[LucyT]

when it takes 6 hour to locate the 3 dollar thingy I saved when a trip to ACE could have me in business in 5 min

After buying a new one, I find the missing thingy the next day, and when I need it a year from now, I can't find either of them, so I make another trip to ACE Hardware and buy a third one.

Thanks for the ping, Slings and Arrows. I love threads like this.

[mylife]

Its the truth! LoL!

[21twelve]

LOL! I just spent a LITTLE bit of time looking for a lamp part that I just knew was around here somewhere. Then figures - “I’ll just run up to ACE for the $6 part”.

I fixed the lamp three days ago. Today trying to find something else I came across the part I knew I had here SOMEWHERE! (Still in its unopened package, about 18” from where I repaired the lamp!).

[Slings and Arrows]

After buying a new one, I find the missing thingy the next day, and when I need it a year from now, I can't find either of them, so I make another trip to ACE Hardware and buy a third one.

I'm convinced that they breed in captivity.