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Old 03-09-2011, 09:30 PM
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(and odds are that sometimes he will park next to you).
Can you explain the logic of this sentence? Unless probability is zero (a coin toss yields something other than heads or tails, and edges do not count), the odds are always in favor of 'sometimes', no matter what.

Anyway- I liken valet parking to skydiving, and self-parking to airplane travel. I can avoid the first behavior, which I see as far more risky than the second, mostly unavoidable, less risky behavior. Both involve going up in the air and coming down (analogous to parking the car so as to get to some place). I also have more control over my own parking situation than I have of air travel. I can choose to park far enough that Joe Sixpack probably isn't interested in parking there, squeeze next to a curb, etc).
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Can you explain the logic of this sentence? Unless probability is zero (a coin toss yields something other than heads or tails, and edges do not count), the odds are always in favor of 'sometimes', no matter what.

Anyway- I liken valet parking to skydiving, and self-parking to airplane travel. I can avoid the first behavior, which I see as far more risky than the second, mostly unavoidable, less risky behavior. Both involve going up in the air and coming down (analogous to parking the car so as to get to some place). I also have more control over my own parking situation than I have of air travel. I can choose to park far enough that Joe Sixpack probably isn't interested in parking there, squeeze next to a curb, etc).
Sure. I should have said "and odds are that eventually he will park next to you" Said another way, no matter how careful you are in parking, eventually Joe Sixpack will try and squeeze in next to you. In a valet lot, Joe isn't parking his own vehicle. You can park better than the valet, but the valet probably parks better than Joe. And Joe can hit you without you even being there.

Using your airplane/skydiving analogy, skydiving has some additional risk. However, if Joe Sixpack just bought a plane, and has landing privileges, flying may not be as safe as previously thought.
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