eju@drutx.UUCP (UrygaE) (03/04/86)
Hypercoincidental Juxtapositional Syndrome or HJS Am I relieved! There is an explanation for what I too have been experiencing! And I thought it was just my **** luck! Another situation happens to me that was not mentioned in the original posting. Im riding along on nice smooth pavement with no vehicles passing me. Just as I approach a pothole or torn up road edge, and would like to swing out around it, sure enough, along comes a vehicle passing me at that point and usually another one going the other way. Hold on and hope for the best! Or how about needing to dodge that dog approaching from the right ready to pin you to the car that decides to come along and pass at the same time. This syndrome is so real to me that on familiar rides, I dont check my rear view mirror for oncomming traffic because I know where it will pass me, anyplace where I would like a little maneuvering room and instead experience HJS. The more I think about it, HJS doesnt only get me when Im bicycling but almost everywhere; walking through the office hallways, in stores, ski touring down narrow trails... Maybe some people (like me) are more prone to HJS than others. Perhaps somebody looking for a subject for a PHD thesis could can do a thorough study of Hypercoincidental Juxtapositional Syndrome so we can better understand what I and apparently others have been experiencing.
alan@mtxinu.UUCP (Alan Tobey) (03/11/86)
> Hypercoincidental Juxtapositional Syndrome or HJS > > Am I relieved! There is an explanation for what I too > have been experiencing! And I thought it was just > my **** luck! > > Another situation happens to me that was not mentioned in the > original posting. Im riding along on nice smooth pavement with > no vehicles passing me. Just as I approach a pothole or torn up > road edge, and would like to swing out around it, sure enough, > along comes a vehicle passing me at that point and usually another > one going the other way. [examples continue....] > Haven't you ever heard of Murphy's Law?? HJS is clearly just another manifestation...
fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell) (03/18/86)
> > Hypercoincidental Juxtapositional Syndrome or HJS > > > > Am I relieved! There is an explanation for what I too > > have been experiencing! And I thought it was just > > my **** luck! > > > > Another situation happens to me that was not mentioned in the > > original posting. Im riding along on nice smooth pavement with > > no vehicles passing me. Just as I approach a pothole or torn up > > road edge, and would like to swing out around it, sure enough, > > along comes a vehicle passing me at that point and usually another > > one going the other way. [examples continue....] > > > > Haven't you ever heard of Murphy's Law?? HJS is clearly just > another manifestation... A corollary: traffic approaching from the rear is at its maximum density immediately before you attempt a left turn. Another: foul weather approaches at a speed which is directly proportional to your distance from home. Another: flat tires and other mechanical difficulties have a probability of occurrence that increases as dusk approaches and/or when the mosquito population of a given area is at its maximum. Another: dogs attack only when you're riding uphill or into the wind. The size of the dog is directly proportional to the grade of the hill or the wind speed. -- __ / \ \__/ Bob Fishell ihnp4!ihu1g!fish