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tracilicious · 10-17-2006, 05:01 PM

I'm going to have to agree with GD and Alex here. Getting annoyed over a few seconds (or even a few minutes) seems silly. Big deal if they get their card out before or after their stuff rings up. I try to plan my activities so that the extra 20 seconds won't make me unreasonably late for anything. Better to be pleasant and focus on enriching others lives than be grumpy and spoil your own mood.

€uroMeinke · 10-17-2006, 07:40 PM

300 Million - well Hell, I think we need to go to China or India and do some benchmarking on their populations to make sure we're scalable.

Kevy Baby · 10-17-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Plus, if you honk at me for not driving the way you want me to drive (which generally isn't entirely legal or safe), I guarantee I'm about to make your live much worse. Flash your highbeams at me because I'm passing someone on 5 at 85 miles per hour rather than your preferred 187 miles per hour and I'm likely to experience a sudden loss of power that results in me exactly matching the speed of the car I'm passing. It could take several miles to resolve depending on how insistant you are.

I usually have a sudden desire to test the effectiveness of my braking system.

Prudence · 10-17-2006, 11:19 PM

I usually get my car out of the way, as I've had the unpleasant experience of suddenly realizing that another motorist in a much larger vehicle is actually trying to force my car off the road - and into a concrete retaining wall. At freeway speed.

wendybeth · 10-18-2006, 12:01 AM

Guns are real fun as well, Prudence. Let's just say I don't flip people off quite as frequently as I used to....

sleepyjeff · 10-18-2006, 12:05 AM

There was a made for tv movie(name escapes) I saw some 20-25 years ago in which a man had a child(I am not even sure if the child was a boy or girl) who had a terminal disease. In the childs last hours a request was made for a bottle of soda. The man went to the store, frantically looked for the beverage, finally found it and then got into line. The woman in front of him saw that he was in a hurry and deliberately took longer to finish her transaction in order to teach him a lesson in patience(she didnt say anything to him, but it was implied that this is what she was doing)....a lesson he didn't need for he said not a word to her.

It was just a movie I had totally forgotten until this thread. Not likely that someone your holding up on purpose is in any kind of similar situation but still...................

10-17-2006, 05:01 PM	#41
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	I'm going to have to agree with GD and Alex here. Getting annoyed over a few seconds (or even a few minutes) seems silly. Big deal if they get their card out before or after their stuff rings up. I try to plan my activities so that the extra 20 seconds won't make me unreasonably late for anything. Better to be pleasant and focus on enriching others lives than be grumpy and spoil your own mood. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	300 Million - well Hell, I think we need to go to China or India and do some benchmarking on their populations to make sure we're scalable. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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10-17-2006, 11:19 PM	#44
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I usually get my car out of the way, as I've had the unpleasant experience of suddenly realizing that another motorist in a much larger vehicle is actually trying to force my car off the road - and into a concrete retaining wall. At freeway speed. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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10-18-2006, 12:01 AM	#45
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Guns are real fun as well, Prudence. Let's just say I don't flip people off quite as frequently as I used to.... __________________
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10-18-2006, 12:05 AM	#46
sleepyjeff Go Hawks Go! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parkrose Posts: 2,632	There was a made for tv movie(name escapes) I saw some 20-25 years ago in which a man had a child(I am not even sure if the child was a boy or girl) who had a terminal disease. In the childs last hours a request was made for a bottle of soda. The man went to the store, frantically looked for the beverage, finally found it and then got into line. The woman in front of him saw that he was in a hurry and deliberately took longer to finish her transaction in order to teach him a lesson in patience(she didnt say anything to him, but it was implied that this is what she was doing)....a lesson he didn't need for he said not a word to her. It was just a movie I had totally forgotten until this thread. Not likely that someone your holding up on purpose is in any kind of similar situation but still................... __________________ River Guardian-less
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