h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, I can't think of any of decent reasen, so let's pin it on being in my fourties, shall we?

Or being a Scorpio.

Or having green eyes.

Or something.

I have put my mobile phone down somewhere in the house, or in a pocket, or a handbag or somewhere (though I'm pretty certain it's in the house) and can I find it?

Can I hell as like

It's no use suggesting I ring the darned thing from my landline, because I don't know what my number is - and of course, I haven't written it down, because how often does one phone one's mobile?

And besides, even if I *did* know my number, I expect by now the battery's gone flat and needs pumping up. Or charging, or whatever the correct term is.

And...well, this is the embarrassing bit.

Everyone's phone numbers, addresses, birthdays and inside leg measurements are stored in said phone. I'll move with the times, I thought; I'm always losing my address books anyway, and I ought to make more of an effort to use these nice silvery gadgets the twenty first century offers us. I don't need to commit all those details to my memory, that's what gadgets are for.

I mean, it's not easy to misplace a mobile, now is it? I always know where my mobile is.

Yeah. Right.

I mean, it takes real skill to lose my phone. Last time I saw it was Thursday evening, sitting happilly on the kitchen table (I think, anyway)

Since then I have ripped the whole kitchen apart (I even checked the fridge, just in case, being of A Certain Age).

I have trawled the knickerlegs of the three piece suit, and behind every book on the bookshelf.

I have checked all three dressing gowns'pockets, all the handbags - and I was quite impressed with the number in my collection. Especially as I don't use the damned things very often. I have checked all the coat pockets, the jeans and skirts pockets.

And my underwear drawer, as I have a habit of putting things down my bra cups that arn't always just anatomy. Though how a mobile phone could remain in a bra that's been washed before being put away....

Oh dear.

The washing machine.

Oh surely not?

Perlees.

Before I go check, can I ask anyone on here I know to email me with their mobile numbers again, so that if I *do draw a blank, and I do need to get get a new mobile, I can at least plumb in their details again? I 'll be really careful and try not to delete the emails, honest.

We should be OK unless the PC dies on me and I lose all the info.


And...as a back up, I shall do what any sensible person used to do before the advent of mobile phones and easilly mislaid address books

I'll write the damned numbers on the wall

After all; it takes real skill to lose a wall.... doesn't it?

I'll send you mine just as soon as I can find my mobile to have a look Ev

and the way my luck's going this afternoon, I'd manage to loose the bluddy wall as well

....how careless can one be, you should take more responsibility of your personal items.............. i lost mine 2 weeks ago

Do you know anybodies number who knows your number who could ring it for you, maybe there is a little bit of battery left.














....oh by the way i found mine 3 days later

So there's hope for me yet? Where was it BK?

I ask purely for inspiration, honest.

I've checked the washing machine; it appears empty, but there's something suspiciously rattly in there I can't quite see. Yet.

Muv's volunteered to phone my phone for me, BK, but there's the small matter of synchronizing watches...and I don't like to admit this, but I've put my watch down somewhere safe, too

Tell ya what Muv, I'll wave when I've found my watch - no point in panicking yet is there?

You'll have to excuse me a minute lads.

I'm sure that hall wall was there a minute ago...............

Found mine in the glove box of the car, i dont even remember putting it there, but i kept ringing it and walked around the house to here it ring, but alas nothing, was about to go to shop 3 days later ironically to buy a new one, but noticed one of the tyres looked a little flat so went to glove box to get tyre pressure gauge out...........and there it was the little bugger, fighting for its life on one battery bar...
ahhhh bless it

my aunt once mislaid her purse. Now, she was elderly and a bit doolally at the time, but they found it some days later in the fridge, between 2 slices of bread

haven't got any uneaten sandwiches laying around there anywhere I spose?

No... I already checked the fridge "incase"

Don't have to worry above the glove compartment scenario BK - my car's so basic it doesn't have one to hide anything in.

Hence the constantly filled pockets and bra cup, if you see what I mean.


STOP PRESS

Son number one has found my phone.

It was on my bedside table....recharging

Now...did I mention the Optician test I ought to have organised?

Cos I looked THERE first!!

..........tut

oh dear oh dear oh dear

have another one of these >>>



glad you found it anyway ... it saves me looking for mine

mumble mumble its me age, honest!

What can I say...............?


UG

I loved the aunts purse bit muv.Mum used to peel oranges,then put them in her handbag,wrapped in tissue!!ing was the only thing we could do,bless her,..and she always laughed with us!!!

How Odd - I've just lost me bluetooth bit of my phone and I KNOW it was in the pocket of my big jacket!

You *know* what I'm going to ask....don't you?


Wassa a Blue tooth S'hhhh?


And why do you want to eat your phone anyway?

- it's a wireless ear peice thingy - good when you're driving!!




and yes - I just knew you'd ask!

Morning Sal! Got your text this morning - VERY interesting, eh? I'll get round to replying just as soon as I've.. found my phone again.


It's somewhere local, honest.

I,ve just waited four month for a coffee table i saw...it hasn't been in stock since before christmas...because i NEEDED one with drawers in.Now all the usual "misplaced" things are in the drawers...five remotes,the house phone,and my mobile,all at hand.I feel SO organised!!!

I'm impressed Sal - I usually rely on bits of string looped round my belt danglies on my trousers!

But then I'm an oik

The last coffee table was always full of remotes,tv magazine,my sudoku books,pens,the days newspaper,and various bits and bobs!!!It looked so untiday,and was forever clearing it .Now i just have them all in the drawers,and it's clear!!,apart from my cup of ,of course!!