Miracle? Really lucky? Something else?

2Xtreme21

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I came back to school tonight with my car (usually park it on the street on the weekends because it's nice to have) and I parked it on the busiest street on campus. It's a 4 lane "highway" essentially going all in one direction so you can imagine it gets quite a large flow of traffic during, basically, every hour of the day.

Unbeknown to me, as I was getting out of the car I must've dropped my cell phone on the street and it landed in a pile of snow, thus negating any sound it would have made otherwise. So I must've been sitting in my room for a good hour before I decide to look at the pictures I had taken on my phone tonight. I basically tear my room apart looking for it and it was nowhere to be found. I figured I had left it in my car so I went out and tore my car apart and it was no where to be found.

I sat down on the drivers seat just to think for a second and I concluded that it had to be in my room. As I was getting out of the car, though, I kicked some snow in disgust and lo', my phone's laying all nice and neat inside a pile of snow.

I can't believe how lucky I am though. Had I not went and kicked the small part of the snow pile at just the right angle so that it uncovered my phone, I'd be in panic right now, feverishly retracing every step I took.

So what can I classify this as: gift from the Great Man above? Amazing luck?
 

djheater

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If you choose to look for them it's likely your life is full of happy coincidences and lucky accidents.

Our tendency to proscribe meaning to any event large or small, relevant or not creates the opportunity for events of potential perceived importance on a daily basis.
 

AnyMal

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It's a divine intervention! Now get down on your knees and start pleasing jeezus!
 

Captante

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I've lost two cell-phone & to the best of my knowledge both fell out of my pocket getting in or out of a car, so I can't say I'm surprised... that should have been one of the first places you looked.

You did get lucky, in that it got covered with snow so nobody picked it up.
 

NanoStuff

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God is trying to let you know that you're his bitch now and you will only have access to a phone when he decides you should.
 

Kadarin

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Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
So what can I classify this as: gift from the Great Man above? Amazing luck?

Yes. God, the Creator of the entire universe, the all-seeing, all-knowing, benevolent North Star of our moral compass, wanted you to find your cellphone.
 

Gibsons

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Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
So what can I classify this as: gift from the Great Man above? Amazing luck?

Yes. God, the Creator of the entire universe, the all-seeing, all-knowing, benevolent North Star of our moral compass, wanted you to find your cellphone.
There are references in Revelations to someone finding a cell phone on this day.
 

CKent

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Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
I'm loving the lack of sarcasm meters in this thread. :)

Wtf, do you really expect people to have a gadget to tell whether people are being sarcastic? :roll:
 

2Xtreme21

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Originally posted by: CKent
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
I'm loving the lack of sarcasm meters in this thread. :)

Wtf, do you really expect people to have a gadget to tell whether people are being sarcastic? :roll:

No I don't. :roll:
 

dighn

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Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Originally posted by: CKent
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
I'm loving the lack of sarcasm meters in this thread. :)

Wtf, do you really expect people to have a gadget to tell whether people are being sarcastic? :roll:

No I don't. :roll:

damn it my meter just overloaded :| now I have to get a new one
 

WHAMPOM

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Now get the secure little belt pouch and keep Precious safe. " Mine Precious! MY Precious! How could you get lost in the SNOW where the Beastly little Hobbits could STEAL YOU!". (tantrum) THROW! HAMMER! CRUSH! "Crunch, tinkle, BEEEEeeee". "(slobber)'ve killt MY PRECIOUS!". Sarcastic enough? I could go on.

Now get a spare to call the other one.