Patience

skcin · #1 01-10-2007, 03:17 PM

Do you have it?

I try to be patient. I used to have a very short fuse, but I've learned to relax a bit as I've gotten older. Tell myself "it's only a few minutes, relax, there's no emergency, life's too short to be stressed with things out of your control..." But I still have no patience for:

*People driving under the speed limit in the left/fast/passing lane; or people who cut you off in traffic, then proceed to drive really slowly.

*People in the grocery checkout line who take too long by arguing, or asking employees to go back & get something for them that they forgot, when there are lots of people waiting in line behind them.

The other day, a woman raced & beat me to the checkout. I had 3 items, she had about 10. I was calm, then I noticed that she waited until all of her items were scanned & bagged to pull out her shoppers card. AFTER that she decides to write a check, smiles at the cashier & says "I guess I could have had this partially written out before I came." I swear I almost shot her.

HomerMcvie · #2 01-10-2007, 03:36 PM

I have none, and also have issues with everything you mentioned.

I absolutely HATE driving anymore, whereas I used to love it(because traffic always sucks now).

sara1998 · #3 01-10-2007, 03:37 PM

Me = no patience for anything at all. I hate it.

amber · #4 01-10-2007, 04:09 PM

I barely had enough patience to reply to this thread. Also, I will volunteer to kill that check writing lady for you.

mikeschmike · #5 01-10-2007, 04:41 PM

I have none whatsoever. Naturally, my impatience is the worst while driving. The grocery store lines usually don't bother me. My main issue there would be people who don't have good shopping cart etiquette. I wonder if that would be a "driving" thing too?

skcin · #6 01-10-2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeschmike

I have none whatsoever. Naturally, my impatience is the worst while driving. The grocery store lines usually don't bother me. My main issue there would be people who don't have good shopping cart etiquette. I wonder if that would be a "driving" thing too?

^ you have 1111 posts. That's cool.

Anyway, you mean when they don't move over far enough with their cart so you can get yours through? Or when they leave it in the middle of an aisle & walk away?

mikeschmike · #7 01-10-2007, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

^ you have 1111 posts. That's cool.

Anyway, you mean when they don't move over far enough with their cart so you can get yours through? Or when they leave it in the middle of an aisle & walk away?

Damn it, I screwed it up already! I should pay more attention to my post count. As for the carts, the thing that gets me is when I'm behind someone who's shuffling along right down the middle of the aisle. I'm a fast mover, get out of my way!

If a cart is in my way and it happens to be unattended...I move it. Sometimes I give it a really good push too.

carrie721 · #8 01-10-2007, 05:03 PM

i have patience for animals, children, and old people.

i do not have patience for anyone going under the speed limit at any time. and by "speed limit" i mean "9 miles an hour above the speed limit."

i got irrationally angry two days ago when i was in cleveland with my friends because a) i wasn't driving and i'm a complete control freak and b) my friend drives REALLY SLOWLY and doesn't take the "fast" routes. so after sitting in stop-and-go traffic on mayfield road for 30 minutes, we finally get on the freeway, only to get off the freeway 3 EXITS EARLY because she was tired of the freeway. so we sat in stop-and-go traffic for 35 MORE MINUTES instead of being on the freeway for 10 more minutes. god almighty.

i don't have patience for people ordering food when they don't know what they want. guess what? you don't know what the fukc you're doing. step off.

people who write checks under any circumstance except paying bills. what the hell do you think this is, 1990? use your goddamn check card. it takes 7 seconds and doesn't make the people behind irate.

there are 1000's more.

mikeschmike · #9 01-10-2007, 05:05 PM

^Yes to all of the above.

amber · #10 01-10-2007, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeschmike

Damn it, I screwed it up already! I should pay more attention to my post count. As for the carts, the thing that gets me is when I'm behind someone who's shuffling along right down the middle of the aisle. I'm a fast mover, get out of my way!

If a cart is in my way and it happens to be unattended...I move it. Sometimes I give it a really good push too.

Yes. Yes. I hate that. Actually, I hate all carts and related stupidity b/c I just use a hand basket. But the point is, can't everyone else see the aisles are skinny, and not drift slowly down the middle?

strandinthewind · #11 01-10-2007, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

. . . i don't have patience for people ordering food when they don't know what they want. guess what? you don't know what the fukc you're doing. step off . . . .

OMG - like at McDonald's - how fukcing stupid are these adults who wait ten minutes in line and then get up to order and have no clue what the fukc they want. HELLO IT IS MOTHER FUKCING MCDONALD'S - they have been there a billion times in the past and just spent ten minutes in line with NOTHING to do but look at the menu

amber · #12 01-10-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

OMG - like at McDonald's - how fukcing stupid are these adults who wait ten minutes in line and then get up to order and have no clue what the fukc they want. HELLO IT IS MOTHER FUKCING MCDONALD'S - they have been there a billion times in the past and just spent ten minutes in line with NOTHING to do but look at the menu

Meanwhile, you actually know what you want and are in a hurry. The best is when they ask their kids what they want right when they get to the register.

You might as well sink back and relax, cause you're in for a good five minute wait.

JazmenFlowers · #13 01-10-2007, 06:10 PM

I think I have an average amount of patiece.

except when driving or at Wal-Mart.

michelle2677 · #14 01-10-2007, 06:50 PM

seriously. Bad drivers don't bother me

mostly because I'm a bad driver

but also-there really isn't anything I can do about it

I'd rather save up my pent up frustration and use it on someone I'm face to face with that says something completely stupid or looks at me the wrong way

that's how I roll...

michelle2677 · #15 01-10-2007, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeschmike

If a cart is in my way and it happens to be unattended...I move it. Sometimes I give it a really good push too.

oh yeah. I do that too. One time I was at old navy and I turned around and ran into this guys stroller. I felt SO bad and genuinely apologized. He just gave me a dirty look and turned his nose up. I said (loudly) "ooooookaaay!!!"
then later after I paid, his stroller and shopping cart was in my way to get out. so I picked the cart up (If I had been REALLY pissed, I would have done the stroller

j/k ) , moved it and SLAMMED it back down. I thought is (very large) wife was gonna kick my ass. The only person I had with me was my pregnant friend-SHE wouldn't have been any help, so I would have flown solo. But it would have SO been worth it!!