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A simple mistake or a Senior Moment.

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NanKate Tue 26-May-15 20:58:15

I often get griping type stomach pains (all regularly checked out by my doctor and specialist). This morning after breakfast I felt the familiar stirrings and took some Colpermine tablets that usually work well for me. Half an hour later things had not improved so I moved to Plan B a dose of kaolin and morphine.

I mixed two teaspoons of said liquid with water and took a few gulps.confused It tasted odd, almost like calamine lotion.

shock It was calamine lotion ! Fortunately I had not drunk the thick sediment at the bottom of the glass. I immediately drank as much water as I could to dilute my mistake. Checked the bottle that said 'for external use only'. The bottles are very similar.

Fortunately it didn't recommend a visit to the Doc.

Have any of you had near misses like this ?

rubylady Tue 15-Sept-15 00:25:09

I did the peach air freshener instead of deodorant, very peachy armpits!

My mum once ran for the bus in town when we had took the car.

Another time we took her out for lunch when she looked at the restaurant and she proclaimed "they have 241 drinks in here!" . When I stopped laughing, I told it it was 2-4-1.

My dad, the other day walked all the way, with his stick to the Co-op to get his "telly book" and found when he got back he had forgot it. He had to take a break to get his breath back and then go back later, incognito. grin

I was reading a post last night on Amazon about Pinky and Perky Christmas Album and how this poster wished they would get some copies in as she could educate her son on music of her childhood and how it would make her day to hear the album again and I sat there agreeing with everything this poster said . . until I read the name of the poster and found out it was me!

Tegan Mon 14-Sept-15 16:46:59

Superglue and lacri lube eye ointment are very similar in shape size and consistency; given that you tend to put the lacri lube in your eye last thing at night [or even during the night if your eyes are a bit sore]I can see how someone might use superglue if they've been repairing something at then left the tube lying around. I often leave things lying around, thinking to myself 'I really don't think I should leave that there'.

Elrel Mon 14-Sept-15 15:39:55

Since I've started occasionally using a shopping trolley for heavy/bulky local shopping I've kept it parked in the hall. It seemed a good idea to tidy various shopping bags, backpacks into it. I had twice been to the shops with all that half filling the trolley. Last week I flipped open the lid at the checkout to put my shopping in and found I'd also tidied a large football into the trolley! Definite Senior Moment there I think!

crun Sun 13-Sept-15 11:27:32

I put a teaspoon of coffee into the sugar bowl once, and on another occasion I poured the kettle into the coffee jar.

LullyDully Sun 13-Sept-15 11:20:32

Made a pasta dish last week. Added extra ingredients by a third as son was there, but ended up with multiplying the linguini by 6!!!!!! We had it for lunch next day....not so good cold.

Stansgran Sun 13-Sept-15 10:32:56

I made the darling GS his porridge and put a hand in the cupboard to get the squeezy honey out and give the porridge his initial on top. It came out red. Yes squeezy bottle of ketchup. My excuse was no glasses.

Elrel Sat 12-Sept-15 23:43:26

Confused fabric conditioner with similar shaped and sized bottle with a mild ecological liquid I normally use (well diluted) to wash floors. Wondered why my washing wasn't very soft but smelled slightly of disinfectant ...

ajanela Sat 12-Sept-15 23:26:20

As I spend a good deal of time in Europe I have 2 cars, one left hand and the other right hand drive, I frequently get into the wrong side to find no stirring wheel in front of me. I cover up by sitting there for a while as if I am waiting for someone or search in the dashboard pocket and then casually get out and go round the other side.

Deedaa Fri 11-Sept-15 22:54:05

Tonight I found myself trying to load dirty cutlery into the cupboard under the sink instead of the dishwasher confused

Cherrytree59 Fri 11-Sept-15 22:27:22

A few weeks ago whilst rushing round getting jobs done and eating my breakfast on the go I poured orange juice in to the fabric conditioner drawer ! Twice I've tried to get into somebody else's car. Today I couldn't remember where in the car park I had park the car. I've also done the hair spray + deodorant thing. And then there was time I made a cup of coffee using gravy granules yuk! Senior moments or just dippy??

dorsetpennt Fri 11-Sept-15 20:17:17

I've done a few daft things and not now I'm in my old lady life. I went to work wearing my slippers. I have often worn odd shoes and socks. I was given a gift of odd socks one Xmas. I spent an evening at a party chatting happily away to someone addressing them by the wrong name. Why didn't they correct me, I always do. I could go on but I can't remember what I was saying.

pompa Fri 29-May-15 13:56:17

It cheered up Mrs. P no end.

Bellanonna Fri 29-May-15 13:46:05

Oh I see!! Sounds horrific. Hope you enjoyed the chillies!

pompa Fri 29-May-15 13:37:53

I was preparing a lot of hot chillies for pickling (we had a bumper crop that year), washed my hands and went to the toilet - washing hands is not enough ! - tried a shower, but that just spread the pain further.

Bellanonna Fri 29-May-15 13:15:06

Pompa, I'm baffled at how your chillified hands affected your, er, "bits" ?

MamaCaz Fri 29-May-15 12:21:49

AshTree: I have made your mistake in reverse - sprayed deodorant all over my hair instead of hairspray. I was looking in the mirror as I did it, and saw my hair turning a greyish colour before my eyes!

Pompa: I've almost choked on my coffee, reading your post grin

pompa Fri 29-May-15 07:49:47

I feel for you Merlot having had a similar incident with chillies that ended up with Mrs. P in hysterics and me sitting with my bits in a bowl of iced water. I now wear gloves when preparing chillies.

NanKate Fri 29-May-15 07:09:05

Merlot you have given DH and myself the laugh of the day. grin grin

annodomini Thu 28-May-15 23:27:06

I too have often washed my hair with conditioner and it didn't help at all when I inadvertently got into the shower with my glasses on.

merlotgran Thu 28-May-15 22:35:02

I once visited a public loo which I didn't notice, until it was too late, did not have any loo roll. I dug around in my handbag and found a pack of Kleenex tissues which were then put to good use.

Ten minutes later and sitting in the dentist's chair, I started to get a pleasantly warm feeling in my nethers. This then progressed to being rather hot and so uncomfortable I found it difficult not to squirm about.

All was revealed when back in my car I discovered the Kleenex tissues were impregnated with menthol!!

NanKate Thu 28-May-15 22:20:49

Yes joy lots of similarities between us. smile

I managed to buy a bottle of K and M yesterday, having been given lots of advice from a young Assistant at Boots who looked about 14 hmm on how to use said bottle.

When I got home I compared it with the calamine lotion and confirmed they were very similar. Pleased to say I have had no after affects from my error.

JoyBloggs Thu 28-May-15 20:17:05

Couldn't believe it when I read this thread! This afternoon I cleared out the medicine cupboard (including a jar of Vick which 'expired' in 2006! How the years fly by when you're having fun...). Anyway, picked up a bottle and thought 'hmm, this Kaolin and Morph must be a bit ancient, I'll chuck it'... only to realise a minute later that it was actually Calamine lotion. Nankate looks as though we suffer from similar bodily afflictions (as well as having married on the same day!). To date I haven't rubbed kaolin into my itchy skin, or gulped calamine when tummy misbehaving, but they look so similar it probably won't be long now grin

NanKate Thu 28-May-15 06:47:25

What a clever idea Bikergran.

bikergran Wed 27-May-15 21:43:46

rubber band round either the shampoo or conditioner works for me smile

HildaW Wed 27-May-15 21:08:12

Small dabs do not work for me...in shower minus glasses I need a whole different shape and colour!