I left my phone at home when going shopping at least once in the last ten years. I don’t remember trauma, but then I was probably with John at the time. One phone in a group is much better than none. I was half way to town today when I realized my phone was not in my pocket. I had put it down to take the dog outside and failed to pick it up again. There wasn’t time to go back without being late for my appointment.
What exactly could I not do? If something happened to the car, I wouldn’t be able to call a neighbor for help. The only telephone number I had memorized was John’s! David would have many helpful numbers in his phone, but I couldn’t dredge up his number in my head. I couldn’t easily tell what tine it was, because I couldn’t see the clock on the dashboard. Ready entertainment would be lacking while waiting for the appointment. That’s about it! It wasn’t as dire as I first thought.
Luckily, my brain’s map function would get me where I needed to go. I had my wallet, so I could pay for things. I could also prove I was driving legally, having my license in the wallet. I could also prove that I didn’t need glasses to drive, as stated on the license. The two cards were in the wallet that showed I’d had cataracts removed from each eye.
I arrived at the address, looked at the clock on the dashboard before turning off the engine, and found I couldn’t see it at all. I remembered the camera names each photo with the date and time, so it had to have a clock function. That was in settings, and I found I had fifteen minutes to wait.
I could see the door to the office in the car mirror, and the CLOSED sign was hanging there. All I had to do was glace at it from time to time to know when to go in. It didn’t change when I thought it would, so the camera showed me I was three minutes late. I twisted around and found I was looking at the wrong door! I had failed to realize the car was parked on an angle, and I wasn’t looking straight back. I rushed in quickly. My apology was accepted as we moved onto the business at hand.
My phone hadn’t missed me! No calls had come in, and only a few notifications showed people had sent messages. I escaped with no harm done, but I’m not likely to forget the phone again soon. How easily would you cope if you had left your phone behind?
Below are wildflowers neighbor Joyce and I saw while walking. She knows lots of local ones and shares her knowledge with me.