Post your most recent "brain on autopilot" moment

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: djheater
When my daughter was a baby, my wife would often sit in the back with her to quiet her if she was fussy.
We loaded the car up, and she put the baby in. I heard her door close and took off. I got all the way home before I realized I had left her standing on the curb... I kept wondering why she wasn't hushing the baby, but I never once turned around and looked. I was totally freaked out when I realized what happened. My life just laughed at me and called me retarded....
I was working 80 hour weeks at the time, so it was probably just sleep debt catching up with me...

:laugh: reminds me of 'raising arizona' when john goodman and william forsythe keep leaving the baby in the car seat on the hood of the car. just the look on their faces when they realize what they've done and the subsequent screaming and yelling.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

My brain is usually on auto pilot until atleast 8:30.

...I start work at 5.

 

[Kyle]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Usually, I keep my keys in my left pocket and can feel them when they are there or not. I couldn't feel my keys in my pocket in one day and started rubbing my legs, looking for the keys. I checked my other pockets for the keys and became desperate when I could not locate them. How was I to get into my room? I was locked out. I had no spare and would have to get a new lock installed. Then I realized I was driving down the highway at 60 mph. Doh!

HaHa! Yes, same thing. Everytime I get up to go anywhere I place each of my hands on their respective pockets to confirm that my wallet and keys are where they are suppose to be. And sometimes I do it while driving and panic when the keys aren't in the pocket.

I've done that leaving my apt w/ the keys in my hand....Usually I catch myself before going back in to search, but not always....

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
The HR Assistant knocks on my office door daily at 12:00pm to get my lunch order, and she's never late.

Usual Exchange
*knock knock knock*
/door opens
Me: "Get me a turkey with mustard and diet coke"
Her: "Okie dokie"
/door shuts

Thursday's Exchange
*knock knock knock*
/door opens
Me: "Get me a reuben with a diet coke"
Vice President of Human Resources: *ahem*
Me: *looks up, shakes in fear*
VP: I just wanted to remind you about *blah blah blah, boring work stuff*
Me: Uh....ok *half-smile*
VP: *shakes his head*
/door shuts

*open door*
"Hey, don't forget the reuben and coke!"




(Thank you Wikipedia, knower of everything. I now know what a "reuben" is.)

 

[Atomic Playboy]

A couple weeks ago I went to pick my girlfriend up from dance class. I drove right past the studio, down the road another mile to her apartment and waited. She finally called me and asked where I was, and I told her outside. And only then did I realize my mistake.... So I had to call her back and tell her I was at her apartment, and I'd be there in a minute. By then she had left the studio, the door had locked, and she was stuck out in the rain. Oops.

I get it a lot when I'm grocery shopping. I'll go in for something specific like cat litter, and leave with $100 worth of groceries but no cat litter. I also do it when I'm driving, to the point that some days, regardless of where I'm going, I keep winding up back at home in between. I'll go over to the mall, then instead of going half a mile west to get to the cell phone store, I'll drive home, realize that's not where I was going, and drive 3 miles back to the cell phone store. Makes you feel stupid, really... Or if I want to turn on my computer to check one specific thing, like movie showtimes, I'll turn it on, load up my e-mail, check anandtech real quick, then turn it off. Whoops, turn it back on, totally forgot what I was doing... And everyone in the room looks at you like you're retarded.

 

[dudeman007]

Had some trash in one hand and some laundry in the other. I put my laundry in the trash and stopped myself just before I put my trash in the washing machine.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Usually, I keep my keys in my left pocket and can feel them when they are there or not. I couldn't feel my keys in my pocket in one day and started rubbing my legs, looking for the keys. I checked my other pockets for the keys and became desperate when I could not locate them. How was I to get into my room? I was locked out. I had no spare and would have to get a new lock installed. Then I realized I was driving down the highway at 60 mph. Doh!

HaHa! Yes, same thing. Everytime I get up to go anywhere I place each of my hands on their respective pockets to confirm that my wallet and keys are where they are suppose to be. And sometimes I do it while driving and panic when the keys aren't in the pocket.

did that with my phone the other day. Checked my coat pocket, wasn't there, checked pant pockets, wasn't there.. leaned over (dark room) and shined a light and asked where my cell phone was. Then a friend pointed out that I was holding it in my hand. That light was the camera flash of the phone turned on to use as a flashlight. It's a combo of my phone was gone and I'm used to using my phone as a light. I thought it would help. It did.

 

[SViper]

There was this guy I worked with at my previous job. One day I met him out in public outside of work. He said, "Hey, how's it going?" I meant to respond with, "I'm doing pretty good, and you?" Instead, I respond with something that can only be described as jibberish. Not one actual word came out of my mouth (in any language). The funny thing was he responded with some jibberish of his own. We both paused for a few seconds and said, "Woah, let's try that again." It was really weird. I guess we weren't paying attention to what we were saying because we were both in a hurry to get somewhere.

 

[Fenixgoon]

my metals class runs 930-11am.

last thursday i showed up at 10am, thinking i was on time. i was very when i saw the teacher already lecturing. yeah, i'm not sure wtf my brain was doing.

 

[D1gger]

I was picking my son up some McDonald's for lunch one day, which happens to be on the same road as I drive to work each day, so I sailed right by McD's and got into the parking lot at work (empty parking lot) before I suddenly remembered it was Saturday, and I was supposed to be picking up food, not going to work.

 

[Bacstar]

Every morning I drive to work, I usually follow the same routine, open garage, put on shoes, jump in car, back out of garage, close garage, and then proceed on my merry way. One morning, I'm half way to work and couldn't remember if I shut the garage door or not. I think I did, but couldn't be 100% sure. Living in Alaska in the middle of winter, if you don't shut the garage, there's a good chance the pipes will freeze up, the garage heater goes all day running up the gas bill, etc etc. So...I'm sitting at work stressing out over it for 30 mins, so I finally decided to drive home to make sure. It was closed....doh!

 

[Bacstar]

This is a story my best friend's wife told me:

Wife tells him to go pick up their son at the park. He jumps in the SUV, drives to the park, loads up the bike in the back, drives back home....

Wife asks, "Where's Robert?"

well...apparently he's still sitting at the park. hehehe... so he goes back and gets him...and his wife tells that story whenever we gather and talk about the kids.

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: slayer202
story from a friend of mine...

He was at subway, and the guy was making his sandwich. He wanted some cheese, and he wanted to say "throw some cheese on that bitch", but instead, he paused after "on that" and then said "bitch" really delayed, making it sound like he called the guy a bitch instead of the sandwich

Why would your friend want to say "throw some cheese on that bitch" in the first place?

 

[tRaptor]

Originally posted by: Quintox

Originally posted by: slayer202
story from a friend of mine...

He was at subway, and the guy was making his sandwich. He wanted some cheese, and he wanted to say "throw some cheese on that bitch", but instead, he paused after "on that" and then said "bitch" really delayed, making it sound like he called the guy a bitch instead of the sandwich

Why would your friend want to say "throw some cheese on that bitch" in the first place?

I agree. Your friend is an idiot.

 

[pontifex]

shortly after i got my current job i started driving the way i used to take to my previous job. driving the same way for over 4 years 5 days a week gets you in a routine.

I also hate doing something (or not doing something) and then about 10 minutes later you forget whether you did it or not.

 

[Phokus]

From Brian Regan:

<Cab Driver> Have a nice flight!

<Brian> You too!

 

[compuwiz1]

About a month ago I ordered some food at a drive thru, drove up and paid for it, then drove away without my food. I was totally preoccupied with some things going on that day. I ended up turning around and walking in to the counter, once I realized what I'd done.

 

[slayer202]

Originally posted by: tRaptor

Originally posted by: Quintox

Originally posted by: slayer202
story from a friend of mine...

He was at subway, and the guy was making his sandwich. He wanted some cheese, and he wanted to say "throw some cheese on that bitch", but instead, he paused after "on that" and then said "bitch" really delayed, making it sound like he called the guy a bitch instead of the sandwich

Why would your friend want to say "throw some cheese on that bitch" in the first place?

I agree. Your friend is an idiot.

eh, we are college kids, why not say stupid shit while we can. although I probably wouldn't have said it to someone making me a sandwich lol. I'm sure the guy was around the same age though, not some old lady

 

[preslove]

This thread makes me feel better for my foibles

 

[hiromizu]

A few months ago I walked out of a pizzaria with a full pie in a box without paying for it. Next day I came back realizing what I've done and paid. Counter guy was laughing.