Pregnant excuses.
Disclaimer: NO I AM NOT PREGNANT!
My husband needs one of these T-Shirts when I am pregnant.
My biggest stuff up was going to an ATM and withdrawing $200. At least that was my intention.
What I actually did was put my card in, entered my pin, requested $200, collected my card and walked away without the cash, leaving it as a bonus for the person behind me in the queue. It wasn’t until I went back to my waiting husband and he asked for his half that I went “Doh” (well, not exactly Doh) and turned back to the ATM not 5 metres away but to no fruition. Some lucky bastard was probably buying up big on lotto tickets with his winnings. Either that or a few blocks of boutique beer. Cheers to the pregnant lady!
Other stuff ups include driving over an hour to our nearest Harvey Norman to look at Sofa Beds and then realising when I got home that I had left my Hand Bag on the floor in bedding. I needed it for the following morning so poor suffering hubby made another two hour trip up to get it for me.
Going to the shops specifically for milk, spending $50 on crap we didn’t really need and then arriving home without the milk; forgetting appointments, or remembering them, but AFTER they had been and gone; sitting down on the floor of KMart with hubby and bursting into tears, much to his embarrassment and horror, for no good reason that I can recall right now. These are other things I have done whilst pregnant.
But yesterday takes the cake and NO, I am NOT pregnant!
This is not out petrol station in my home town. But it COULD be. We have an automatic bowser just like it, unmanned, and you prepay with a credit card and then take your fuel. Well, that’s how it works in theory.
Yesterday I had the kids with me so it is actually really convenient to use the bowser at home. I pulled up, inserted my card and pressed 50 when it asked how much fuel I wanted. Went to the pump and……nothing. It put in like $1.03 and just stopped. Odd I thought. Maybe it thought I had asked for 50c of fuel. Yep, thats it. So I swipe the credit card again and enter 5000. Back to the pump and again, nothing, just air.
Now a sensible person would walk away now but not me. No, I was sure if given just ONE more go I would prevail over the bowser. I’ll show it who is boss I mutter. Again I swipe my card and key in 5000. Nada, Nothing.
Put $50 of fuel in at the nearest roadhouse and hand over the credit card with no issues.
On my way to nearest town for my groceries. A cool $135 later at the IGA and I give the girl my credit card. Uh-oh. Card Declined. Hmmmmm.
Go to the bakery and spend $24. Try the credit card again and YAY, success. Whew. Must have been the IGA machine or I put in the wrong pin.
Get home and after unpacking the shopping I sit down and idly ask my (sick at home with the man-flu) hubby if next time when he logged on to the internet banking if he could see if I had been charged $1.03 for the fuel at the dicky bowser. What do you mean he says cautiously, eyebrows raised. I explain what had happened and what happened at the IGA and he leaps into action. I have never seen him move so fast.
HONEY!!!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE???
Turns out I had authorised $10,050 to be “”held” in our account just in case I needed to fill up with that much fuel in town over the next 5-10 working days. I had also maxed out the credit card with my remaining bakery purchase. Oops.
Needless to say I was not in the good books and I had a pretty pissy hubby for the rest of the day. He was very grateful that we only had a $12,000 limit as he said I probably would have kept going until it got declined. Piffle.
After a mercy dash to the post-office to see who owned the bowser I managed to get a phone number of a lovely girl called Tammy who understood my doghouse plight and agreed to fax the bank to state that they wouldn’t be needing my $10,050 in the near future.
Apparently we should have our account un-frozen within 24 hours from the 11am fax today 🙂 Apparently.
I hope so – the doghouse is lonely.
When I came home and flopped in the chair hubby turns to me and said “what happened to your eye”??
What do you mean??? Went and had a look in the mirror.
No idea. A guilt/stress eye aneurysm??
Sigh. A little sympathy???
What have you done whilst pregnant or just having a blonde moment??
Oh no! I would have been so annoyed about the $200 – but the fuel – at least you could fix that up! Just after having my 3rd baby I went out for the day and left the front door WIDE OPEN. When the alarm when off I panicked because there had been a lot of break ins in our area. Who needed to break in when the front door is wide open? We were lucky though, the alarm kept intruders away 🙂
Oh Lisa you poor thing! I do dumb stuff when I’m pregnant – but not as bad as you! You definitely need to get your husband that shirt lol
oh no!!! I am under no illusions that I didn’t do dumb pregnant stuff.. I just can’t remember any right now to empathize with you! I am a new follower from the TGIF blog hop!
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Oh my goodness! I spill and fall and do dumb stuff like that. I tore my meniscus in my knee when I was 7 months pregnant with #4 by slipping on the steps. As if you aren’t already off balance enough, I couldn’t walk right until after I had it repaired, when she was 3 months old. Thanks for linking up again and for the laugh!!
Sadly, my pregnancy brain turned into mommy brain, and I honestly don’t know which one is worse : ) I stopped by from the blog hop a while back, but I don’t think I left a comment. We’ve been sharing the flu around here and I already admitted my mommy brain syndrome to you! Anyways, I’m back to tell you that I nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger and the Versatile Blogger Awards. Come on over to Figuring it Out as we Grow to pick them up!
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Ah, the part of pregnancy I do not miss lol. Loved the post. Found you on the Blog Hop.
That is a classic! When I had baby brain I locked myself out of the house with my toddler… 3 times! hubby had to come home from work to let us in. He said if I did it again it would be grounds for divorce!
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Wow ~ $10,000 in gas is pretty big! Unfortunately, I can’t claim pregnant for the stupid things I’ve done as I’ve not been pregnant in over 25 years…I’ll have to think on which ones to share with you and get back to you…really, I will. Following…..
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You poor thing! My domestically impaired husband had that happen to his eye- it cleared up in a few days so hoping yours does, too. You do have really great eyebrows that I am envious of!
I can’t remember any dingbat moments from my pregnancies, but I do relate to the nightmare with your card. It’s awful!
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Stopped over from the blog hop. Loved the post. I did many ridiculous things when I was pregnant too. Except I can’t remember them because now that I have three kids, my mind is still crazy. Isn’t it great that your blog will always be there to relive every moment later on.
Yowza, you are an extreme example of pregnancy brain at it’s finest. When I was knocked up w/ my second child, I locked my keys in my car…running in the in-laws driveway, with my 2 year old in her car seate (FREAKING OUT), on Christmas Eve. Who knew the fire dept. will unlock your car for free when there’s a toddler inside? At least it saved me the $50ish the locksmith or wrecker co. would’ve charged me. Lesson learned: Only lock your keys in the car when there’s a child or pet inside? Kidding. Found you on the blog hop and now I’m following 🙂
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Gosh, that is crazy, but at least it turned out ok! I swear once you have kids, they suck your brain right out. Which each child, it gets progressively worse. I can’t even tell you all the stupid things I’ve said and done!!
Oh goodness!!! Glad the firies could help and got there quick. Will make note to self. Leave kids in car if going to lock keys in as well 😉
Look forward to reading them Sasha 🙂
Hilarious! Im pretty sure I have been banned from the petrol bowser in town on threat of divorce too 🙂
Aww thanks Melissa – will pop over and check it, and you, out. xxx
Thanks for having me 😉
Thanks – will pop on over and have a gander xxx
Yes – I think it may form part of his fathers day present 🙂
Oh Ha Kelly – lucky the neighbours didnt call the police – that would have been a funny IR to read 🙂
That is too crazy! I can’t believe it allowed you to authorize the hold. It should have kicked it out knowing something was wrong! Following you from the hop!
Good writing! You are hilarious, love your blog. Found you’re the blog of the week for FPL. Make sure you check mine out too! apaleoventure.blogspot.com. Thanks!
$10,050 in fuel over the next 5-10 working days? Do you drive a crab boat in the Bering Sea?? That’s nuts!! Glad Tammy got you straightened out!
Love the blog, I found it through Blog Hop and am definitely following. Hope you’ll do the same.
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Hi! Stopping by from the TGIF blog hop and am now your new follower! I hope you will be able to stop by and check my blog out… http://wonderfullyimperfectlife.blogspot.com/
I’m pregnant right now too…and sometimes what I say and do surprises even me…let alone my husband! Crazy story! I am here from the blog hop at overworked supermom, and happy to be your newest follower. I’d love to have you stop by my silly little blog: dosmallthingswithlove.blogspot.com.
Good luck with the pregnancy!
Nancy
That is awful, kinda funny, I do stupid stuff like that too. Hubby calls it my tired brain. Glad it worked out for you in the end.
That is awful, kinda funny, I do stupid stuff like that too. Hubby calls it my tired brain. Glad it worked out for you in the end.
I do things like this all the time and I’m not pregnant, and not a blonde!! I have no excuse. Just joined TGIF Blog Hop, so your my first!!! Thanks for sharing and look forward to more!
Unfortunately, I didn’t get my brain back after three babies. I think I lost IQ points with each one. So I don’t even remember all of the ridiculous pregnancy moments. Maybe that’s a good thing…
Jenny (Imperfect Mommy)