On Aug 20, 2018, at 20:29, Eliot Lear <lear=40cisco.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > past experience is no predictor of future > behaviors Actually, it is, just not a perfect one. So, indeed, collecting that experience is a useful exercise before going to untried destinations. Surprises will happen, and they are not a reason to give up planning for the usual case. (And yes, it is also useful to keep a finger on the pulse for how likely surprises will be.) Grüße, Carsten (who already once needed to evacuate from a business meeting while caught in a revolution)