“Bermuda Triangle”, also known as ‘Devil’s Triangle’ the name itself is shrouded in mystery. Most of us recall this piece of geography in the North Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico which had gained notoriety for reported disappearance of ships, aircrafts and people without any trace.
While all kinds of theories have been propounded some as outlandish as this being the gateway to another dimension or that Aliens were somehow responsible for these acts. The reader must be at a loss as to why this ‘kolaveri di’ on such an obscure place which is so far removed from the current mess which the world finds itself in. There are no mysteries here, we all know where our money has vanished in the Tariff War, but there are some articles in our household which have displayed similar traits of disappearance without any trace.
Before you go ahead, a statutory warning is mandatory as we are going into uncharted territories here at our own risk. So here goes, the first in the list is the ubiquitous ‘safety pin’, which has been the saviour of many a damsel in distress. Many wardrobe malfunctions have been prevented from occurrence due the strength which these pins have displayed. Since it is such a handy accessory to have, its absence is almost catastrophic and can potentially lead to some tantrums on a lower end of the scale to a mini earthquake of sorts with the dressing tables and wardrobes bearing the brunt. Safety pins are bought by the dozens or may be even scores but somehow magically they evaporate into thin air in due course. A distant cousin of safety pin is the ‘hair pin’, which also displays similar traits, as they save the beauties many a blushes by tucking in the lustrous locks at appropriate places. These too are procured in bulk and are observed to be lying idly by the bedside, on the dresser, in the rest rooms, on the basins, in the purses and the vanity boxes but suddenly one fine day they all do the Houdini act landing the lasses in a lurch.
While these two articles are part of the personal dressing of the dames but there is yet another
thing which concern the ladies more but we all are equally effected. The clothespin clip, an item which keeps the clothes on the clothesline and prevents them from flying away or falling from grace into the dirt and grime on the floor. In fact in the metros, it is the balconies where all the clothes are hung to dry and without these pins some items can land scandalously in the balconies of lower floor occupant’s premises. This falling down will result in a fall out of unimaginable proportions.
Unsolved mysteries like the Bermuda Triangle or the case of missing safety pins, hair pins or the clothesline clips I bet is beyond the legendary Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot.
You must be wondering what has got into me that I have started delving into the household stuff, well suffice to say that I am a retired person with plenty of time at hand, running errands, one of these is self inflicted, trying to collect the elusive clothesline clips. I know I have barely touched the tip of the iceberg here, readers will add to this list and will look forward to the additions in the comments.