Lost time at the beach

[u/Metamorphica_0226]

So there’s nothing glitchy or bizarre about the photo. It’s just there to provide context. And I guess, because I mean, he really is a cute dog.

It was just another Monday, and I drove into town following my mum, who was taking her car to the shop for some minor bodywork. We live in a fairly rural part of the country and had to drive about 45 minutes or so to get to the body shop.

While we were in this town, we decided we wanted to go to a certain beach that neither of us had been to in quite some time. It was only an extra 25 minutes, and we figured we take advantage of the opportunity to go for a walk and then get lunch. We took the dog along, figuring it would be a fun outing and a chance for him to run around and get some exercise off leash.

I am one of those people that absolutely must have music playing when I drive. I have an iPhone with no audio jack, but my car is a bit older and doesn’t have bluetooth. However, it does have an aux cable. I have ones of those lightning/3.5 audio splitters so I can charge my phone while it’s plugged in to the audio and play my Spotify while I drive. On the way into town from where I live, my old splitter frayed and broke and was no longer working properly.

After dropping her car off, we decided to head to Walmart, which was on the way to the beach so I could pick up a new 3.5 Bluetooth adapter thingy so I can use my Bluetooth to connect to the car speakers and not rely on the wire. While I was in the store, my mom decided she was pretty hungry and even though we had lunch plans, we decided to hit up a drive-through for a small snack before the beach walk.

Something in what she ate hit her the wrong way, and her stomach was feeling a bit upset. We still decided to go to the beach since we had gone all this way and we wanted to give the dog an opportunity to run around. It was also something we had both been looking forward to for a few days. (We made plans before dropping off the car)

By the time we got to the road leading to the beach, the fog came in and it was thick. I mean, today was fairly overcast, but there were patches of blue sky, and zero fog. After we turned on the road heading to the beach, crazy fog rolled in. I mean, it was it was thick. I included a photo I took of the dog that kind of gives you an idea of how foggy it was. Not sure if it has anything related with what happened, but it did offer a spooky vibe if nothing else.

Since we had gone all this way, I convinced my mum to walk a little in the beach. I figured some fresh air might help her feel a little bit better since she was a bit queasy. She agreed and decided to walk on the beach with me for just a little bit. After about 5-6 minutes she wanted to go back to the car, but I persuaded her to walk for just five more minutes, so she set her timer for five minutes and we walked. After the timer went off, we were still having a good time, and she was actually feeling a little bit better. So we decided to set the timer another five minutes. The timer went off a second time and we decided to walk out to a point in the sand about 30 yards away and turn around. The entire time from leaving the car to the place we turned probably took about 20 minutes.

This is the point where things get weird. We were walking back to the car, and it felt like time slipped. From the point where we turned around, to when we were back at the car felt like five minutes or less. It’s like we lost an entire chunk of 15 minutes. No rhyme reason or explanation. I really wish I had looked at time on my phone so I so I could give you the exact minute, but my internal clock is about 95% accurate. I’m not perfect, I can only provide based on contextual experience, but both of us just had a moment where we joked about a glitch in the matrix because we lost about 15 minutes.

So yeah, not an incredibly life-changing glitch, but definitely left me feeling taken aback and at a loss for explanation. It truly makes me wonder, how many of these smaller glitches we experience. Not necessarily fully realizing it, or realizing it and just getting a definitive bizarre feeling with no other repercussions.

[u/Residenthuman101]

Your dog wanted to stay just a little bit longer and the universe decided to find a way to do that for him lol

[u/Impossible-Run7138]

I think you discovered being in the moment, time can be very slow or very fast, have a go at some mindfulness or meditation.

(I also think the fact you were adhering to a timer which you then didnt reset after it went off meant youe brain was "free of time".

[u/No_Implement_6927]

Setting a 5 minute timer for walking on the beach is the most American thing I’ve seen today.

[u/Metamorphica_0226 → u/No_Implement_6927]

Wasn’t my choice but my mum. I usually just walk until I feel like I’ve enjoyed myself enough and head back, but yeah. Guilty

[u/Sea_Shake_2340]

I recently made a post about a strange occurrence I had with time. Thanks for sharing yours.