You could always call in for him…
Not so much of a rant as a lament. I just lost my wife’s engagement ring. 
One of the diamonds had come a little loose, so I found a jewelry repair shop that did a great job fixing it while I waited. I put it back in the little plastic envelope I had brought it in, put it in my pocket (the same pocket I had carried it there in) and left to do several other shopping errands.
When I got home, I reached into the pocket to remove the ring and my keys, and the ring wasn’t there. The keys are the only thing I keep in that pocket, and I had not put anything into or taken anything out of it since putting the ring into it. The only thing I can think is that it somehow slipped out.
I checked the car and called the repair guy and the office of the mall he’s in, but no luck. I haven’t bothered trying to retrace my steps at the three other large stores I visited afterward, although I suppose some phone calls to them wouldn’t hurt.
The ring wasn’t expensive when I bought it in 2010, and my wife is not very upset about it (although apparently she expects me to replace it), but it’s just so very annoying. I almost never lose things like this.
Back in 2012 I lost my wedding ring, and after not finding it for a few months I bought a replacement. Of course, then the original showed up! It would be nice if the same thing happened this time, but somehow I think it unlikely. 
Go ahead and buy yourself another new ring and see!
A buddy of mine lost his wedding band a few years ago. He told me about it and how he searched everywhere, but no joy.
I jokingly said “I think legally you’re now allowed to cheat” and that was the end of my visit.
Unbeknownst to me, there’d recently been trouble in paradise along these lines. We are all still friends, but for a few weeks/months things were chilly.
He’s still in a coma. Their neighbors have been wonderful and supportive. My sister’s B-day is coming up… and I’m worried about being an Ahole by just wishing her a Happy Birthday. I know she’s carrying a lot and that she’s very private. It will the th 800lb bear in the room when I call.
Wouldn’t it be nice if her birthday wish brought him around and back to us…
I lost my wedding ring a few years ago. It was an heirloom and a bit big so a bit loose on my finger. I was at a friend’s place and had parked on the road. I was cleaning the snow off my car and not wearing gloves, and between the cold and the wet it just flew off when I made a particularly violent sweep, and disappeared into a large snowbank. I looked for it without any luck. A few weeks later I was visiting again, got out of the car, happened to look over at the side of the road, and there it was, half exposed in a ridge of half-frozen snow. I now wear it on my middle finger.
The tests came back; there was no chance of him ever waking up.
This morning, life support was turned off. There will be a service next week.
The price for even me alone, round trip, would be astronomical as it is on the other far tip of the country. It sucks, but it looks like the best I can do is send flowers.
Oh, I am so very sorry.
I’m sorry to hear that.
That’s beyond sad. I’m so sorry.
The sun is at just the right angle that in the morning it shines on the electric eye of my garage door opener and washes out the beam from the opposing eye and won’t allow the garage door to close. It has taken me 2 weeks to figure this out during which time I have cursed every morning trying to get the damn thing to close. I have enough stress in every part of my life right now that this has sent me over the edge. If I could blot out the sun I would do it just so the fucker would close.
It’s highly possible there is a hole or gap in your pocket that a ring could slip into and disappear into the lining of the jacket. But you said it was in a small plastic bag so maybe not. I’d still check. I lost a key in my jacket and I found it the next season in the lining.
I had this issue every summer until I found a thing I could buy that fit around each part of the eye (the sender and receiver). It was cheap, like a corrugated plastic thing that folded around each part. After installing it, it has never been an issue again. I haven’t had a problem for over 5 years now.
Look up the model of your garage door opener and see if you can find something made for it, I’d be surprised if you don’t. Honestly, these things should just be built right into the devices because it’s such a common issue.
Have you ruled out leaving for work an hour earlier (or later)?
In the spirit of MIThenge and Manhattanhenge, you are experiencing doorhenge.
Please use that word as often as possible when describing the event. If we can get it in the dictionary, poets will finally have a rhyme for ‘orange’.
I thought “whorebinge” was already the rhyming word.
Thanks for the suggestion, but it was my pants pocket. No lining.
When things are missing from my pockets, I check where I’ve been sitting, particularly around and under the seat in my car. So far I’ve been lucky and always found what was missing. Twice it was my wallet.
My air conditioner has died. I called my service and was able to get someone to come out this morning to check it. Turns out that the whole cooling system has died. I had two choices - pay for repairs to the cooling system, which was at the end of its useful life anyway, or just have the whole HVAC system replaced. I opted for the latter, since I figured the odds were that the heating system was due to commit suicide soon in solidarity with its partner.
So Tuesday the crew is coming out with a new unit. Fortunately, they’ll be able to transfer the fairly new humidification and allergen systems to the new unit, which will save me a few bucks.
I did the same but opposite. My furnace died during a deep freeze (god, that was miserable). I figured I could also replace the A/C at that point or wait until it died when it was 100 degrees. Easy choice. Good luck with your install.