I often dowse when shopping. One day at the supermarket I was using my pendulum over the avocado display to determine the ideal one for my needs. (I used to dowse asking for the best but then I often wouldn’t eat it when I’d planned, so by the time I did it would be past its best. By fine tuning it to ‘ideal’ things work out better.)

One day there was a lady watching me. She came over and, instead of asking what I was doing, she asked what the green thing was and if they were safe to eat. I said that yes avocados are not only safe but delicious. Well, she floored me by replying that her daughter-in-law had tried to give her some and she’d wondered if she’d been trying to poison her. Motto, best not to jump to conclusions too quickly!