Comments on: Timely http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/ Help for a Punctual and Polite Life Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:50:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Perpetual Beginner http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-62 Perpetual Beginner Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:57:47 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-62 I'm generally five minutes late to everything - unless I'm markedly early. Why this is, I'm not quite certain, but I'm never, ever, right on the dot. Every time I try, I'm five minutes late. If it's direly important, then I head out early, and I get there early (20 minutes or more ahead, even for going down the street), but I can't afford to take that much time out of my schedule for everything, so I continue to run my life five minutes behind schedule. Seriously. I normally am five minutes late to karate because I'm running around trying to find the kids' shoes that they have dumped somewhere. My husband, tired of the chaos, firmly suggested that I find everything I needed an hour ahead of time. The result? I looked for their shoes frantically for an hour, found them just in time to be five minutes late. I’m generally five minutes late to everything - unless I’m markedly early. Why this is, I’m not quite certain, but I’m never, ever, right on the dot. Every time I try, I’m five minutes late. If it’s direly important, then I head out early, and I get there early (20 minutes or more ahead, even for going down the street), but I can’t afford to take that much time out of my schedule for everything, so I continue to run my life five minutes behind schedule.

Seriously. I normally am five minutes late to karate because I’m running around trying to find the kids’ shoes that they have dumped somewhere. My husband, tired of the chaos, firmly suggested that I find everything I needed an hour ahead of time. The result? I looked for their shoes frantically for an hour, found them just in time to be five minutes late.

]]> By: Kat http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-55 Kat Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:52:43 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-55 I have to admit, I'm chronically late. Like Judy H's friend above, the concept of time passing is just something my brain refuses to grasp. I think it's also a cultural thing--not all cultures put such a premium on punctuality. But of course, since I live in a culture that does consider it important, I try to get past my bad habit (without much success, I'm afraid). I have to admit, I’m chronically late. Like Judy H’s friend above, the concept of time passing is just something my brain refuses to grasp. I think it’s also a cultural thing–not all cultures put such a premium on punctuality. But of course, since I live in a culture that does consider it important, I try to get past my bad habit (without much success, I’m afraid).

]]> By: Judy H. http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-53 Judy H. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:51:51 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-53 I have a college friend who always operated on her own time schedule. This regularly infuriated people, but she wasn't actively rude. She simply had no real concept of time passing, and truly couldn't understand that other people thought it was important. I don't know if she's still like this--she lives out of state now and the rare occasions that we see her are usually casual get-togethers with no real start or end time. I have a college friend who always operated on her own time schedule. This regularly infuriated people, but she wasn’t actively rude. She simply had no real concept of time passing, and truly couldn’t understand that other people thought it was important. I don’t know if she’s still like this–she lives out of state now and the rare occasions that we see her are usually casual get-togethers with no real start or end time.

]]> By: Gillian http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-52 Gillian Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:39:16 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-52 As usual, you're right on the money. As usual, you’re right on the money.

]]> By: BooksPlease http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-51 BooksPlease Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:08:55 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/23/timely/#comment-51 Well said. I couldn't agree more. I suffer from someone who can be relied upon to be late, but it's still infuriating. Well said. I couldn’t agree more. I suffer from someone who can be relied upon to be late, but it’s still infuriating.

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