Well, I've broken tools before, even tossed warn out stuff, but never lost any. I'm meticulous about my tools. I did leave a watch on a frame rail support. Not sure where it bounced off, but it was just a cheap work watch.
Yeah, that makes it tough when you've got others who are using it. My wife will occasionally grab a screwdriver or pliers, but she's as OCD as I am about putting tools back.
I'm also meticulous about my workspace. I like a clean non-cluttered space, good lighting, and everything laid out before I begin a project. At the end of the job, all tools get wiped down and put back into their trays. All batteries go back on their chargers. The floor and workbenches get swept/cleaned.
Ha!! I left a pair of Oakley’s on a tractor tire while pulling electric fence wiring out of the mower deck. Flat out forgot about em until I made the next pass and noticed pieces of very nice tan frames in my path. SWMBO was not impressed.
