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On Sep 2, 9:50 pm, Ariel  wrote:
> Evil Nigel wrote:
> >[snip]
> >Hi Ariel.
>
> Hi Nigel.
>
> Sorry about the delay  :)   (but my mind was elsewhere).

You're psychic, aren't you :)

>
> Talking about delayed reactions, do you ever see someone, across the
> street say, and you feel you must acknowledge them but you think to
> yourself you'll wait until they get a bit closer and so you put your
> head down? Just as you're doing that you realise they're raising their
> hand probably to wave at you, and you think, oh no was that a wave and
> eventually look up again, trying to catch their eye to wave back but
> they feel they've already been slighted so don't look in your
> direction again. I hate it when that happens.

I'm not aware of doing that, but I am aware that I sometimes walk past
friends without acknowledging them because my mind is elsewhere.

Evil Nigel