Spent 45 minutes looking for a wrench that was in my back pocket the whole time

I was working on a 2015 Ford F-150 last Thursday, trying to get the alternator bracket bolt loose. I looked all over my toolbox, checked every drawer twice, even walked over to my buddy's bay to borrow his set. After 45 minutes of hunting and cussing, I reached up to wipe my face and smacked myself with the wrench in my back pocket. My coworker saw the whole thing and still brings it up every day. Has anyone else spent way too long searching for something that was literally on you?

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brian_coleman1d ago

That's actually a pretty solid test of how burned out you are. When your brain is fried enough that your hands don't register what they're holding, it's time to take a break before you hurt yourself or break something expensive.

rivera.holly2d ago

Lost my phone once while I was talking on it. My wife still won't let me forget it.