#if you don't trust your fellow human beings to mostly have good intentions you'll miss out on a lot | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

birt-art · 8 months

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I went the wrong way on a hike today and asked an older chap for directions and not only did he offer to drive me to the actual trail head (I was on the wrong side of the ridge oops) but it turns out he was a local archaeologist/historian and so he spent the next 45 mins telling me all about the local area and the old mining tracks and machinery and gave me a little tour of the canal and explained how the culvert diverted water from the river which used to be tidal and ships used to come all the way up it and this car park used to be the loading bay from mine to canal to ship and I love getting old folks to tell me history !!

#Honestly encouraging people to infodump to me is one of my favourite things #it's amazing how much people have to say if you show a little curiosity #i told my sister about this and her first reaction was horror that i got in a stranger's car and she's not entirely wrong #but also #if you don't trust your fellow human beings to mostly have good intentions you'll miss out on a lot #but also it simply didn't occur to me cos I'm an idiot #. i just didn't want to walk an hour along roads round the ridge #personal post

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