Tb prove this, Bill Bryson gives various examples, e.g. to search for lavatory in a cinema and get locked in a self locking door and to ask for his room number in the hotel two three times in a day.

The author wanted to use his flyer card to avail privilege on his England trip. He tried to open his bag. But the zip of the bag was jammed. On being pulled forcibly, it gave way. Everything within came out and fell on the ground. It also wounded his finger. It panicked the author and he started shouting.

The author was travelling by air. He leaned over to tie his shoelace. Right then the traveller in the seat ahead of him threw his seat back in full recline. Thus the author got pinned helplessly under the seat. He could manage to free himself only by holding the leg of his co-passenger tightly and pulling himself out.

The author has a history of spilling drinks over the other passengers on flights. Once, he spilled the drink onto the woman sitting next to him. The flight attendant cleaned her up and brought him another drink. Somehow he spilt it again on the same woman. It makes him decide not to drink anything on flights.