Top X you don't really need to know, but might be helpful. The count will go beyond 10 someday...

When a guy says "No one could have predicted...", he is flat wrong. Someone probably has predicted just that very thing, it is just that this guy didn't, and he is spouting some CYA claptrap.

Don't be suprised if a musician doesn't seem to want shake hands upon first meeting you. For them their hands are their livelyhood. And they've all run into people who think that handshakes are a perfect time for strength / pain endurance contests.

On a related note, don't expect kisses from muscians and singers either. Cold sores, very bad...

Don't back up more than you have to in a vehicle. Go just enough that you can shift into forward (drive) and get out of there. 999 times out of 1000 there won't be anything there behind you, just as when you looked. That 1 time however... Crunch!

From the Motorcycle Operator's Manual (but good advice for car drivers too): Always use your signal, even when there aren't any other cars around. It is the car you don't see which is going to give you trouble.

Remember, if it was really an important meeting, they would have called you at least a week in advance, and sent the agenda the day before.

You can't "keep honest people honest". Either they are honest, or they aren't.

And even more advice from children

James C. Graves, Jr. / (ansible@xnet.com)