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Old 03-28-2018, 05:57 PM   #41
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Are you lucky?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. My life has been pretty interesting that way.
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Old 03-28-2018, 06:41 PM   #42
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Great article. I agree with the lucky vs unlucky experiments. Have always had my eyes wide open and it has rewarded me handsomely my entire life.

Thanks for sharing the article.
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Old 04-01-2018, 02:36 PM   #43
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Finding money - everyone likes it. See: The Grand Seduction.



I feel lucky when I'm walking on the road and find drywall screws or nails. Pick them up and toss in the next trash can I see. Figure someone won't have a bad day and the world is a bit better.


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Old 04-01-2018, 02:54 PM   #44
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All of us are lucky!

If you think you are not, imagine yourself being born into a country where commuting to work on a train means something like this.



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Old 04-01-2018, 03:06 PM   #45
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^^^^ Where is the fare collector in all that mess?
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Old 04-01-2018, 03:09 PM   #46
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^^^^ Where is the fare collector in all that mess?
All I can say is, "poor conductor".
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Old 04-01-2018, 03:10 PM   #47
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All I can say is, "poor conductor".
Can you imagine what it's like in 2nd class?
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Old 04-01-2018, 03:33 PM   #48
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Don't women get to ride on the outside?
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Don't women get to ride on the outside?
They most likely get tired of all the "accidental" body contact.

Friend married a Japanese woman. The stories she told of being groped as a young teenager on the subway by middle aged men were scary. Because of the close quarters, she usually did not even know who was doing it.
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Old 04-01-2018, 04:49 PM   #50
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I’m beyond lucky, I’ve been blessed with the outcome of my life, I’ve had lucky and unlucky streaks but the story of my life can’t be anything but a blessing.
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Did somebody just mention trains in Japan? Here's a video of "people stuffing". Groping? There's plenty of full-body contact as it is.

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Old 04-01-2018, 07:15 PM   #52
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And here's life along the railway.

This is still better than people living in cages in Hong Kong, a living condition I have posted about earlier.

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Old 04-02-2018, 07:47 AM   #53
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I never win lotteries or chances.

BUT....I always, ALWAYS find a parking space right where I need to be. Always. It's kind of spooky in a way.

There might be a big event, a large city or busy restaurant but just as I get there someone is pulling out of a spot. In the past 10 years of driving every day, I might have missed 5 times.

I've often commented that "I worry about a lot of things, but finding a place to park my car isn't one of them"
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I do not have problems finding a parking space either. But then, it is because I do not mind walking to get some exercise.

And I already walk plenty, even on days where I do not take out the car.
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Old 04-03-2018, 09:38 AM   #55
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Luck is something like winning a drawing. Or being born into a good environment and parents. The rest of life's supposed luck events are due to planning and preparation, with some hard work and conscientiousness of the world around you. In those rest of life events you increase your odds of luck by being ready for it; and recognizing it when it arrives. So in that sense I am lucky because I have prepared in advance.
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