What have you done to embarrass yourself?

jon f mn

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Facebook has a new feature where they remind you of past posts on that date from years past. It's an interesting feature and kinda fun to remember. 4 years ago today I stopped at walmart to do a bit of shopping, just some groceries for the road. The problem was that I was pulling a Target stores company trailer at the time. It never crossed my mind on the way in, BUT on the way out there it was, a 10'x53' Target logo parked right in the front of walmart. Lol. I knew then I had screwed up, so much in fact the phone calls from Dart went all the way to the vice president of opperations. I burned an enormous number of brownie points that day to keep my job. Heck, I would think walmart would have been happy that I was spending my money there! What have you done that was embarrassing?
 
I don't wanna talk about it ,,.. lol ,,..but somehow thru GODS good Grace I have made it to here ...JON . here is one that pales to yours thouu,, Iwent into tractor supply wearing a rural king hat
 
Walked into the wrong classroom and gave a lecture to a class (till the actual teacher came in (a bit late) to start the class. He thanked me for keeping them occupied till he arrived. Maybe they learned something (nah) Jim
 
Sadly too many to keep track of, but this is inline with your embarrassment.
I worked for a company that handled two brands of equipment that competed with each other.
I was in charge of ordering parts.
Sent purchase order to company A ordering company B's parts.
They were on the phone with company owner about 5 minutes after I the sent fax.
Took long time to live that down.
 
Jon I did one about the same. I used to drive on the weekends for a local fellow if he need a fill in guy. It usually was a belt trailer hauling feed. This one Sunday morning he asked me if I would take a pot load of hogs to the processing plant. No problem. I took off an made good time and was two hours early for my unload appointment and they where full. So I had time to kill. So I thought I would get a good breakfast. Since I had not been around the hogs at all since they where already loaded I did not worry about being dirty or anything. There was a Perkins real close and they where the first in the mall/court so there where graveled areas close but not in their parking lot. I never thought anything about it at all. When I was checking out the manager rang me out. HE told me Thanks for the business but if I came back to PLEASE park down wind of the restaurant. I noticed as soon as I walked out of the place that the smell of hogs was BAD right at the front door. I saw several cars pull up, the people get out an make it half way to the doors and then turn around an leave.

I have not been back in that Perkins since.
 
I'll go back to the saying that I posted last week: "Sometimes I wish that my dog could talk, but then I remember that he's seen all of the crazy things that I've done".

That's all I'm going to say about that.
 
My wife Cathy seems to go through an awful lot, (to me anyhow), of shoes. I even call her Imelda once in a while. In her defense she works standing and outside a lot while I worked a state government job the past 15 years spending many hours at the office and at home in front of a computer. The VERY last time I said something about her shoe purchases she told me that if I wore mine on my a$$ instead of my feet they wouldn't last any longer than hers did. gm
 
Pheasant hunting with my two sons and friend last Friday.. Went to cross a shallow frozen creek, made a quick step as ice started breaking, fell backward on my rear. They helped pull me out. I managed to keep the shotgun above water but it was running down inside my shorts. Billfold soaked. Hunted about another 3/4 mile and headed for the hot shower 20 miles from home. Are you hurt they ask, just my pride.
 
About a year ago I was going to work and my fluid pill kicked in. I was planning to stop at Walmart anyhoo, by the time I parked and got into the store my eyeballs were floating. In my rush I went into the wrong restroom, thought to myself that they had remodeled quickly, all stalls, no urinals. I didn't snap until I walked out, luck for me it was 4:30 AM so very few people were in the store. To my knowledge nobody noticed...
 
Quite a few years ago on Thanksgiving eve some friends and I went to the local ballroom about 25 miles away. As was the custom we indulged in some adult beverages. Also since it was a holiday quite a few recent graduates were back from college to make it a rather crowded affair. By the end of the evening I was sucking face with some girl who shall remain nameless and I didn't realize that she left a big hickey on the side of my neck. The next day at family thanksgiving I tried to stay in my room and then avoid letting people see that side of me. Of course it was all in vain. In the middle of eating my oldest sister looked down the table and asked me in front of everyone "what's that on your neck"? Since I was beet red already I had no choice but to answer "my head". Other embarrassing things I can't say yet.
 
The new under 100 HP ones do look kind of chinchy. The larger ones have turned out to be a pretty good tractor.
 
Jon,
This goes back well over fifty years when I was a senior in high school. I went to a private Catholic school run by the Holy Cross Nuns from Notre Dame and I was the only farmer in the entire school. My Dad had died several years earlier and our routine was that we got up and my Mother started milking forty cows at four AM while I cleaned the gutters and did all the feeding and put the cans of milk in the cooler. We had a fresh cow in the maternity pen with a problem so we had to call the vet and I was late for school. I got to school just as the Biology class was nicely started and the Mother Superior taught this class. As I walked in as quietly as I could Sister Rosemary singled me out and asked "Tom, Why are you late today?" As politely as I could I said "Sister, We had this cow freshen and we had to call the Vet and I had to stay and help him." Her next question was "What was wrong with the cow" and without even giving it a thought I blurted out that "she went to get up and stepped on her t-t and we had to put several stitches in it." At this point every girl in the class folded their arms and put there heads down on their desk's and moaned and every boy cracked up and was laughing at me. This nun was originally from a farm background near Woodstock, Illinois and always took a liking to me. She held three doctorate degrees from Notre Dame University when women were not allowed to go to school there with the exception of the Holy Cross Nuns during summer school. The only thing she said was the next time I won't ask for quite as much detail. I don't know how many times that I apologized to her. One can only imagine the talk at the dinner table in the convent that evening. I have never forgotten this but compare it with what happens in school today.
 
I am a trim carpenter working for a pharmacy, doing accessibility projects in peoples homes. I have been there a year. About 6 months ago they got us t-shirts with their name on them. Our prescriptions are still being filled at Target. I always forget, until I am at the pharmacy counter, that I have a competitor's shirt on!
 
I was a Battalion Motor SGT in the guard. Gave a lecture to the company motor SGT's. About telling their people how important it was to keep your vehicles with full fuel tanks. Got in my jeep drove off and ran out of gas. I had to get on the radio and call for a fuel truck. So then the whole Battalion knew about it. Took along time to live that one down.
 
I was at my mother/father in laws (we get along good) for a 4th of July party.I was playing with my little nieces and nephews running around, climbing trees with them. They were doing somersaults and forward type running flips. I was giving them a hard time about the quality of their skills. Being a glutton for punishment, they talked me into trying one of them running forward flips, I thought, "how hard can it be"? Well, I'm 6', 225 lbs, and about as graceful as a turkey you scare off its roost in the woods. Well, I tried their flip and landed flat on my back and knocked the wind out of myself. They had lots of extended family there that all witnessed it. That was the last time I tried gymnastics lol, but the kiddies loved it. Other fails include trying to ride the nephew's skate board and a thing called a "rip stick", sort of a narrow board you stand on with 1 swiveling caster on each end. They are VERY hard to ride! Thought I broke my ankle on the rip stick when I bit it. And so ended my professional skateboarding career.

Ross
 
What haven't I done to embarrass myself! The list is too long and incriminating to post here! LOL

One of my latest, I had sent an email to a company I was trying to get tech support and/or repair parts under warranty. Several days went by, no response, then I get a call. Not recognizing the number, and being in the noisy shop, I couldn't hear what the person was saying, basically assumed it was a telemarketer. After having the message repeated several times, I managed to duck into an office and shut the door so I could hear. By now the person was quite frustrated with me. I explained the problem again, was told I would receive a new circuit board and instructions and an email with a return label.

I got the email, sent a quick reply apologizing to Mr. Xxxx for the poor communication. Turns out the person had a gender neutral first name, and a very masculine voice.

Quickly got a reply... "First of all, I AM NOT A MR. I AM A MS.! Is there anything else I can assist you with?"

"Nope"
 
I went to buy shoes one time years ago. I had on two different color socks when I took my shoes off. The clerk snickered and I told her I had another pair just like this pair at home.. Tommy
 
Back in my early bus driving days, I almost had a similar oopsie. Pillsbury had recently bought out Green Giant, my job was driving a jumbo car pool of Green giant executives from their home base of Le Seuer to work at Pillsbury's main office in Minneapolis, wait for them, & take them back in the afternoon, every day. Actually 6 busloads of execs & staff. Had a big blue & white Pillsbury logo on the side. Pillsbury also owned Burger King at that time.
One Saturday while taking a group of execs to a conference somewhere, the group leader suggested stopping at Micky D's for lunch. I mentioned that with the big logo on side of the bus maybe we should hit B King. He thought a minute & agreed. Wouldn't look good to park at the top competition.
Willie
 
This was in High School back in '67. Study hall (imagine that). Huge "I" beam right above study hall monitors desk that was enclosed with thin plywood. Trick was to make HUGE full sheet of paper spit wads and when she was out, throw them and make huge "booonkk" sound on plywood and then next day when they dried out they would fall out of nowhere onto her desk,preferably while she sit there. Well was my turn to heave one...gave it all I had as I stood up to throw...huge "backflash" came out my rear at same time...sat back down and looked back and the very girl I had asked out on date sat two seats behind me....she looked at me and said " wellll" . End of story and NO DATE ever! Some things ya just don't forget.
 
Out of thousands of embarrassing stunts, the one that stands out was in high school, pumping gas, trying to be friendly to the customers. Cleaning a windshield (yes, I'm that old) the lady was obviously pregnant. Me "when's the new arrival due?", They - deer in headlights, Me - crawl to the back of the car and finish filling the car.
 
That's no biggie, I wore my "The Nicest People Drive Oliver Tractors" hat into the John Deere dealer. The new parts gal told me she liked my hat. Chris
 
Welp...since you asked....

I was 15 and camped out in the many wooded areas around our neighborhood. One night, a neighbor girl showed up at my camp. We drank some barley pop. As she and I were just crawling into the sleeping bag, we heard a booming voice calling her name! It was her Dad and he was just outside the tent door.

Clothes were grabbed and hastily put on. That man scared the tar out of me.

I still shiver while writing about that moment.

P.S.- She wound up getting pregnant a couple months later by some druggie who drove a TR-7.

I guess I dodged that bullet.

Since we were in the same neighborhood, I still encountered the Dad from time to time. All he would do is give me a 'scour' look. He shot at me a few times but it was a shotgun and I was too far away for it to hurt.
 
Back in the 60's not a care in the world. Myself and a friend heard of a party. we found it. We didn't know hardly anyone. So we grabbed a couple beers and headed to the back to have a seat. I sat on something not so sturdy . I popped open my beer. Beer shot in my face I fell backwards, legs in the air, beer over everything. I got a good laugh from those that saw what happened. We didn't stay long after that. Stan
 
Years ago our Grange was planning a bus trip from PA to the national meeting in Colorado, I wanted to go pretty badly, was young and single and not too wealthy. They had arrangements for hotel rooms and the more people in a room, the cheaper per person it would cost. At the end of the meeting I got up to announce that I really wanted to go on the trip but I needed a room-mate----at which everyone burst out laughing. I just sat back down and wished I could disappear.
 
That happens with my wife a lot because her voice is so low. She conducts a lot of business as me on the phone. Lol
 
Tom - One of the bands that I used to play in had a lady fiddle player who never wore matching socks - in fact - one time we played at a Cajun restaurant, and she was wearing shoes that didn't match. She was an excellent fiddler, but folks were always staring at her socks.
 
Like the others, I could write a book about it. The ones that are hard for me to personally live down are the ones involving hurting someone's feelings.
 

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