Lost + Found
Rohan June 6th, 2007
It’s been a distressing 48 hours in our household… more distressing than when Matilda smacked her head on the pavers in the courtyard after falling down the step; more distressing than when Sarah developed an allergic reaction to penicillin after we took her to the hospital; more distressing than when The Glass House got the flick from the ABC…
We lost the TV remote control!
Talk about turning the house upside down trying to find the thing; in cupboards, under couches, in bedrooms, in the fridge, dishwasher and microwave, in the bathroom. We even contemplated checking the rubbish bin (desperate times…). And so, here we were, 7 years into the 21 century AD (the Third millennium, no less!), and we are reduced to actually having to get off the couch and walk up to the TV and press the little buttons on the front to change channel and adjust the volume. Outrageous!
Where did we end up finding the remote? Under one of the couch cushions… yes, I did mention the we checked the couches, a number of times in fact, but for some reason the pesky little remote stayed hidden for a full two days. And was there one particular person to blame for the loss? Well, the jury’s out on that one. The girls are off the hook because they were in the bath when it went missing. Emma and I both agree that she was the last to actually use the remote, but (and this is purely circumstantial OK?) the remote was found under the cushion where I was sitting immediately after the remote went missing. I have no recollection of picking up the remote control after Emma had used it to turn on Mythbusters. Could be a case for the team at CSI:Melbourne.
So, all this begs the question: what tactics do you employ when you’ve lost something near and dear?