Most scatterbrained thing you have seen someone do

Susie_Q

When I was in Germany a few years ago I was on a tram. It stopped and the door opened, outside was a woman with a pram chatting to her friend. She absently mindedly pushed the pram onto the tram and continued chatting to her friend on the platform. The trams in Germany don't hang around so within a matter of seconds the doors closed with the pram on board and the mother still on the platform. She freaked out and started pounding on the door but it stayed shut and the tram rolled on leaving her there and her baby alone on the tram.

Luckily there was a policeman in the carriage who sorted everything out but holy crap, I'll never forget the look on that woman's face when she realised what she had done.

Any other scatter brained stories to share?

orourkeda

The classic Darwin Award winner who wanted to bungee jump off a bridge but made the rope too long.

Monty Burnz

orourkeda wrote: »

The classic Darwin Award winner who wanted to bungee jump off a bridge but made the rope too long.

"Most scatterbrained thing you have seen someone do"

admiralofthefleet

myself joining boards.ie

Lawrence1895

Crashing straight into a dustbin with a bike...it was me in 2008.

At least the crowd of 20 people in front of a pub nearby had something to laugh about

bungler

I saw a rake load of people at the last election voting for Fianna Fail:p

smk89

bungler wrote: »

I saw a rake load of people at the last election voting for Fianna Fail:p

Who bet 6 posts before the government was mentioned?

Taceom

I saw a man drive the wrong way around a roundabout - with chaotic results!

Tayla

This couple I know once left their small child outside an airplane while they boarded, they were all sitting in their seats and then someone came on board to find out were his parents on board......they got off and didn't get back on because they were so embarrassed.:eek:

Instead they followed their luggage on holiday 2 days later!! No word of a lie!

They must dread christmas with 'Home alone' being shown on all the channels:D

Augmerson

I work in a shop and once at Christmas I was serving someone, so I put their item into a bag for them, then asked did they want a bag, and then put that bag into another bag. Was a bit busy at the time like. Yer wan looked at me like I had 3 heads.

Run_to_da_hills

I called over to an old pensioner the other night that use to work for the company that I was in a number of years back.

In his sitting room he had a home made solid fuel stove that was cut out of an old propane bottle, complete with hinged door, flue etc. He was lucky he wasn't blown up in the process of making it. :eek:

MistyCheese

Ever see someone walk out of a shop and head off in one direction, only to realize they're going in the wrong direction and so turn around and head off that way, only to realize that they're forgotten something in the shop and so turn around again and head off in the original direction?

No?

Me neither.

Run_to_da_hills

An uncle of mine blew apart an Avon speed boat when he over inflated it at a service station.

galwayrush

Bertie Ahern would win by a mile.:rolleyes:

mud

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I called over to an old pensioner the other night that use to work for the company that I was in a number of years back.

In his sitting room he had a home made solid fuel stove that was cut out of an old propane bottle, complete with hinged door, flue etc. He was lucky he wasn't blown up in the process of making it. :eek:

I've seen a few of these types of stoves, the heat is unreal out of them

CreepingDeath

Middle aged woman driving down the wrong side of the Tallaght bypass dual carriageway directly towards me in the fast lane, a fortnight ago.

Run_to_da_hills

mud wrote: »

I've seen a few of these types of stoves, the heat is unreal out of them

They would want to be fabricated by someone that knows their stuff.

Dangerous Man

Monty Burnz wrote: »

"Most scatterbrained thing you have seen someone do"

I saw that. It was an Italian stuntman. He was supposed to bungee off a bridge. He miscalculated the amount of rope needed and jumped straight onto the asphalt below. He died a couple of days later in hospital.

Monty Burnz

Dangerous Man wrote: »

I saw that. It was an Italian stuntman. He was supposed to bungee off a bridge. He miscalculated the amount of rope needed and jumped straight onto the asphalt below. He died a couple of days later in hospital.

Scatterbrained indeed .:eek:

bodice ripper

I saw a teenager who was looking at the underside of a bridge walk backward to get a better look, and walk directly into a 15 foor drop into the Boyne.

he's fine, btw

pebbles21

Went for a pee in a hotel room and instead of taking a right back to bed,i took a left into the corridor,and the the door shut behind me ..........:o

Frisbee

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Middle aged woman driving down the wrong side of the Tallaght bypass dual carriageway directly towards me in the fast lane, a fortnight ago.

I've had this happen to me once on that same road and I've seen it happen twice too where someone's come up and turned right onto the bypass at Rovers stadium but instead of going into the far lane just turned right immediately into oncoming traffic.

Setun

Augmerson wrote: »

I work in a shop and once at Christmas I was serving someone, so I put their item into a bag for them, then asked did they want a bag, and then put that bag into another bag. Was a bit busy at the time like. Yer wan looked at me like I had 3 heads.

Heh, the cries of retail eh? I used to work in a shop that got very very busy around christmas, and your head would be melted by the end of the day. One guy in particular used to be all the over the place. Instead of asking one lady if she'd like a bag, she instead asked:
"Do ya wanna box?"

Same guy was on the phone to head office, and was leaning on the counter without looking exactly where his hand was. His hand was under a stapler. He lost his balance a bit, so had to quickly put his other hand down on the counter, but instead pressed on the top of the stapler. He spent the rest of the call trying not to swear loudly.

Good times

STIG83

I was a long haul flight before Christmas and was sitting near the toilet, a woman came up to use it and was waiting outside, the thing is there was nobody in there!! she was waiting there over five minutes until the person behind her copped on that the toilet was empty. That why its best to look and see if the door is vacant or engaged!!

jimthemental

Often in hotels I'm in the lift with someone else and when the door opens we get out. Almost always this is not the floor I wan't to go to.

Happened to me in a 60 floor building in Chicago not once but twice on the way to the ground floor.:o

Yes I do realise I'm simple.

Honey-ec

I forgot to collect my nephew from the creche.

Twice.

toodleytoo

i work in a dvd rental place and i've handed out empty dvd cases countless times poor customers!

Korvanica

Down with the SHIP!

I spent 20 minutes looking for my glasses once... they were on my face...

same with my phone, it was in my back pocket and i didnt think to check.. felt real stupid when i rang it and felt it vibrate...

Hells Belle

I have a bit of a habit of getting into the passenger seat of my own car. Its ok when its just me but when people see me do it the shame can last for days.

I've sent my son to playschool with odd shoes on more than once, gave him a hat and scarf in his lunch box another time. Last week I spent two days looking for keys which were eventually found in the fridge.

Einstein

Used to work in a shop...when giving people change etc, was always followed ..."lovely thanks, or thank you, or cheers..."

except one day I spoke a lil to fast and said "love-you" to some old man buying milk...

he just looked at me a little strange and said "wha...and I just interrupted him saying Thank you bye now..!"

Run_to_da_hills

Serving my apprentiship, we had divers checking the moorings off one of the light ships in Dunlaoghaire Harbour, one of the lads had the bright idea to throw stones at the bubbles coming up out of the water from one of the divers. He was hauled up in front of the depot manager and almost got the sack.

Dravokivich

saw a kinda similar thing to the op's story.

was waiting on a train and saw a woman with a buggy rushing to get on another'un as the doors were closing. she stuffed the buggy into the doorway... lo and behold, they don't have sensors like lifts. so the dam thibg was stuck there. she looks up the platform towards the cabin and starts screaming and shouting about her kid and buggy being stuck in the door...

...dam woman needed a slap big time

Run_to_da_hills

Dravokivich wrote: »

saw a kinda similar thing to the op's story.

was waiting on a train and saw a woman with a buggy rushing to get on another'un as the doors were closing. she stuffed the buggy into the doorway... lo and behold, they don't have sensors like lifts. so the dam thibg was stuck there. she looks up the platform towards the cabin and starts screaming and shouting about her kid and buggy being stuck in the door...

...dam woman needed a slap big time

Wasn't too long ago when the Luas took off with a baby in a buggy.

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/mum-left-in-terror-as-luas-drives-off-with-baby-alone-on-tram-2266476.html

Dravokivich

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Wasn't too long ago when the Luas took off with a baby in a buggy.

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/mum-left-in-terror-as-luas-drives-off-with-baby-alone-on-tram-2266476.html

"there's cameras on the outside and the driver can see whats happening"

the doors beep when they are going to close because there's no pressure sensor...

mothers'ey?

some sons do have'em :pac:

jackiebaron

Yore MA!

giant_midget

Hells Belle wrote: »

I have a bit of a habit of getting into the passenger seat of my own car. Its ok when its just me but when people see me do it the shame can last for days.

I've sent my son to playschool with odd shoes on more than once, gave him a hat and scarf in his lunch box another time. Last week I spent two days looking for keys which were eventually found in the fridge.

do you smoke weed? :pac:

phill106

Checking mail on my iphone, realizing i need to call someone and patting my pockets for it...

gent9662

I heard a guy the other day got a load of other people to vote confidence in his ability to run a country!


Had a good laugh at that one!

prinz

Got myself locked out of hotel rooms in boxer shorts more than once. Buying a few things in a shop and paying etc, before walking out without taking shopping with me. Walking in the wrong direction often... etc. Saying the wrong thing to the wrong people from time to time.

Hells Belle

jesusinaglanza wrote: »

do you smoke weed? :pac:

Ha no, at least if I did it would explain some of the stupid things I do. That post wasn't the half of it. Only yesterday I again cracked myself in the head with a door because I didn't open it far enough. I took a lump out of my forehead a few weeks ago with the car door in front of a load of teenage boys, they just broke their holes laughing at me. Fcukers :pac:

Azureus

Ive done the whole odd shoes thing once, both black... both v different! haha. I was hungover, t'is my excuse! Spent the whole day trying to hide one foot or the other..

Worst one I ever saw was in Donaghmede shopping centre a few christmasses ago.. Stressed mother and a rake loada shopping loading tonnes of shopping into the boot. Ran outa room and took the baby seat (with the baby!) out and popped it on the car roof while she made room for the rest of her stuff. Proceeded to hop into the car and was about to drive off until myself and a friend rished over to remind her her baby was on the roof!!!!!!! Insane.

RichieC

I had no lighter one day, so i was lighting my smokes on the old toaster, I walked down stairs into the kitchen and without thinking I stuck my smoke under the tap and turned it on....

I have a busy mind

Owen

It'd either be the guy who tried to wheelie when we were out on a bike run and ended up with a KTM600 on top off him, OR, the woman in front of me texting when I was walking my dog and she walked right into a pole. Must have been the hardest I ever tried to keep in a laugh when trying to sincerely ask if she was okay. I can still hear the bong she made when her head belted off the metal.

Fremen

Orange juice on cereal.

My mate's da took a boiled egg out of the pot and dropped it into his cup of tea before.

maglite

galwayrush wrote: »

Bertie Ahern would win by a mile.:rolleyes:

You've seen someone do Bertie?

RichieC

Mind you, I could probably write a book on the scatter brain sh*t I do.

Total candidate for Alkaseltzer disease.

stephendevlin

I've seen a *woman (Learner driver too) pull across a 2 lanes (with oncoming traffic "me") to *ENTER an "EXIT" to a shopping centre car park :eek: The road was actually curved away from the direction of the road...

Stupid HOOR .. Nearly buried my car in the side of her. :mad:

jackiebaron

I was having a piss and getting ready to go out. I hear a popping and hissing in the kitchen. Go in to investigate. It was coming from the microwave. I open the door and saw that my girlfriend had put a white nylon top in there to dry it. The thing looked like swiss cheese all peppered with holes and scorch marks. I looked at her in disbelief. She said she did it all the time. Insanity. Top was ruined.

Also, all groggy after just getting up I dropped a pair of socks down the jacks thinking they were a hanky in my hand.

Einstein

stephendevlin wrote: »

I've seen a *woman (Learner driver too) pull across a 2 lanes (with oncoming traffic "me") to *ENTER an "EXIT" to a shopping centre car park :eek: The road was actually curved away from the direction of the road...

Stupid HOOR .. Nearly buried my car inside of her. :mad:

jebus...how far apart were her clutch and accelerator?

Dr conrad murray

I drove to the shop last week in my car, walked back home and realised i had fogotten the the car. also left 20 euro hanging out the atm, i think my mind is gone.

rebel10

My friend, a teacher, one morning was getting dressed before heading off to school, he had socks taken out of the laundry basket. 2 minutes later, he couldn't find where he had put them so takes out another pair and heads off on his merry way. Later on that morning, the kids were sniggering, when finally one plucked up the courage to ask, "Sir, why is there a sock on your shoulder?" He couldn't even come up with anything to defend himself.