topic Re: Force Of Habit in Community Spirit

Force Of Habit

icyfroth — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:19:10 GMT

This morning I went to put our kitchen waste into the big bin that gets picked up weekly on Tuesday's.

I'd seen the bins lined up on the grass verge of the footpath. Seen and heard the truck come and empty them. Saw the empty bins with their lids flipped back lined back up on the verge.

Yet still on my way out absentmindedly unlocked the gate to the bin room only to find it empty of bins.

I do that on a regular basis.

Anyone else do unthinking stuff out habit?

Re: Force Of Habit

lurker17260 — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:31:08 GMT

Come here?

Re: Force Of Habit

icyfroth — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:41:40 GMT

@lurker17260 wrote:
Come here?

gawd yeah!

Re: Force Of Habit

nevillesdaughter — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:53:36 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
This morning I went to put our kitchen waste into the big bin that gets picked up weekly on Tuesday's.

I'd seen the bins lined up on the grass verge of the footpath. Seen and heard the truck come and empty them. Saw the empty bins with their lids flipped back lined back up on the verge.

Yet still on my way out absentmindedly unlocked the gate to the bin room only to find it empty of bins.

I do that on a regular basis.

Anyone else do unthinking stuff out habit?

At least when you found yourself in the bin room, you knew why you were there.

I reasonably frequently find myself in various locations around the house (laundry, tool room, freezer room) and have no idea why I am there! I have to back track mentally to where I came from and try to recreate the thought chain to remember what I meant to do.

Sometimes I don't bother........

Marina.

Re: Force Of Habit

*crikey*mate* — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 00:57:33 GMT

ROFL@ Marina... I do that!

or the other day, I was heading home, saw the sign to uni and for some reason took that turnoff. Wasn't till I was there that I was like... huh????

Re: Force Of Habit

bluecat*dancing — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 02:13:04 GMT

There are times when I walk down to the local shops and can't find my car.....

Also, when my kids were in Primary School, I usually ended up with a gaggle of kids after school so the rare times when those kids were to be dropped off at their respective homes instead, I'd automatically drive them to my place.

Re: Force Of Habit

darksideofthemoon — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:14:19 GMT

Oh the relief! It's not just me

Re: Force Of Habit

jean2579 — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:50:12 GMT

I'm with DArki, I thought that I was losing the plot. Good to see that it is normal.

Re: Force Of Habit

electric*mayhem*band — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:15:01 GMT

I once went into the bedroom, and for the life of me couldn't remember what it was I'd gone in for. So, thinking if I went back into the living room, the reason would come back to me. When I opened the door, I found all the lights out and the TV turned off. It was only then I realised that I'd gone to bed. Honestly. I kid you not.

Re: Force Of Habit

icyfroth — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:25:55 GMT

@electric*mayhem*band wrote:
I once went into the bedroom, and for the life of me couldn't remember what it was I'd gone in for. So, thinking if I went back into the living room, the reason would come back to me. When I opened the door, I found all the lights out and the TV turned off. It was only then I realised that I'd gone to bed. Honestly. I kid you not.

I'm so used to getting the red light at the top of our street that I automatically slow down to stop even (on the odd occasion) when the light is green.

Re: Force Of Habit

mugssy65 — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:32:54 GMT

At least you didn't drive to the shops, walk home and then report your "stolen" car to the police Bluey!
I know a man that did.

Re: Force Of Habit

lurker17260 — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:38:20 GMT

I know a woman who noticed that all the lights in her house and even the streetlights outside were a bit dim. So she rang the electricity company to come out and investigate. It was only after they got there that she remembered/noticed she still had her sunglasses on LOL

Re: Force Of Habit

j*oono — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:45:59 GMT

I was in a hurry and about to leave to pick up my son from after school play from a friends house when someone came to drop off a work truck for my husband. He wasn't there at the time so I signed for the truck and got them to just leave it in the drive.

I put my younger son in the car, jumped in and reversed out.. straight into the truck that I had just signed for. Difficult to explain but it was a circular drive and the sun was in my eyes.

Re: Force Of Habit

nevillesdaughter — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 02:12:50 GMT

@j*oono wrote:
I was in a hurry and about to leave to pick up my son from after school play from a friends house when someone came to drop off a work truck for my husband. He wasn't there at the time so I signed for the truck and got them to just leave it in the drive.
I put my younger son in the car, jumped in and reversed out.. straight into the truck that I had just signed for. Difficult to explain but it was a circular drive and the sun was in my eyes.

Of course it was..........