How broken are you?

I took what I thought was my normal medication in the morning. It wasn't until I was at work that I noticed a weird metalic taste in my mouth...I'd taken a sleeping tablet by mistake! I consumed a lot of coffee that morning. Thankfully it was a low dose one and I dont drive or operate heavy machinery!

I also bump into things a lot...the same things...sometimes repeatedly.

After a lengthy session reading MN I tried to put a bookmark in my phone to "save my place."

Also on a similar vein I tried to plug a phone charger into the bottom of my book....

Made stock for 3 hours, was so happy at my adulting and then poured all down the sink when k went to strain the bits out, didn't have anything under it. Soul destroying

@Lolalasagna - the Spain thing reminds me of something my dad did on holiday.

He & mum had been up quite late enjoying a few refreshments (the local, lethal brandy). He woke in the early hours feeling quite ill so decided to take some Alka Seltzer. It was the time when drinking the water wasn't recommended and you had to buy bottles of water for in your room. Their water had run out.

So he popped the two 'plink, plink fizz' tablets straight into his mouth, which immediately started foaming, making him look like a rabid dog.

Once climbing into the pool, a woman swam over and asked if I meant to still have my bra on. I had put my swimmers on under my clothes for ease but added a bra on top so as not to forget it. The woman was very kind and could have swam away but no. She was one of us.

I've forgotten how to drive before, got the kids in the car and adjusted the seat and then just drawn a blank as to how to actually drive the car 🤦🏻‍♀️ I sat on my drive for a good few minutes trying to remember which foot I use and which pedal is the accelerator (I drive automatic but used to drive a manual) I eventually remembered and then I forgot what side of the road I should be on! I just hoped for the best until I reached a main road and it all clicked into place.....this isn't a one off either I've forgotten how to drive a few times 😳 I genuinely have trouble remembering my left and right so I put it down to that!

@BoodleBug51

I had a streaming cold and felt really poorly. I went for a wee, flushed, put my jeans up and then blew my nose. Went to throw the tissue down the toilet and threw my phone down it instead

I actually stood looking at it for about 10 seconds thinking what's that before screaming.............and yes it was ruined.

Bag of rice and 24 hours later thankfully all was fine!

On my way to work once, listening to music, and the DJ reminds us all that the clocks went forward last night, cue massive panic, I was an hour late for work. This was way before the days of smartphones, automatically adjusting clocks etc.

Arrive at work, apologising profusely, explain about the clocks changing and me not realising, boss looks really confused and says she doesn't know what I'm on about, and I was on time.

I'd been listening to a taped radio show from months ago.

Also once went on holiday to Spain and ate raw bacon for a week thinking it was some kind of specialist sort of parma ham type thing until my friend translated the back of the packet (including the instructions NOT to eat raw).

Called my husband on his mobile to tell him he'd left his mobile at home. Prob everyone has done that. Except then I realised my stupid mistake - and called him from his own mobile to tell him . Several times - and was really annoyed he was engaged every time!

Made myself a cup of tea. Poured the water from the kettle into the teabag canister. I mean, I like my tea strong, but not 140 teabags strong.

Travelling back on a transatlantic flight, clocked we were only flying at 10,000 feet. Knew for certain that there was something catastrophically wrong. Checked back so many times to see if we had climbed higher but nothing.

Suddenly dawned on me I was looking at the data in metres and not feet and we were actually cruising at 35,000 feet.

Massive relief to have averted a catastrophe that was actually never happening

I once went to work intwo different shoes. One had laces and the other was a boot with a zipper. I only found out when I entered my office and wondered why I was walking a bit differently. I dared not leave my desk that day....

I poured boiling water into the steamer basket full of veg - only to realise that the base was not under it, so the boiling water poured out of the holes all over the counter, floor etc

Mu friend did something similar with her new puppy - her text to me afterwards said "boy dogs have nipples!!! Who knew??"

If you were in an M&S car park at 6.30 last night, I may have seen you - or a lady with exactly the same issue. She was very nonchalant but I knew exactly what she'd done

Picked up new glasses yesterday. The man was getting me to try them on and see if they fit ok etc, three times , THREE, I tried to put them on over my current glasses that I was wearing

Half an hour ago

DH: The cat needs more medicine. I will call the vet to order some but only after 11 o'clock as they have surgery until then.
Me: Good, yes. But have you called the vet to order the cat's medicine yet?
DH: OK. So...

That's should read 'yakking' and 'eyes' not ears!

Another - I was younger though.. we were on a night out lots to drink and went as a group to a restaurant. I was drunkenly tacking away and fixing my make up (a little muji pallet is filled) and the others were crying with laughter. I looked in the mirror and I'd put red lipstick under my ears instead of concealer, red lipstick in my chin to cover spots and concealer thickly in my lips. Cue circus theme.

I chucked my child’s socks in the bin and his empty wrapper in the wash basket.

I used a sanitary towel in a blue wrapper to try and get through the tube gates and wondered why it wouldn't let me through (grabbed it from my bag and in fairness it was the same colour as my Oyster card).

If I'm reading a magazine or looking at 'proper' photos, I'll usually try to enlarge the script or photo with my fingers.

Love this thread! Some classics.

My mum called me into the kitchen of a villa we had rented last year. To say the kettle wasn't working. It was the cordless type you put on a base.

She'd filled it up, put it on the worktop and clicked the switch.....