A young guy I used to work with got him into sort of a poor situation on a day hike and, eventually, got himself out of it. When he was telling me what had happened on Monday, I asked if he had left a note or anything for his brother, telling him where he was going.

Of course, he hadn't. He gave me two reasons:

It was just a day hike.

He would have felt silly leaving a note.

I asked him if he had been lost AND had a broken leg, would he have felt sillier leaving a note so he could be found, or not leaving the note? (I didn't quite get what he mumbled as he left the room.)

With all the stupid, silly things we all do, leaving a note is the worst???

Sue