No way. I just keep on keeping on.
I am at a small event in a safe place with people I either know or am introduced to on the spot. There is not one nefarious character in the bunch, but, for some reason, I decide that I must tuck my spare car key far down into my bag of clothes, as if having my car stolen is undesirable. (Actually, I am bored of my car already, and I've only had it for a year. Steal it. Please.)
When I arrive home, I unpack my stuff and don't think about anything related to the bag or the event. It isn't until two days later that I realize I don't have my spare car key. But, the worst part is that it's my auto-starter fob. That will be substantially more money to replace.
I don't panic immediately. I assume I lost the damn thing like I always do, but I do recall that I simply slid the key fob into the open-topped bag without much thought as to its safety nor safe-keeping. I tear through the house. I check and recheck my pocketbook and the key basket and my clothes and the laundry. I tear apart my car in case the bag tipped over in transit and the key fob is rolling around the trunk or under a seat.Once I have exhausted all options, I send out an email to the event hostess who contacts the venue, a place not only 70 miles away, but a place that holds a big event there the day after I misplaced my extra key. This means that my chance of actually finding it is probably zero. Cha-ching, cha-ching to replace it.
I go through the day pretty much resolved that my stupidity will cost me money. It's okay, though. I mean, nobody died, right? It's a damn electronic starter key.
After work I am wandering around the house when I remember the last time I "lost" something (my credit card ... that I had to cancel and replace). It turned up in my toiletry bag from a plane trip. Oh, that's right. I put it there so I wouldn't use THAT card at the parking garage when I got back to Boston. I forgot it was there and threw the toiletry bag back in the bathroom cabinet for my next trip months later, which is when I found the cancelled card.
I cannot even imagine this. I only took a small toiletry bag with me with a mini hairspray and some body spray. I wouldn't have... I didn't think I'd need to keep it safe ... I'm positive I just threw the loose key into my bag.
Damnit, the key fob IS in the toiletry bag. I don't remember for the life of me even putting it there, but the event was mayhem. I quite literally threw the key into a bag inside another bag and put that inside another bag.
Yup, I find the key in the same way the old lady swallowed the fly ... I put the key inside the bag to hide it in the bigger bag to prevent it from dropping from the biggest bag; I don't know why she swallowed the fly...
Next time I hide something then lose it, remind me to check the toiletry bag. Who knows what I'll find in there! Oh, wait, I know: credit cards and keys.
