Reading comprehension seems lacking in this thread.
So does niceness, eh.
Where’s Miss Manners when you need her. 
Peace,
mangeorge
She joined a cult, they’re waiting for the sign that the alien probes will commence shortly. Tom Cruise wants to go first, but she called dibs.
Note that I did not quote you specifically, there were many instances, much more than typical.
Oh, I don’t think LouisB, or anyone else, took umbrage at my gentle joshing.
At least I hope not.
And I liked the OP’s story.
I frequently leave my oven on. Luckily, it eventually shuts itself off.
Whatever. Don’t post a story with “stupidity” in the title and then get all butt hurt when someone actually agrees with you. This was a very stupid thing to do. You left your car running while you contemplated whether or not you were going to use it again. Then, while thinking about it, you were distracted and left it running all night. It was pretty damn stupid, and excuse me for not understanding how it is even possible. I was just looking for clarification. You can roll your eyes as much as you want, but remember it was you who left your car on all night.
And I guess it wouldn’t be the Dope if someone didn’t tell a story about how completely idiotic they were, and then got surprised when the whole world isn’t equally as stupid or understanding of their foul-up.
anamnesis,
I can relate to leaving the care running. When I go to the store to grab beer or Skoal and I have MrsSgtSchwartz in the car, I leave it running so the A/C stays on. (I also tend to lock the doors, as I use the pushbuttons on the door instead of the keys, so I have to punch the code to let myself back in) When the Mrs is not in the car, I remove the keys, throw them on the floor, and get out. I have mixed this up before, and turned off the car and dropped the keys when she is in the car, or left it running when she is not. I don’t have my house keys on my car keyring because my car keys stay in the car. My house keys are in my pockets usually.
The longest I left my car running was for about 30 mins when I first got home. I had to make 3-4 quick pit stops with the wife in less than an hour. We got home, she got out, I was on my cell phone. I finished the call, forgot I left the motor running, got out and went into the house. Fortunatly, the trash had to go out and I walked past the car on the way to the Dumpster.
Sgt Schwartz
A quick perusal of the odometer may yet reveal an extra 625 miles… :eek:
The car may have been running all night but it sure wasn’t standing still.
Yeah, I read that. It’s the part I don’t understand.
Basically he parked the car and thought, “Hmmm I am not sure if I will be going back out in the next 15 minutes or so. I think I’ll just leave the car running while I go in the house and figure it out. If I decide to stay home, I’ll just go outside and turn off the car. If I want to go out, then it will still be running, so I dont have to turn it on again. Boy, turning that car back on sure is a pain in the ass. So, anyway, I wonder if I’m going to leave here or just go back and turn it off. Maybe I’ll… oh the phone is ringing…”
But thanks for pointing out his post as if I couldn’t read it myself the first time. Despite what the self-proclaimed idiots in this thread believe, I am not failing to read the thread, nor do I lack the ability to forgive someone’s misdeeds. I just can’t understand the train of thought that puts a person in such a situation to begin with. When asked for clarification, all I get is a bunch of “Didn’t you read the post!?” and “You’re such an asshole!” type replies.
Actually, I thought “I’m probably going to be dropping this stuff off and then be headed right back out again”, but thanks for the overdrawn guess at what I must have been thinking.
It’s okay, obviously you’ve never mistakenly forgotten anything in your life and are consequently beyond reproach when it comes to remembering to do things, which makes you the perfect judge of how others do things. I’m sure the vibe you’re feeling about those clarifications is just a result of the fact that deep down, I resent how much smarter you are by being such a pragmatist, and I appreciate your letting me know. I’ll take it under advisement and govern myself accordingly.
Wow! Where did I ever get such an overdrawn guess as to your intentions?? How could I ever have assumed that you left your car on with the expectation of returning in a few minutes just for the purpose of turning it off. I guess I didn’t read that somewhere. My bad.
Yes, you do. But you have a hard time taking it, even when you asked for it.
The stupidity of your actions was not that you forgot you left the car on. It’s the fact that you think it’s a good strategy to leave it on in the first place. There’s no point in leaving it on. I asked you if there was a point or a reason (maybe your car takes a long time to start or maybe you wanted to leave the AC on) but all you did was get pissy.
First you say that you left it on with the intent of going back out to turn it off.
Then in post 20, you say you left it on while you were deciding whether or not you wanted to go back out and drive it again.
Now you say that you actually were intending to go right back and drive it.
No wonder you forgot your car was running. You can’t even remember what the hell you were doing.
Why is such mundane pointless stuff shared here so important to you, Bear_Nenno?
When did I say it was important?
Still can’t *not *think tiddy Bear_Nenno.
LOL. Classic!
Well, you keep hollering (metaphoricaly) at anamnesis. He simply came to us with a little story. This is the forum of little stories. You seem to take his as some kind of challenge.
It’s just a story. Not testimony.
It has been my experience that officers of the United States Military are very analytical. That explains why NCO’s sometimes have difficulty sneaking things past the commissioned officers.
Sgt Schwartz
Nah. I was just a little curious as to why a person would leave a car running for seemingly no reason. I thought he might have an answer other than “Easy: put it in park, open the door, and get out.” But I guess not. I’m not the only one baffled here.
The difference is that I’m not baffled that a person could be so absent-minded. I can definitely relate to that. I understand how a person could become side-tracked and forget to go do something and then fall asleep.
The part that made me go “HUH??” is why he leaves the car running while he puts things away and decides to drive the car again or not. If he left the top down on his convertible or something, I get it. But to leave the car running? It’s not even lazy, because it takes more effort to do it that way. To make an unnecessary trip to the car simply to turn it off?
Sorry, it really threw me. And rather than explain it, he got all offended.
Ah!
Bear_Nenno’s not your CO, is he?
Nah.
Analytical, sure. But I’m a Staff Sergeant. Not an officer.