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aardvark_gumbo

Rain

Mar 18, 2008 18:22

It's been pouring for about 12 hours now, over 7 inches by noon today, and another 5 inches predicted. The creeks, ponds, and gullies are full to the brim. Roads are closed all over the place. We live up on a ridge, so no major flooding at our place. I decided to head home early this afternoon, though, just in case the roads on the way were bad ( Read more... )

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somewherebean March 19 2008, 20:57:37 UTC

First I couldn't figure out why you had a "donut" spare for your bike.

Then I wondered why you had to have a shop fix your flat.

Then I realized you were driving.

I think that (a) I was tired when I read this last night, and (b) I just assume you're biking.

aardvark_gumbo March 19 2008, 21:19:30 UTC

Yeah, I'd think that usually the mention of my LEFT front tire would have tipped you off.

somewherebean March 20 2008, 03:48:29 UTC

Cognitive reading studies folks have shown that we don't see every letter and every word when we read -- we detect a pattern and fill in pieces automatically*. Predispositions can affect what we see; I didn't even see "left" in front of "front" because it wasn't there in my schema of you biking to work.

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* This is partly why we're so bad at proofreading our own work. It's also why proofreading backwards helps.

aardvark_gumbo March 20 2008, 13:48:01 UTC

Yeah, I figured something like that. But I just thought I'd needle you a bit. Just for the record, I try to ride my bike to work 3 times a week. Tuesdays I always drive because I have choral union rehearsal at night and don't want to ride home in the dark. And I normally drive if there are torrential thunderstorms predicted. Also ice or snow. ;-)