I was wondering if there was a term for this. It is something I noticed a few months ago, when my phone broke at the precise time I had a full blown day-long in

I was wondering if there was a term for this. It is something I noticed a few months ago, when my phone broke at the precise time I had a full blown day-long internet outage at home. I got in my car and started driving around, looking for phone repair places. Asked for some directions. Walked into a pawn shop I normally wouldn't have. All in all it was an enjoyable/novel experience (compared to normal, anyway - I am old enough to remember a time when it was always like this) but definitely turned what should have been a ~30 minute chore to a 3 hour one.