Also “picking up nickels off of railroad tracks.” It’s very seductive. I like the railroad tracks analogy because in my real-world experience, railroad tracks

Also “picking up nickels off of railroad tracks.” It’s very seductive. I like the railroad tracks analogy because in my real-world experience, railroad tracks can be seldom-used, and look like they’ve been abandoned. But every once in a while, something does come driving down it, be it a full train or maybe a pickup truck outfitted with bogeys, belonging to the company. But only once in a while. If you don’t see one for months, you convince yourself you’ll never see one.