Fastpedaller
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What unlikely 'chain of events' has given you a moment of luck?
I'm not thinking of stories where you've met the love of your life, or escaped some imminent peril - just mundane 'run-of-the-mill' daily life, where you've thought 'Wow, that was a stroke of luck'
Here's mine from today.......
Last week I received a bat 'nesting box' as a birthday present. The advice is to place it 10-12ft from the ground, so I planned to source a piece of steel tube to mount it near the rear corner of my garage/workshop, where we get bats circling our garden from the adjacent field. I made enquiries at a metal supplier in our local town, and they agreed to telephone me with a price. Two days later, they phoned to say they had cut the steel tube, and of course, I pointed out I'd only wanted a price, and I'd now realised it wouldn't fit in our car!
Price subsequently agreed, but carriage remained a problem. I ruled out strapping 9ft of tube to the bike, and although the tube weight was 8kg, I decided I could walk the footpath into town and carry it back the 2.5 miles. The route was a bit muddy on the way, but I'd decided it would be a challenge, and the only solution to getting it home. I arrived at said metal supplier, put my hand in my pocket to extract the £25 payment, only to find I'd put 2 five pound notes in my pocket by mistake! A 1/2 mile walk from the industrial estate into town, and I was able to buy a small item and get £20 cashback using my phone - immediate problem averted. Back at the Industrial Estate, I decided I needed some sustenance at the cafe/snack bar opposite. Outside seating was limited, and I asked a guy if I could join him at his table. We got chatting, and I relayed my tale of woe, to which he said, "I'm going through your village, there's my van, we can put your tube in the back and drop you off". What a great outcome, without my 'money error', our paths would never have crossed, and I'd have struggled all the way home. It was indeed lucky.
I'm not thinking of stories where you've met the love of your life, or escaped some imminent peril - just mundane 'run-of-the-mill' daily life, where you've thought 'Wow, that was a stroke of luck'
Here's mine from today.......
Last week I received a bat 'nesting box' as a birthday present. The advice is to place it 10-12ft from the ground, so I planned to source a piece of steel tube to mount it near the rear corner of my garage/workshop, where we get bats circling our garden from the adjacent field. I made enquiries at a metal supplier in our local town, and they agreed to telephone me with a price. Two days later, they phoned to say they had cut the steel tube, and of course, I pointed out I'd only wanted a price, and I'd now realised it wouldn't fit in our car!
Price subsequently agreed, but carriage remained a problem. I ruled out strapping 9ft of tube to the bike, and although the tube weight was 8kg, I decided I could walk the footpath into town and carry it back the 2.5 miles. The route was a bit muddy on the way, but I'd decided it would be a challenge, and the only solution to getting it home. I arrived at said metal supplier, put my hand in my pocket to extract the £25 payment, only to find I'd put 2 five pound notes in my pocket by mistake! A 1/2 mile walk from the industrial estate into town, and I was able to buy a small item and get £20 cashback using my phone - immediate problem averted. Back at the Industrial Estate, I decided I needed some sustenance at the cafe/snack bar opposite. Outside seating was limited, and I asked a guy if I could join him at his table. We got chatting, and I relayed my tale of woe, to which he said, "I'm going through your village, there's my van, we can put your tube in the back and drop you off". What a great outcome, without my 'money error', our paths would never have crossed, and I'd have struggled all the way home. It was indeed lucky.
Anyhow the council had a look and offered me a place the next day! this could only happen if ive been living here for some years and was in urgent need. So thanks to a mean, tight, uncaring landlord i now live a few hundred yards from the sea [Brora] in a comfortable bungalow...can never tell how things might go... 
