Ordinarily, if the regulars experienced some major communal blow like a crane crashing down in the middle of their neighborhood, they would head straight to Fubar, which is where they celebrated birthdays, watched the Super Bowl and frequently popped in on their way back from the supermarket or walking the dog.
Sue Argue the case for serendipitous book choice, from school or public libraries, as an essential regular experience for children.
At first, he thought he was being transferred to a different jail – a regular experience during his time in custody.
Lokhadi, a mindfulness meditation teacher in London for the past nine years, has regular experience of some of the difficulties mindfulness meditation can throw up.
Dance can also introduce a regular experience of physical intimacy and touch, often the things of which patients feel most bereft.
Changing its proportions, in fact, could be just the ticket, because what are fables if not stories that have been lofted out of the reach of regular experience, no longer scratchable by the quibbles of common sense?
Bob Dylan told us that everything would be different when he painted his masterpiece, but for this iconoclastic singer-songwriter, creating artwork and having it shown at internationally regarded institutions is becoming an increasingly regular experience.
"Creating the feeling of a spa at home is really about pulling yourself out of your regular experience," she said, explaining why she prefers spare environments with modern fixtures.
Chelsea's established strategy is to loan players – there have been over 30 on temporary deals away from the club this season – once they have graduated from the Under-18 and Under-19 set-ups to gain regular experience in senior football.
That leaves Attila Balazs, ranked 262nd, as their only player with regular experience.
