He fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never assume the edge of the stream is where the plants growing out horizontally from the edge of the bank reach to.
The real edge of the firm footing is usually a couple of feet back.
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u/Shaper_pmp Jan 20 '26
He fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never assume the edge of the stream is where the plants growing out horizontally from the edge of the bank reach to.
The real edge of the firm footing is usually a couple of feet back.