AngelAlice
bemused & saddened observer
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This happened two days ago to a friend of mine. It's possibly very minor, but still I think it should be recorded.
Just to give a little background, the person this happened to - call him Chaz - is an unusually observant, methodical individual. The sort of person who will always know the number of stairs in any house he visits, will always be able to tell you the background details of a given scene in a movie he's been watching, always be able to have a good go at describing the appearance of the people he's shared a train compartment with. An excellent witness in other words, and very methodical to boot.
Anyway, on Sunday he came in from work, went up to his room, took his wallet out of his pocket and put it on his clothes chest, sat on his bed, took his phone out of his pocket, looked at it, noted there were no missed calls (since he'd had it on silent while at work), put it on his night stand, then got up and left the room to talk to another household-member.
When he returned to his room the phone was gone. He searched the house. No sign. He thought his house mate had taken it for a joke and nagged him to give it back, but the guy hadn't seen it. Eventually, having exhausted all other possibilities, a friend checked Chaz's car - and there was the phone, lying on the passenger seat.
Ok, obvious explanation is he just forgot and left it there - only he swears he knows he didn't. And this is a highly methodical, careful, observant man. He swears he never put it on the passenger seat. Swears he took it out of his pocket, while sitting on the bed, looked at it carefully, because he thought he'd felt it vibrate and was checking for a missed call or text. He swears he put it down on the night stand. And that it just vanished from there. He was simply dumbstruck when the friend found it in his car. And is still firmly positive he didn't leave it there.
Probably he's just mistaken, right?
Just to give a little background, the person this happened to - call him Chaz - is an unusually observant, methodical individual. The sort of person who will always know the number of stairs in any house he visits, will always be able to tell you the background details of a given scene in a movie he's been watching, always be able to have a good go at describing the appearance of the people he's shared a train compartment with. An excellent witness in other words, and very methodical to boot.
Anyway, on Sunday he came in from work, went up to his room, took his wallet out of his pocket and put it on his clothes chest, sat on his bed, took his phone out of his pocket, looked at it, noted there were no missed calls (since he'd had it on silent while at work), put it on his night stand, then got up and left the room to talk to another household-member.
When he returned to his room the phone was gone. He searched the house. No sign. He thought his house mate had taken it for a joke and nagged him to give it back, but the guy hadn't seen it. Eventually, having exhausted all other possibilities, a friend checked Chaz's car - and there was the phone, lying on the passenger seat.
Ok, obvious explanation is he just forgot and left it there - only he swears he knows he didn't. And this is a highly methodical, careful, observant man. He swears he never put it on the passenger seat. Swears he took it out of his pocket, while sitting on the bed, looked at it carefully, because he thought he'd felt it vibrate and was checking for a missed call or text. He swears he put it down on the night stand. And that it just vanished from there. He was simply dumbstruck when the friend found it in his car. And is still firmly positive he didn't leave it there.
Probably he's just mistaken, right?