Hello Everyone
I am sure that you have all experienced Sod’s Law at some time or other, but who was Sod, and is it truly a Law? Well, despite research, it would appear that there is no person called ‘Sod’, and the name is just used in British English and is believed to stem from the colloquialism “unlucky sod,” referring to someone who experiences misfortune. In both Ireland and North America it tends to be called ‘Murphy’s law’, but no matter what it is called, it seems to be an axiom that is essentially a way of acknowledging the unpredictable and often inconvenient nature of life’s little mishaps. However, you can go a bit further and say Sod’s law encapsulates the idea that when something is important or time-sensitive, the likelihood of it failing is significantly increased. It follows then, that an example of Sod’s law in action is when a crucial piece of equipment fails just when it’s needed most. Do we bring this down on ourselves? Are we instrumental in some way of invoking Sod’s Law? Probably yes.
Sod’s Law took hold recently when trying to do some routine maintenance on the waterwheel gearing. What started off as a changing a worn belt became a redesigning of the alternator housing to get a new belt on, which then required the use of the smaller ‘summer’ lorry alternator as time was pressing, which in turn then didn’t work, which meant working in the generator room on the hottest day of the year, which meant I made mistakes as I as overheating, which meant I badly cut my thumb, which meant I couldn’t complete any repairs, which meant we had to rely on the solar panels for a couple of days. You couldn’t make that up for real and sound realistic! That is Sod’s Law for you!
A week later and all was well mechanically or healing physically.
The usual updates are there, Planting by the Moon and Astrology for Healers and Therapists.
Have a Sod free month.
Blessings
John
