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woof · 08-05-2008, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by Quicksand

Does anyone have any more practical ideas? I don't want to overcomplicate things, but I'm getting annoyed.

I am all about simplicity, but this is so simple it will PROBABLY reveal me for the idiot I probably really am. But always willing to help, so...

I have found that the key to not losing stuff (read: my keys, my glasses, my phone, my wallet, etc.) is consistency. Find a place for the thing and ALWAYS, without fail, put it there. For example: When my wallet is out of my pocket or hand, it had better be in the top drawer of the desk near the back door.

So, as for lens caps, I take off the lens cap and immediately place it in my left front pants pocket. Without fail. Every time. I have not lost a lens cap since I discovered this simple solution. As has been mentioned, I do look to see if it's been contaminated, and since I also usually have a micro-cloth in another standard location, will often swipe it clean before putting it back on.

woof!

08-05-2008, 11:40 PM	#6
woof Loyal Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Coast US Gallery Photos: 1 Posts: 539	Originally Posted by Quicksand Does anyone have any more practical ideas? I don't want to overcomplicate things, but I'm getting annoyed. I am all about simplicity, but this is so simple it will PROBABLY reveal me for the idiot I probably really am. But always willing to help, so... I have found that the key to not losing stuff (read: my keys, my glasses, my phone, my wallet, etc.) is consistency. Find a place for the thing and ALWAYS, without fail, put it there. For example: When my wallet is out of my pocket or hand, it had better be in the top drawer of the desk near the back door. So, as for lens caps, I take off the lens cap and immediately place it in my left front pants pocket. Without fail. Every time. I have not lost a lens cap since I discovered this simple solution. As has been mentioned, I do look to see if it's been contaminated, and since I also usually have a micro-cloth in another standard location, will often swipe it clean before putting it back on. woof! __________________ Seaain Gray An rud a líonas an tsúil líonann sé an croí. ~ Irish Proverb. ("What fills the eye fills the heart.")