tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post9137894857854473251..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Lucky Hand?Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28250973298208521302012-03-22T16:24:56.752+00:002012-03-22T16:24:56.752+00:00And a lucky hand...And a lucky hand...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4397673976934926792012-03-22T16:23:19.183+00:002012-03-22T16:23:19.183+00:00I want a Renault 4L...I want a Renault 4L...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2964542240176027782012-03-21T23:43:55.100+00:002012-03-21T23:43:55.100+00:00I thought you were going to say that the buyer of ...I thought you were going to say that the buyer of your Rover turned the key and it roared into life. Something similar happened to a car of ours.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75008265546234062022012-03-21T21:14:12.105+00:002012-03-21T21:14:12.105+00:00I am glad you went to a smaller, less thirsty car....I am glad you went to a smaller, less thirsty car. I hate seeing those big, powerful, manly cars on the roads as I think they will swallow me and my little car right up. <br /><br />Lucky hand - I think so.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19401827510809023422012-03-21T20:32:45.631+00:002012-03-21T20:32:45.631+00:00I, too, think your Rover's failure to start ma...I, too, think your Rover's failure to start may have been a blessing in disguise. Who knows what fate may have dealt your family if you'd been on the road that day? You may be luckier than you ever imagined.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70692962078365158502012-03-21T17:44:19.278+00:002012-03-21T17:44:19.278+00:00everytime we needed some good luck, we would place...everytime we needed some good luck, we would place our hands over it, <br /><br /> think that's such a lovely idea! the stuff of family folklore.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27742574604123937152012-03-21T17:16:43.963+00:002012-03-21T17:16:43.963+00:00I also think the hand was lucky--the car's not...I also think the hand was lucky--the car's not starting may have prevented you from a great mishap.<br /><br />meganmegan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88749731589848073552012-03-21T16:49:10.418+00:002012-03-21T16:49:10.418+00:00So the hand was lucky really. I think you may need...So the hand was lucky really. I think you may need some CBT therapy, Cro. ;)Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10348026720812913572012-03-21T16:24:27.825+00:002012-03-21T16:24:27.825+00:00I love our silly superstitions. They all work out...I love our silly superstitions. They all work out as expected.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7617150118867666862012-03-21T15:24:56.075+00:002012-03-21T15:24:56.075+00:00Sounds like you tempted fate a little too far - a ...Sounds like you tempted fate a little too far - a bit like keeping the same numbers on a lottery ticket then when you change them the old numbers come up - aarghelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52690270293140619212012-03-21T13:24:09.096+00:002012-03-21T13:24:09.096+00:00I love the hand -- it's ever so sweet... ;-)I love the hand -- it's ever so sweet... ;-)The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46119099820806038802012-03-21T12:10:09.153+00:002012-03-21T12:10:09.153+00:00Everything worked out in the end, but I can unders...Everything worked out in the end, but I can understand you wanting to stay away from the stone. While I don't want to believe in superstitions, I find myself avoiding things like opening an umbrella inside a house, or walking under a ladder. My kids don't care. Julia opened an umbrella inside the other day. All I could think was, seven years.Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76309973160390264042012-03-21T11:50:14.817+00:002012-03-21T11:50:14.817+00:00The hand could have been preventing you from going...The hand could have been preventing you from going out in the car so that nothing terrible would happen to you. The universe has stopped us from going somewhere a few times and we were always glad it did in the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18389031592061364072012-03-21T10:57:47.497+00:002012-03-21T10:57:47.497+00:00Sounds like the hand was lucky (for you) in the en...Sounds like the hand was lucky (for you) in the end. You ended up getting the car you really wanted. I'd be inclined to keep touching it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30435133563488521562012-03-21T10:09:24.754+00:002012-03-21T10:09:24.754+00:00But it was much more Hi-Tech than my 2CV.But it was much more Hi-Tech than my 2CV.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62334326868856113252012-03-21T09:44:40.181+00:002012-03-21T09:44:40.181+00:00I seem to remember that my accelerator pedal broke...I seem to remember that my accelerator pedal broke, and I had a wire that I'd pull instead. Stopping was the standard rock on a chain, thrown from the hole where the window once was.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42546077123604419602012-03-21T09:34:55.234+00:002012-03-21T09:34:55.234+00:00I didn't think you were superstitious... I us...I didn't think you were superstitious... I used to have a Renault 4 - my technique when driving it was to put my foot down and leave it there until I wanted to stop.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com