drop off should not be a problem

odd was that the word??????????????????