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This morning I'm leaving to go to the shop and I have a bag with me with a bunch of tools in it plus a few parts for my current build. I put it on top of the car for a sec but I forget about it and drive away. At the shop a half hour away I realize what happened, so I drive all the way back and....it's gone...

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Sorry to hear that! I've done the same thing and I can't imagine a worse feeling than when you realize what's happened.

That sucks Mike!
In my family that kind of thing is termed a "Bobism"

Cheers
Bob

If it makes you feel any better (I know, it probably won't ) I had a customer do that with a guitar I'd just built for him...it was never found...

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If you are going to set stuff on your car always put it on the drivers side hood. That trick has served me well.

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Been there-done that. Left my harp case on the top of the car driving to a gig. Something caught my eye in the rear view mirror . My case was bouncing down the highway and cars were swerving to avoid it.

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If you think you were bad, check out this famous story;

In 1967 a 1732 Strad, named for the Duke of Alcantara and owned by UCLA’s Department of Music, was loaned to a member of UCLA’s Roth String Quartet. He apparently either left it on top of his car and drove off, or had it stolen from inside his car. A woman turned up with it in 1994, claiming her former husband’s aunt had given it to her husband, and she had acquired it in a divorce settlement. She said their family lore had it that the aunt had found the violin beside a road. UCLA eventually gave the woman $11,500 to regain the violin and avoid a protracted court fight.

Dave

By harp, do you mean harp? Or harmonica? Or harp guitar? Two of those would make quite a distraction bouncing down the road!

Oh man, all those things are much worse to lose than what I lost. I would be devastated if I drove off with a nice instrument on the roof... ...Thanks for the support guys. On a lighter note, my build is coming along awesome and I'm very excited to finish it and show you guys. Keep on smiling

Harmonicas Mike-and they survived

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It's not what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.

Been there, done that. Hope your tools weren't very expensive.
The most embarrassing time I did something like this was at church. I play guitar(as well as other instruments) at church. Imagine my embarrassment when, after loading my gear into the car, I drive off in view of the whole church with my bible on top of the car. Not good for a Sunday School teacher and lay preacher.
I got about 75 yards before I realized what had happened. The bible rode quite well on top of the car before I retrieved it.

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The only thing nescessary for evil to thrive is for good men to do nothing.

Man - bummer. I've done that with a cup of coffee - but the implications were far less dire... just a bit of a mess on the back window.

OMG that one takes the cake right there, poor guy

I feel your pain Mr eight, been there done that myself. Last year I ran over my $2000 cyclocross bike. Fortunately it was just the saddle that got crushed. Now I never leave anything on or behind my car... NEVER!