I'll show you an ass

I'd like to take a moment to talk about the dangerous nature of assumptions. We can assume all sorts of things about the people and things around us. Sometimes our assumptions might be based on past experience, but they are still based out of ignorance.  When we assume about the people and places around us, we miss the opportunity to see things as they are. And if you assume, you could end up not only offending someone, but also making a fool out of yourself, and looking like an ass because you're carrying an apple core around in a bank because you assumed there would garbage can near the door.