Jumping to Conclusions Often Leads to Mistakes
For example, many people think that Manchin and Sinema will never vote for the BBB. Why? Because they aren't on board with a few of its provisions. So, they're working to get those removed. We don't know, however, how they will vote in the end. We also don't know if changes will end up being made in the Bill. We're going to find out about both things, very soon.
The same thing applies even to small decisions we all make. When we make decisions based on too little information or poor understanding of information, we often make mistakes that cost us dearly in time and often money.
For example, I woke up this morning to 4" of snow on the driveway. The HOA for the development where we bought our townhome contracts with a local snow removal service to clear driveways after each snowfall over 1.5". This year, there is a new service doing that work, under contract. So, this morning, I looked out and saw my neighbor from next door outside shoveling off the driveway along with the road leading to our driveways. I went out there and talked to him.
The HOA sent us an information sheet on the new snow removal process. It was pretty detailed about what they would and would not do. One of the things they do not do is clear any driveways where a vehicle is parked. My neighbor has a big pickup that won't fit in his garage. So, he assumed that the snow removal people would not clear any snow at all on the road that goes to our driveways, either. That's not what the information sheet said. It said that they wouldn't clear the driveway if it had a car in it - just the stub road leading from the city street. That they would clear. But my neighbor misunderstood and was out there clearing off the entire stub road.
I explained. He argued. I explained again. Then, I said, "You know, the city has already cleared the street. You could park your truck out there and the snow removal service would clear both the stub road and your driveway, which is only that area that goes from the stub road to your garage." He was skeptical. I said, "Wait and see." He stopped shoveling.
So, the snow removal crew showed up. Several people in the development had moved their cars out onto the city street, which had already been plowed. The two Bobcats the service had quickly cleared the stub roads and the driveways and went on their way. Those property owners understood the information sheet. My neighbor didn't. After the work was done, he dropped by and thanked me. Now he knows.
Sometimes, we don't fully understand things. Sometimes we don't read the information. Other times we don't understand the difference between a stub road and a driveway. Sometimes, that leads us to jump to conclusions that are incorrect. That leads to errors that can be costly.
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