Nancy Young said...

>
> "sf" > wrote
>
>> On Jul 24, 3:22 pm, Andy <q> wrote:
>>> Ever hunt through the pantry and not see an item you need? Then you go
>>> shopping for it and get home and go to put it in the pantry when
>>> surprise of
>>> surprises, there's the identical item sitting there?
>>>
>>> Don't ya just hate that?
>
>> I seem to develop blindness whenever I seriously *need* to find
>> something or other. Once the drama is over, *voila*... there it is
>> right where it was supposed to be. Who moved it and why????
>
> You're right. Hysterical blindness. Happens to me, too. I don't
> know what is up with that, how could I not see it sitting right there!
>
> Works also when I order from Penzeys. Either I don't notice that
> I'm completely out of (something I use all the time) and have to place
> a second order within days of ordering, or I order something that I
> already have 3 bags of sitting there.
>
> Since I just ordered from them last night, I expect to find out what
> I forgot, any minute now.
>
> nancy


I've had an opposite affliction also. I'll be at the market and pass the
spice aisle and eye the flour and think, do I have flour? I forget. Do I
need A/P? Unbleached maybe? Well, it's only a buck so why not. Then I get
home and put it in the pantry, WITH FOUR OF ITS "FRIENDS."

I swear, I wish I had a Pantry cam to an iPhone so I could watch my
stupidity re-align at a glance, in real-time!

Andy