tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post3907735513722240916..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: I AM SOOOO ASHAMED Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-52573474690390665542018-10-12T00:29:11.407+01:002018-10-12T00:29:11.407+01:00Now that last sentence made me smile, I will keep ...Now that last sentence made me smile, I will keep that one for myself for next time if you don't mind :)DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-45663889248181782302018-10-10T08:12:41.742+01:002018-10-10T08:12:41.742+01:00Hi Beatrice. I use birthdays to create my pin numb...Hi Beatrice. I use birthdays to create my pin numbers. I am down to one now, though, which should be easier to remember, but wasn't. I never used my own birth date, though.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-79487423769190866312018-10-09T23:19:56.980+01:002018-10-09T23:19:56.980+01:00Valerie, I do know how you must have felt over not...Valerie, I do know how you must have felt over not remembering a pin no. It's easy to be confused with security experts advising that people use a different pin number or password for multiple accounts. I do that, but in the case of a password try to select something relevant to the site. As for a pin, which is often only 4 digits I try to think of a former house, phone or other number and Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-13521998495810961152018-10-09T08:08:41.778+01:002018-10-09T08:08:41.778+01:00Denise, I hadn't thought of it that way. Norma...Denise, I hadn't thought of it that way. Normally it wouldn't bother me but this time there were just too many standing around watching my performance. In my right mind I might have charged them for the entertainment.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-39661695048650206172018-10-08T16:42:23.753+01:002018-10-08T16:42:23.753+01:00I can so relate to this Valerie. Moments like the...I can so relate to this Valerie. Moments like these are embarrassing to us but if others are impatient then that's their problem. They will be where we are in a few years from now :)DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-69877312357285724472018-10-07T19:00:29.490+01:002018-10-07T19:00:29.490+01:00Forewarned is forearmed, they say. I say, 'for...Forewarned is forearmed, they say. I say, 'for how many years'! I have made so many promises to myself always to know where the number is - and failed.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-59402867933254876542018-10-07T17:27:22.789+01:002018-10-07T17:27:22.789+01:00Sorry to read this. I think you will not be alone ...Sorry to read this. I think you will not be alone in years to come. The current generation (including mine) use "swipe" the whole time. I make sure I still key in my pin number as I don't want to forget it and I know I probably would. :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-16789426303547282282018-10-07T12:33:51.252+01:002018-10-07T12:33:51.252+01:00What a relief to know it happens to others. Your d...What a relief to know it happens to others. Your daughter probably had her mind filled with lots of important things. I wish I could say the same!!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-82833326293782437912018-10-07T12:32:10.864+01:002018-10-07T12:32:10.864+01:00Oh it is such a relief to know that I am not alon...Oh it is such a relief to know that I am not alone in this. I think I would have been okay if not surrounded by lots of people. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-77316079605051429412018-10-07T12:30:45.466+01:002018-10-07T12:30:45.466+01:00Ron, don't you wish the old days were back whe...Ron, don't you wish the old days were back when pin numbers were unheard of? Actually, I use a number I always remember... did I say always? So what happened to my brain, I wonder! Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-37282984697722922402018-10-07T12:26:15.283+01:002018-10-07T12:26:15.283+01:00I use the card rather than carry a lot of cash aro...I use the card rather than carry a lot of cash around. And writing cheques is so time consuming.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-27062462359061325752018-10-07T12:25:03.676+01:002018-10-07T12:25:03.676+01:00I suppose the first time is the worst.... embarras...I suppose the first time is the worst.... embarrassment is what got me down more than anything.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-82411402690869376472018-10-07T10:22:03.497+01:002018-10-07T10:22:03.497+01:00I have a theory about memory, which is that our br...I have a theory about memory, which is that our brains just get filled up. If you don't need something, you don't remember it. I was reading through my old diaries from 20 years ago and I couldn't even remember who some of the people were that I was clearly spending a lot of time with. To my relief my youngest daughter has also had this experience so it is not just old age!<br />Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-22224862473171320802018-10-07T03:20:18.902+01:002018-10-07T03:20:18.902+01:00I agree about the pressure. You would have known i...I agree about the pressure. You would have known it if no one had asked you! I forgot mine while using the gas pump the other day. I know it when I go shopping b/c that's where I use it the most. It took me 5 tries to get it right!kdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504994174268834559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-76936025607775257452018-10-07T02:39:20.576+01:002018-10-07T02:39:20.576+01:00Valerie, I know EXACTLY how you feel because not o...Valerie, I know EXACTLY how you feel because not only with cards, but many of the online services we offer here in the US, require you to create a PIN to access your account. I've forgotten MANY times, so now I write all the various PIN's I use for all the various accounts I have, in a book. <br /><br />I very rarely pay with cash when I purchase things, but rather use my DEBIT card usingRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332843200079013172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-55427933070851269632018-10-06T17:54:21.327+01:002018-10-06T17:54:21.327+01:00This is a regular credit card? Like Master Card, ...This is a regular credit card? Like Master Card, or etc.? <br /><br />I have a Master Card and the PIN number is right on the back of it.<br /><br />From what I looked up.... In Europe, you still need to know your PIN number. But not here. Thankfully!!!! :-)<br /><br />Because, my memory is like a sieve. :-)))))<br /><br />And being stared at, only makes everyone's memory abilities, wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-19275892422496309062018-10-06T17:21:53.440+01:002018-10-06T17:21:53.440+01:00I reckon my number would have come on its own if I...<br />I reckon my number would have come on its own if I hadn't been surrounded by people. I felt under such pressure.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-26094789274128976292018-10-06T17:15:09.541+01:002018-10-06T17:15:09.541+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-86106447462556330552018-10-06T13:34:23.501+01:002018-10-06T13:34:23.501+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Leonard Kaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951770491872266917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-91950556089816727602018-10-06T12:19:46.982+01:002018-10-06T12:19:46.982+01:00There are so many pin numbers and passwords in thi...There are so many pin numbers and passwords in this world today that if you do not use them everyday it is understandable to not remember. I have trouble with words and names, they come to me, but they come in slo-motion. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-13510710341491372342018-10-06T10:39:01.497+01:002018-10-06T10:39:01.497+01:00Happens to me all the time - so don't worry ab...Happens to me all the time - so don't worry about it. Have mine written down (somewhere) so have to dig them up when needed.Along These Lines ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227702789184973335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-81628913303993286472018-10-06T09:18:40.569+01:002018-10-06T09:18:40.569+01:00I rarely use a pin because it's so common to t...I rarely use a pin because it's so common to tap so I have been declined too! kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733888108530605722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-58358541821922863552018-10-06T09:04:29.636+01:002018-10-06T09:04:29.636+01:00Hello Elaine and welcome. My number is so familiar...Hello Elaine and welcome. My number is so familiar I keep repeating it to myself. It pops into my sad brain when I'm doing things I don't need a card for. I am glad I blogged the experience because now I know I am not alone. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-19345318027421282672018-10-06T09:00:43.981+01:002018-10-06T09:00:43.981+01:00It is a huge relief to know it happens to others a...It is a huge relief to know it happens to others and not just me. I have been busy devising a foolproof plan on how to avoid the situation again, that is if I can remember it. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-12277603953411188072018-10-06T08:26:04.735+01:002018-10-06T08:26:04.735+01:00It's scary when we do things like that but wit...It's scary when we do things like that but with so many numbers and passwords to remember it's inevitable it's going to happen. I use my credit card so much and on a daily basis but I still have to remind myself every so often. Then there's the number code to get into the nursing home to see my mother ...LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.com