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class Visit
  # has date, place

  def check_something(blah)
    # do stuff, very similar to Place#check_something
    # and in fact using my own date instead of the argument
  end
end

class Place
  def check_something(date)
    # do stuff
  end
end

def check_something(place, date = Date.today)
  place.check_something(date)
end