In this example the two "drive to airport" actions are different.
If (volcano_status == GONNA_BLOW)
pack_everything_and_run();
else if (volcano_status == NO_WORRIES)
pack_suitcase_and_leave_for_holiday();
else if (volcano_status == UNKNOWN)
cancel_holiday();It depends on what you treat as a complete action. One could equally well decompose it as two actions and two conditionals:
if (volcano_status == GONNA_BLOW) refuel_car(); else if (volcano_status == NO_WORRIES) refuel_car(); else if (volcano_status == UNKNONW) nop();
then later
if (volcano_status == GONNA_BLOW) pack_everything_and_run(); else if (volcano_status == NO_WORRIES) pack_suitcase_and_leave_for_holiday(); else if (volcano_status == UNKNONW) call_to_cancel_holiday();
Then refueling the car is definitely the same action, even if it's followed by different actions later on.
If I knew that the volcano is going to erupt, then I would drive to the airport (with all my belongings, and leave).
If I knew that the volcano on my island is not going to erupt this month, then I would drive to the airport (to go on a package holiday that I had planned).
However, if the outcome is undetermined, I might prefer to cancel my holiday (I would not enjoy it while worrying about all my stuff potentially being destroyed in a fiery inferno) and wait to see what happens. So I should hesitate from driving to the airport.