Fortunately...unfortunately

You stumbled across a time machine and were able to regain the coin. Unfortunately,

While in the past you inadvertently step on, and kill a butterfly. When you return to the present everything has changed. Fortunately ...

the butterfly change has resulted in a new coin in your collection, a 1344 Edward III florin, valued at $6.8 million. Unfortunately...

It was a holographic hoax that would not go unpunished if the perpetrator will ever be found. Fortunately,

you find a buyer who is a technological genius who converts it to hard currency. Unfortunately,

... the hard currency he chose was Belarusian Rubles, each one worth about 41 US Cents. Fortunately ...

you meet someone who has connections to introduce you to the sister-in-law of a well know publicist whose spouse works as a receptionist at a well-known publishing company you've been targeting for a number of years. Unfortunately,

... they have noticed your targeting of them for some time now, and had taken out a no-contact order against you. The person who introduced you to the sister-in-law of the well know publicist whose spouse works as a receptionist, being unaware of this, suggests that you call. When you do, the publisher files a complaint with the judge who has you arrested and hauled before the court. Fortunately ...

because of the pandemic, your case is considered minor, and you are let off with a stern warning. Unfortunately ...

...your hearing is via Zoom and you forget to disconnect. The judge hears every awful thing you have to say about her after sentencing. Fortunately...

the jury believe in your innocence, and return a non-guilty verdict. Unfortunately,

...your blind, senile dog chooses that moment to defecate on your favorite area rug. Fortunately...

you have at your disposal some Extra Strong Carpet Cleaner with which to deal with this emergency. Unfortunately...

it contained some kind of bleach leaving a large white spot where the dog did his business. Fortunately...

there was a large ceramic pot nearby that you could place strategically over the stain. Unfortunately...

the ceramic pot blocks your view of the television from every seat in the room. Fortunately,

there is a chemical reaction between the ceramic pot and the residue of the "Extra Strong Carpet Cleaner" causing the pot to rapidly disintegrate allowing you a clear view of the TV screen "from every seat in the room." Unfortunately...

this dissolution occurs just in time for the Presidential debate. Fortunately...

...you are wearing your cap and logo T-shirt and are holding up a sign proclaiming your allegiance to your candidate, which you wave enthusiastically toward the TV. Unfortunately...

...the Federal Agents watching through your smart television now consider you a threat to National Security and have dispatched a Federal SWAT team to your residence. Fortunately...

you live in Avery's Gore, Vermont, one of five such named unincorporated, noncontiguous, ungoverned areas, and the Federal SWAT team in unable to locate you. Unfortunately...

...your neighbors also saw you waving your sign and have formed a mob, complete with pitchforks and torches. Fortunately...

...the "monster" costume you were making for Halloween is finished, so you put it on and appear on your roof to frighten the mob away. Unfortunately...

you slip on the wet roof, and fall. Fortunately...

...you land in the pile of leaves you raked up earlier in the day. Unfortunately...