Bad things did come in three after all…

I posted earlier about bad things here.
I learnt yesterday about the third event Though this event doesn’t really follow the pattern I still think it is making the saying valid.
I called my fathers mother (I really think life would be easier if the English language had separate names for grandmother to clear if it [...]

Bad things didn’t come by three

As I posted here there’s a saying that bad things come by three.
So far I have not seen a third event to support that saying, so I guess it wasn’t true, at least not this time

They say bad things come by three…

So when and what would be the third thing? During the past weekend two completely unrelated events, both involving people I know briefly occurred.
Maybe there won’t be a thirds thing, but if there is and if it follows the pattern it should involve someone I know briefly, through work or through knowing the same people.