Context: Once while on a road trip, a friend and I got lost in the dessert. We flagged down a man driving an old Chevy, and he gave us directions back to civilization.
Speaker 1: When me and my friend got lost in the desert, I thought we were done for.
Speaker 2: scary! how long were you lost for?
Speaker 1: Only a couple of hours. We flagged down an old Chevy truck and the man driving got us sorted out.
Speaker 2: oh good... I was imagining days