Missing woman unwittingly joins search party looking for herself

A group of tourists spent hours Saturday night looking for a missing woman near Iceland's Eldgja canyon, only to find her among the search party.

The group was travelling through Iceland on a tour bus and stopped near the volcanic canyon in the southern highlands Saturday afternoon, reports the Icelandic news organization mbl.is.

One of the women on the bus left to change her clothes and freshen up. When she came back, her busmates didn't recognize her.

Soon, there was word of a missing passenger. The woman didn't recognize the description of herself, and joined in the search.

About 50 people searched the terrain by vehicles and on foot. The coast guard was even readying a helicopter to help.

But the search was called off at about 3 a.m., when it became clear the missing woman was, in fact, accounted for and searching for herself.

Asbestos ... Ah Best Not!

Earlier today, I scrambled home from work via shank's pony for some lunch.

I was in the process of anticipating a yummy bite ... when the phone rang.

My Mother-In-Law was the caller. She informed us that she'd won a gold medal in a long distance walking race, held in Hamilton (our soon to be city of residence). Great news.

Nearly ten minutes after that phone call, the peace was shattered once again by the sound of the phone ringing.

This time, the caller was some guy who claimed that our insurance company had arranged for his outfit to remove asbestos from our lounge. After a minor palpitation, I queried him on whether he had the right address. He was meant to contact some unfortunate house holder in Balclutha.

Just one more word ... whew!

One Crazy Week.

Here's a couple of funny things that happen to me over the last week. They could be put down to being caused by the winter blues, being over tired and busy or just sheer stupidity on my part.

Firstly, I received a cellphone from my employer last week. The phone arrived by mail and first appeared as a neat package on my desk. I responded by opening the box and wow! .. it was fully charged up and ready to go. I noted that the menu system was quite different to the format I had experienced in various personal cellphones I've had over the years. Anyhow, as the week progressed, I anticipated becoming more familiar familiar with with all its functions, bells and whistles.

On Monday this week, I started to question why I had not received any calls on my new work phone. I checked the voicemail and heard... ... "If you wish to activate your phone, please contact your nearest ####### retailer for assistance."

In my defense, I can say that I've had a very busy week. Probably not the greatest excuse of all time though.

Secondly, my wife and I attended a social gathering at a friend's place during the weekend. The reason for the celebration was his son's first birthday and the completion (almost!) of his house renovations. We arrived mid-afternoon.

My friends floorspace was adorned with brand new carpet. Therefore, we all had to take our shoes off and leave them on his verandah.

I indulged in some of his wife's yummy food and some fantastic fellowship. The turnover of guests was quite substantial. By the time we prepared to go home, my friend's house had filled up with a completely different group of people.

It was dark outside as we said goodbye to everyone, put our shoes back on and drove home.

The next morning, after I had showered and dressed, I was getting some shoes on and ... I discovered that I didn't recognise them! ... They are not mine!

I explained my shoe problem to my friend. After his laughter had subsided , he began to sympathise with me and he admitted that the electrician had yet to connect the lighting on his verandah.

My friend has yet to hear from anyone claiming to have lost their shoes. My original shoes have also disappeared from his house.

I will hang on to these shoes for a while, and If I don't hear from anyone looking for their Steelers, then I 'll start wearing them. They are actually a perfect fit.