yes jb is the victim of sod's law 
He is indeed, talking to JM of his " plans " and lo and behold the worst happened and he WASN'T even there and had NOTHING to do with what had gone on !!
During schooldays,my friend had wished a girl " under a lorry " because she was bullying.The next thing we learned that she'd been run over and she didn't survive her injuries---------my friend DIDN'T push her onto the road. That's Sods Law.