Comments on: What was once lost http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/ Food, family and synchronicity, in mostly equal parts Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:44:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Aasmodeus http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/#comment-24482 Aasmodeus Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:03:43 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/#comment-24482 Like Howard, I lost a couple of things by forgetting them on top of a vehicle. The first time, it was a very important book: my planner with some important documents stuffed inside (I always get the kind that zips up so you can store things). I got a call the next day from a DOT worker, who happened upon it while cleaning I676. Yes. 676. I was very grateful when I picked it up from him, with all its contents, although quite roughed up. The second time, it was my music folder for church. My wonderful sister offered to go back and search for it after I had realized my error (at church!), and she said some neighbor of mine had thoughtfully collected what he could (the music was strewn over a couple of streets near my apartment by that time), and placed it on the sidewalk with a rock on top (windy day). Certainly, regaining that was among the top satisfying moments for me. Especially given that, again, I had some really important personal documents stuck inside the folder. Like Howard, I lost a couple of things by forgetting them on top of a vehicle. The first time, it was a very important book: my planner with some important documents stuffed inside (I always get the kind that zips up so you can store things). I got a call the next day from a DOT worker, who happened upon it while cleaning I676. Yes. 676. I was very grateful when I picked it up from him, with all its contents, although quite roughed up.

The second time, it was my music folder for church. My wonderful sister offered to go back and search for it after I had realized my error (at church!), and she said some neighbor of mine had thoughtfully collected what he could (the music was strewn over a couple of streets near my apartment by that time), and placed it on the sidewalk with a rock on top (windy day). Certainly, regaining that was among the top satisfying moments for me. Especially given that, again, I had some really important personal documents stuck inside the folder.

]]> By: SicilySue http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/#comment-23431 SicilySue Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:35:51 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/#comment-23431 I stumbled over to your apt 2024 by way of My Sick Mind... I love this story. These are the kinds of things that happen to me and I forget to tell people about! Finding something lost is an amazing moment. I thought I lost my cat of 15 years a while back and I was sick over it... When she came out of god knows where..I had torn the house apart...I grabbed her and hugged her and wouldn't let go! As a kid I prided myself on being able to find the lost things...the shag carpet of the 70's offered many opportunities! ;-) I used to refer to myself as "Eagle Eye" LOL!!!! I stumbled over to your apt 2024 by way of My Sick Mind…

I love this story. These are the kinds of things that happen to me and I forget to tell people about!

Finding something lost is an amazing moment.
I thought I lost my cat of 15 years a while back and I was sick over it…

When she came out of god knows where..I had torn the house apart…I grabbed her and hugged her and wouldn’t let go!

As a kid I prided myself on being able to find the lost things…the shag carpet of the 70’s offered many opportunities! ;-) I used to refer to myself as “Eagle Eye” LOL!!!!

]]> By: howard http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/#comment-23358 howard Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:31:55 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/#comment-23358 I had a somewhat similar moment with my moleskine a few months back, when I accidentally left my notebook on top of the car as I was leaving for work. It fell off in the middle of the street, and before a kind, risk-taking fellow motorist picked it up from the asphalt, it got run over by a few passing cars. Now the pronounced scratches on the cover of the book just reinforce the books quality character in my eyes. And, like Anthony said, the return success rate is probably at or near 10%, but that's part of the reason you treasure these moments. And tangentially, <em>The Top Five Most Satisfying Things that Can Happen in Life</em> sounds like a worthy book title and concept. Perhaps an anthology of second hand stories or meditations? I had a somewhat similar moment with my moleskine a few months back, when I accidentally left my notebook on top of the car as I was leaving for work. It fell off in the middle of the street, and before a kind, risk-taking fellow motorist picked it up from the asphalt, it got run over by a few passing cars.

Now the pronounced scratches on the cover of the book just reinforce the books quality character in my eyes. And, like Anthony said, the return success rate is probably at or near 10%, but that’s part of the reason you treasure these moments.

And tangentially, The Top Five Most Satisfying Things that Can Happen in Life sounds like a worthy book title and concept. Perhaps an anthology of second hand stories or meditations?

]]> By: Anthony http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/#comment-23292 Anthony Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:35:11 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2007/03/17/what-was-once-lost/#comment-23292 I think my success rate is less than 10%. I do know the feeling, though. It's a little victory over happenstance and thoughtlessness that we need to win once in a while. Keeps us sane. Objects bring on new meaning when we have found them after almost losing them. They're a little more valuable to us. I guess it's because maybe we feel like we have saved something? I think my success rate is less than 10%. I do know the feeling, though. It’s a little victory over happenstance and thoughtlessness that we need to win once in a while. Keeps us sane.

Objects bring on new meaning when we have found them after almost losing them. They’re a little more valuable to us. I guess it’s because maybe we feel like we have saved something?

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