Am I the only one that takes being on time seriously?

[jnobles06]

in high school i was tardy all the time but the military fixed that shit quick. now i am early to everything. lol.

[BMCSean]

If you're not 15 min early then you're already late in my book. I am also a stickler for other punctualities, a one hour lunch is ONE hour, not one hour and ten minutes or anything else.

[sc281]

This. I like to think 15 minutes "early" is on time. My parents are late for everything, and it pisses me off to no end. I always tell them that the start time of whatever we are doing is 30 minutes before it actually is, because that means they'll show up right around when it's actually scheduled.

I have an Uncle we do that with. We always tell him an hour early. He has two kids that are a mother f'n handful with all their sports n stuff. He gets a pass cause he's always early when it's only him he has to worry about.

[slow99]

It's amazing that some people can consistently show up 20 minutes late but never on time. On the Investment Fund, if you were 1 second late to an event it was a 10 page single-spaced paper on some esoteric financial topic due the next morning at 5am. 2nd time - kicked off the Fund.

[sc281]

It's amazing that some people can consistently show up 20 minutes late but never on time. On the Investment Fund, if you were 1 second late to an event it was a 10 page single-spaced paper on some esoteric financial topic due the next morning at 5am. 2nd time - kicked off the Fund.

My kind of people!

[Baron Von Crowder]

you should spice it up.

I've only been late twice in 20 years. The first time I was rescuing a baby from a burning building. The other time I was hit by a truck and shot in the back.... but what made me late was the flat tire.

dude, you were late to lunch earlier today.

[slow99]

My kind of people!

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[Frank]

That pisses me off more than anything with my wife. Women are the worst at time management.

My wife used to work at a photo studio and you had to set appointments. It takes about an hour for setup, poses, review, etc. A lot of people, especially the darker ones, would stroll in 15 - 20 min late. By that time, there isn't enough time for them if there is someone scheduled for the next slot, but they would pitch a fit because their appt was cancelled because they were this late.

[slow99]

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After criticizing our government, the Chinese government returned to imprisoning anyone who criticizes their government.

[Denny]

And where this gem came from earlier this week:

After criticizing our government, the Chinese government returned to imprisoning anyone who criticizes their government.

Ownership has its privileges.

[sc281]

And where this gem came from earlier this week:

After criticizing our government, the Chinese government returned to imprisoning anyone who criticizes their government.

LOL!!

Looking into it now.

[kenny c]

I'm in outside sales... I am on either early, on time, or I call if there is some delay, but I would say I'm on time or early 95% of the time. I have dealers who schedule a meeting, confirm the day before or day of, and either don't show or show up an hour or more late. It probably happens once a week at least. I guess I am used to it...

but one thing that always amazes me is the dealers are almost always shocked when I show up early and sometimes they get upset. The other day I was 20 minutes early to a house, and I waited in my car (on my phone returning emails in such) until it was 5 minutes until our scheduled appointment. When I got to the front door, he told me not to wait in front of his house next time... he was clearly upset by it. Needless to say, the meeting didn't go so well.

[f0ur sixer]

As far as work goes I used to show up early. But when work started to keep me there 1-2 hours after I was supposed to be off then I started showing up 1-2 minutes early, or just as roll call started. If it is a personal gathering then I'm usually on time, if not I try to call ahead of time to say I wont make it.

[roliath]

meh, i'm usually 40 minutes early to work most days.

[CJ]

dude, you were late to lunch earlier today.

You are correct sir! I was late today! But, in my defense I through into that lunch a few hours previous with an already scheduled company meeting, didn't really have a chance to make it before 12.