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Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Steve Read (4th Jun 2007 - 20:12:37) Recently I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D which translates as Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose, I look over at the car and decide it needs washing. As I start towards the garage, I notice mail on the table that I collected from the letterbox earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my keys on the table, put the junk mail in the rubbish bin under the table, and notice that its full. So I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the rubbish first. But then I think since I'am going to be near the post box when I take out the rubbish, I might as well pay the bills first. I take my cheque book off the table, and see there is only one cheque left. My extra cheques are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find a can of coke I'd been drinking. I'am going to look for my cheques, but first I need to push the coke aside so that I dont accidentally knock it over. The coke is getting warm, so I decide to put it in the fridge to keep it cold. As I head to the kitchen with the coke, a vase of flowers on the worktop catches my eye, they need water. I put the coke down on the worktop and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I'd better put them back in my desk, but first I'am going to water the flowers. I set the glasses back down on the worktop, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote control, left by someone on the kitchen table. I realise that tonight when we watch TV, I'll be looking for that, but won't remember that its on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it it back in the lounge where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit spills on the floor. So I set the remote control back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: The car isn't washed. The bills aren't paid. There is a warm can of coke sitting on the worktop. The flowers don't have enough water. There is still only one cheque in my cheque book. I can't find the remote control. I can't find my glasses and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day and am really tired. Don't laugh, if this isn't you yet, your day is coming! Come on own up who has not had days like this LOL.

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Sue W (4th Jun 2007 - 21:54:21) Steve, Welcome to the world of women!!. I spend time on the house, only to look around at the evening and think 'what on earth have you been doing all day!!. Sue

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Chris (5th Jun 2007 - 06:57:18) Steve, shouldn't that have been posted on the "share a joke" thread?. I've had similar days, usually at work. You start of with a "to do" list and it ends up getting longer with none of the original intentions carried out.

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - rob (5th Jun 2007 - 11:17:25) Ugh! I was going to post a reply saying that this was chillingly recognisable but I've just remembered I've got to go to the post office .... rob.

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Steve Read (5th Jun 2007 - 21:56:37) Chris, I was going to post it there, but forgot! Rob, Now you've reminded me, I should have posted something back for the wife today, its still sat in the van.

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Janet (5th Jun 2007 - 23:12:55) Steve, are you me?

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Steve Read (6th Jun 2007 - 17:48:07) Janet, Sorry I have not got a clue who am now. Who said that?

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Barry Hope (6th Jun 2007 - 22:27:49) As I get older, of all the things I miss most, I miss my mind.

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Mike Grimes (7th Jun 2007 - 00:31:45) Barry, I don't recall seeing that sentiment in your election manifesto. ;) Mike

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Barry Hope (7th Jun 2007 - 18:43:04) Mike, Thats because I forgot to include it. On another note I believe they have found a cure for Altzheimers, but they can't use it as they forgot what it was!!

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Barry Hope (7th Jun 2007 - 18:44:59) Mike I just remembered, I did include it, you must have forgotten that you read it, I think ;)

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Mike Grimes (7th Jun 2007 - 21:11:50) Forgotton what?

Re: Diagnosed With A.A.A.D.D. - Candyfloss (8th Jun 2007 - 09:04:34) Boys, You can all remember how to 'talkback'. Not all gone then!!

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