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This Is Too Much! Part 12: Three Tickets, One Passenger & One Big Surprise!

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THIS IS TOO MUCH! Part 12 - Three Tickets, One Passenger & One Big Surprise! When Risk Management Becomes Too Much Background Some people prepare for tomorrow. Some prepare for an unexpected situation. And some prepare for every possible disaster that tomorrow could possibly imagine! They carry: Extra money  Extra pens  Extra notebooks  Extra clothes  Extra spectacles or lenses  Extra socks  Extra ties  Sometimes even an extra bag to carry all the extra things! Their philosophy is simple: “Why take a risk when I can carry a backup?” There is absolutely nothing wrong with being prepared. But occasionally... preparedness crosses the border and enters the territory of comedy. And today's passenger is a perfect candidate. The Case of the Three Tickets One day, a passenger arrived at a railway booking window. He purchased three tickets for himself. Yes. Three. For one journey. The clerk handed him the tickets. The passen...