The phantom knows

Our pantry door hinges had a little bit of a squeak going on, only when you opened the door, or closed it. At all other times, no noise at all.

First chance I got (give or take three months) I grabbed the WD-40 and now there is no more squeak at all. 

So here's the crazy thing! How come, every time I open the pantry to get cat food, pretzels, more cat food, or whatever, I still expect it to make that noise? Did I psychologically condition myself to plan for that squeak, and now that it's gone, I miss it?

I was watching a tv movie wherein a woman suffered the loss of her lower leg, and had to deal with the phenomenon of "phantom pain," the sensation of feeling pain in a body part that sadly no longer exists. This thing with expecting the squeaking noise is not painful at all, but it just seems odd, almost like I miss the stupid sound.

Maybe I'll go outside and plants hollyhocks.