Does this relate in any way to the phenomenon of "lighting a smoke to make the bus come?" you see, you're waiting for the bus and after a few minutes you realize "man, I could have had a smoke by now" so you light a smoke, but sure enough the bus will come before you can finish your cigarette. This seems to happen every time you light the cigarette waiting for the bus. So this time you get to the stop and light your cigarette right away so that the bus comes, to no avail. What gives?