Last weekend I went on a car chase in Laos.
Here's what happened.
Laos has been having fuel shortages, so when my partner and I decided that when possible, we would ride our bikes to places instead of driving. So he went out that day for a few groceries about a mile away. When he got home, he realized he didn't have his phone with him. 1/4...
He started to panic. I was making pottery & was totally covered in clay. I said, "Go retrace your steps on the bike. That way you'll be able to see easily all the places you went." So he left again on the bike
Mind you, the feels-like temperatures here have been about 110F/44C lately
I washed up so I could help
He came back empty-handed. We turned to Find My iPhone
We could see the phone not far away but it was on the move! We called it, no answer. So then we got in the car 2/4...
Adrenaline is building—what if we have to argue w someone? We follow the signal to a pharmacy, remotely ring it, but find nothing. Find My iPhone updates to show the phone on the move again! Back in the car!
On the map, the phone goes to a neighborhood & stops. We drive faster, hoping to see someone outside. We're a quarter mile away when the phone start moving again, this time TOWARD US!
We see it at an intersection. We're there too! I ring the phone & hear it! A tuk-tuk driver has it! 3/4
I jumped out of the car & said, "Did you find a phone?"
"Yes! Yes! I have it! I couldn't answer because no Face ID," he said. He was so kind!
The reason the phone kept moving was because he was working. He had to keep driving his fares. His tuk-tuk is electric, which is good given the fuel shortages, & very in-demand on the weekends
It all worked out but was a heart-pumping hour! And in the end, we ended up wasting more fuel than if we had just driven to the store in the first place 4/4
@jilleduffy wow glad y'all caught up to the phone. I've been in Chiang Mai Thailand this week and the gas lines remind me of the 70's lines at the pump.
Our van driver was only able to get a small amount of gas and diesel was out several days.
Now down in Phuket to go scuba diving but so far no fuel surcharge but I'm sure it is coming.
@ButchH11 Chiang Mai! Very close to here!
Yes, the shortages I think were a caused in part by panic. After a week, the gas stations have more fuel now and the lines are shorter. But the prices are still almost double what they were 3 or 4 weeks ago.
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