I found right turns caused the gage to read fuller while a left turn made it read empty. The Rambler was out of gas. I could have easily gassed-up earlier but something compelled me to keep going. I was guilty of all three. Fortunately, I was in a car, not an airplane.
People do run out of gas in airplanes.
Surely, at least a few of them had, at one time or another, also run out of gas in their car. After all, despite the difference in context, the experiences are similar in structure. I believe the answer lies in how we assess our experiences. If one of our past home-type lessons in judgment makes enough of an emotional impression upon us, we tend to remember it longer. In other words, the details of the experience is strengthened simply because we think about it often enough.