Curiosities: the test drive

Self-tutoring about about things that happen, yet may get overlooked: the tutor mentions a test drive.

There are things that happen, and make sense, yet might be surprising to witness.

Once in a while, one does witness one of these occurrences, so realizes they do indeed happen. An example was one day I saw a family of raccoons crossing the road. Now and then, I’d been seeing raccoons around the neighbourhood at night. Yet, at that moment, I realized they must cross the road each evening just as I was witnessing. I couldn’t have imagined it, until I saw it.

Another time, I recall seeing a security guard walk around a building, checking all its doors to verify it was secure for the night. Until seeing that event, I didn’t know it happened. Moreover, I’d been around that building for years.

Last weekend, I saw a new sports car turn a few lazy laps around a school parking lot. It seemed to me the driver was getting used to the car. Naturally, when someone buys a new sports car, they practice driving it. Yet, I’d never thought of that, until I saw it.