Sometimes there are things that you should keep to yourself. Blab and you leave yourself open to criticism.
Jennifer from Cottage Country reflections says, "You just had to tell somebody."
I've told you before about a new store that recently opened by giving the first 100 customers $20.00. I told you how hard it was for two old people to keep track of the money on the cards.
Well, there was a good broom advertised in their flier. Everybody needs a good corn broom around the place. They come in handy to sweep up snow or any other debris. We bought a broom a couple of months ago and it was like waving piece of tissue paper at the dirt.
So we bought an industrial grade corn broom.
So when I got home I promptly took my new purchase to the storage shed. What did I find in the shed? Why the exact same broom had been purchased a year ago! It was still wrapped. I had forgotten that I had purchased a broom before.
So what happened. A year ago the Micro Manager had declared that we needed a new broom. Again she found a broom on sale and bought it. I still liked my old broom and it was still usable. So in using the old broom I forgot I had a new one.
Well, now we each have a broom.
Oh dear! At least you have two good brooms now!
ReplyDeleteAt east we don't have to fight over one broom.
DeleteHalloween is coming!!!
ReplyDeleteGood idea! We'll be ready.
DeleteOh dear, I've done that with kitchen supplies. Now you're both ready for Halloween with speedy new brooms! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteTwo elderlies need a couple of speedy brooms.
DeleteI find those little memory glitches happen once in a while. I can see forgetting having an extra broom already. Now if you accidentally bought an extra car, that would be food for thought. Enjoy your two brooms.
ReplyDeleteInteresting question about buying a second car.
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteNow you have matching his and her brooms. I am hoping we do not have much snow to sweep away. Have a great day and happy new week!
Been there! Done that, though it wasn’t a broom. I forget grocery items pushed to the back of the cupboard! Cheaper than the broom though.
ReplyDeletethe grocery items happen here too.
DeleteMy JB does this ALL the time! You are a hoot!
ReplyDeleteI'm a hoot , hoot!
DeleteIt’s Halloween. You can fly together. 😀
ReplyDeleteWe'll be right up there.
DeleteI guess it's better to have two brooms than no brooms at all. Happy sweeping!
ReplyDeleteYes, we were down to half a broom at one time.
DeleteWhen we opened up the camp for the summer, I hauled a bunch of cleaning supplies down. One of the things that I took was my vacuum. Imagine my surprise to open a closet in the bedroom. I found a stick vacuum that I'd bought the previous summer, and forgotten completely about. And your previous post about reading glasses? I can tell you that I couldn't find a pair of reading glasses in my house to save my soul. This was because I had a half dozen pair that I'd taken to camp and forgotten to bring home. It really does happen to all of us.
ReplyDeleteMoving back and forth between two places is a whole other life!
DeleteExactly . . . no one has to sweep by themselves!
ReplyDeleteGood idea!
DeleteNow you can do the sweeping twice as fast!
ReplyDeleteTwice as much of everything.
DeleteWell, personally I'm GLAD you told us; it makes me feel less silly for doing the same thing. I've just had to clean out the garage for a contractor to use while the bathroom renovation is being done, and am finding duplicates of a few things :) I like the comments about the connection between the brooms and Halloween.
ReplyDeleteI asked for that one. didn't I.
DeleteThat was my comment, Red! Sorry :)
DeleteNow you each have your won broom in case you wish to fly away.
ReplyDeleteWe could fly away from a fight!
DeleteJust in time for Halloween!
ReplyDeleteI'll stick to the chocolate bars.
DeleteThat is so funny! I love these little stories, I guess, because they are so familiar. My sister who is 83 said to me the other day, "every day I find a new way of doing something wrong".
ReplyDeleteGreat saying. I'm also 83!
DeleteI love that line, Henny Penny :)
DeleteThat is a fun story! At least you have two good ones.
ReplyDeleteI do things like that mostly with grocery items like ketchup dishwashing liquid etc
ReplyDeleteSame thing happens around here. Sometimes when I'm buying groceries I try to think if I've got any at home.
DeleteYou made me laugh! Mainly because we occasionally do the same thing ….
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll bet you have a few of your own stories.
DeleteOops!
ReplyDeleteTwo oops!
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, that's a funny story. But I understand very well how that happens!
ReplyDeleteYou have an extra just in case and who doesn't like a good corn broom!!
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading your previous post about your glasses. This story is even funnier. What will it be next? 🙂
ReplyDeletehaha ,but you have two brooms now :)
ReplyDeleteit happened to me few times when on returning home after shopping i found same thing was placed and remained hidden until i bought another lol
We all should have two brooms ;) We have a few containers of the same thing in our pantry that we keep buying because we think we have run out. They will be donated to the food pantry next week.
ReplyDeleteRed, I was chuckling after reading this tale of two brooms, which might make for a good story title (?) as what came to mind is that you and the micro manager could take off together...like in Harry Potter.
ReplyDeleteAhhh... So now you have His and Her matching brooms. I'm not going to tell you how many different kinds of brooms my mom has.
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