tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post2017857045155416605..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: FORGETFULNESS - OR SOMETHING!Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-3109728980690696202017-06-18T07:47:08.324+01:002017-06-18T07:47:08.324+01:00Beatrice, he did come back and yes I did remember ...Beatrice, he did come back and yes I did remember his name.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-1358791337135124552017-06-18T07:45:23.322+01:002017-06-18T07:45:23.322+01:00Susan, thanks for the giggle. I have put a PS on t...Susan, thanks for the giggle. I have put a PS on today's post to say that Alex DID come back. New carpet on the way!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-24699738000022614552017-06-18T04:23:39.928+01:002017-06-18T04:23:39.928+01:00Sounds like this could be a friendship for you bot...Sounds like this could be a friendship for you both. Can you smash anything that needs to be fixed afterwards?Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-57677966974236252632017-06-18T02:34:57.941+01:002017-06-18T02:34:57.941+01:00it happens to most of us from time to time, so I w...it happens to most of us from time to time, so I would be worried and sure Alex will return. This time you will be sure to remember his name too!Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-24575184825652754902017-06-16T21:56:45.233+01:002017-06-16T21:56:45.233+01:00I think you are in good hands with Alex, and he wi...I think you are in good hands with Alex, and he will certainly be back because you are still awesome even if you have a small memory lapse. Take care, Val.Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-87909194004636941792017-06-16T09:11:47.296+01:002017-06-16T09:11:47.296+01:00Thanks, Cuban. Fingers crossed he does come back.Thanks, Cuban. Fingers crossed he does come back.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-87253619178321330222017-06-15T22:11:36.689+01:002017-06-15T22:11:36.689+01:00Great story. I am sure Alex didn't mind and th...Great story. I am sure Alex didn't mind and that he will return to fit your carpet. :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-34006558336136908262017-06-14T20:58:53.742+01:002017-06-14T20:58:53.742+01:00Thanks Valerie, very sorry about your husband. I l...Thanks Valerie, very sorry about your husband. I lost my darling Maria four years ago ~ we were married for 40 years.<br /><br />Yes, pity we had that difference but hope that is all behind us now. I'll be a regular caller if I may. I like coffee made with milk and no sugar please.<br /><br />I did a couple of poems when I lost Maria which helped me enormously to release my emotions. They areEddie Bluelightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069024660422117718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-15012018950640746482017-06-14T15:48:57.254+01:002017-06-14T15:48:57.254+01:00Hello Eddie. Silly differences of so long ago didn...Hello Eddie. Silly differences of so long ago didn't stop me popping into your blog when I saw your name (somewhere). I only post about once a week now but I check in every day to see and read other blogs. I will definitely go back again to read yours. <br /><br />I hope you're right about Alex, after all he is supposed to be fitting a carpet for me. I lost my husband almost two years agoValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-22115515688327210962017-06-14T14:36:28.599+01:002017-06-14T14:36:28.599+01:00Hi Valerie, I was so pleased you called by and gla...Hi Valerie, I was so pleased you called by and glad also I popped round to read this highly amusing story . . . haha.<br />Things like this happen a lot and I for one am very good at remembering faces but very poor at remembering names . . . often they have to help me out . . lol<br /><br />I am sure Alex saw the funny side and was not offended . . . :)<br />very nice to see you again . . :)Eddie Bluelightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069024660422117718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-32848637147620884542017-06-13T16:14:01.924+01:002017-06-13T16:14:01.924+01:00PS The Charlie pics are soooo cute.🐱 Mr. Cheddar ...PS The Charlie pics are soooo cute.🐱 Mr. Cheddar approves too.😊Geraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-90536796789289699572017-06-13T10:35:42.185+01:002017-06-13T10:35:42.185+01:00Geraldine, I didn't even recognise the face - ...Geraldine, I didn't even recognise the face - now that WAS a surprise to me. I've heard the expression 'putting a name to the face' but I didn't even know the face to start with!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-75403570726528929502017-06-13T10:35:00.098+01:002017-06-13T10:35:00.098+01:00TB, it's good that you and your wife are worki...TB, it's good that you and your wife are working through it together. Hope she manages to get through life without too many problems. <br />I'm hoping my forgetfulness is not a more serious problem.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-30216270476693862862017-06-13T10:34:24.531+01:002017-06-13T10:34:24.531+01:00Jenny, i will, of course, let people know if Alex ...Jenny, i will, of course, let people know if Alex turns up! Erm... what IS a flash key?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-56293153287766464582017-06-13T10:33:58.467+01:002017-06-13T10:33:58.467+01:00kden, I hope you are right, I need a carpet replac...kden, I hope you are right, I need a carpet replacing!! I've gone through a few 'Hi there' situations and the name always came back to me.... of course, I'm talking 'once upon a time'.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-12718398634410918792017-06-13T09:48:34.422+01:002017-06-13T09:48:34.422+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Geraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-69399089374996383182017-06-13T09:48:20.189+01:002017-06-13T09:48:20.189+01:00It's not unusual to forget someone's name ...It's not unusual to forget someone's name Val, it is not like you'd seen this guy on a regular basis. I'm quite good with names but sometimes I have to think for a bit when it's someone I haven't had much contact with. Don't feel too bad about this. I know people a lot younger than you who can't remember phone numbers!!Geraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-29356907646040318432017-06-13T01:10:00.181+01:002017-06-13T01:10:00.181+01:00Retired teachers are used to this and become quite...Retired teachers are used to this and become quite skillful in dealing with recognition problem. Image have had thousands of students over four or more decades particularly when they were youngster. Now dealing with my spouses dementia puts a whole new focus on memory issues so we work on it together...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-84038506893038055682017-06-12T22:43:50.030+01:002017-06-12T22:43:50.030+01:00I never had much of a memory for faces or names, s...I never had much of a memory for faces or names, so I've been doing that kind of thing for most of my life, but today for fully five minutes I forgot what the name of a flash key was. I knew what it did, just not what it was called! Now that IS annoying!<br />I am sure Alex forgave you without a second thought. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-28586279427968535392017-06-12T15:16:46.766+01:002017-06-12T15:16:46.766+01:00He will show up, and when he does just call him Al...He will show up, and when he does just call him Allen to break the ice :) I'm not good with names either, especially when taken by surprise. My standard line is "Hi.......there." Of course I remember their name when they are long gone.kdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504994174268834559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-70703406373520596792017-06-12T09:45:37.764+01:002017-06-12T09:45:37.764+01:00Dan, it's almost reassuring to know that other...Dan, it's almost reassuring to know that others have similar problems. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-52011806639631317972017-06-12T09:45:13.803+01:002017-06-12T09:45:13.803+01:00Hi Jimmy, I hope you are right. I have a'ready...Hi Jimmy, I hope you are right. I have a'ready adopted one of Denise's ideas, I never knew the phone would THAT useful. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-55362078459237820552017-06-12T09:44:41.959+01:002017-06-12T09:44:41.959+01:00Hi Carole, I like that expression about the tip of...Hi Carole, I like that expression about the tip of the brain... I must change my style of thinking! I think of was the surprise of the incident that got to me but it taught me a valuable lesson.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-18027963681816206262017-06-12T04:07:40.902+01:002017-06-12T04:07:40.902+01:00Valerie, I have a hard time remember people's ...Valerie, I have a hard time remember people's names too. It seems to get worse the more busy I am or at least in the middle of doing something.Dan the Mountain Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011867680756996102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-73937212993462820412017-06-12T03:10:03.595+01:002017-06-12T03:10:03.595+01:00Valerie I have done the exact same thing, I know t...Valerie I have done the exact same thing, I know that you say you don't expect Alex to come back, but hopefully he does as it appears that you like him and he does good work.<br /><br />Denise had a good idea, take a picture of Alex to keep for future reference.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.com