Hi Fred:

Yes, I agree with you. I'm also one who likes to be ahead of schedule. I'm not as 'handicaped' as other stroke survivors, but it does take me longer to get ready, and still arrive at my destination.

I like to arrive early so that I have time to sit and relax before my appointment / meeting / etc. I can't understand why people are in a hurry, while driving. They're at a red light, light turns green ZOOM>>>> off they go to the next light which is red so they have to wait. Makes NO sense.

There is a saying in my 'neck of the woods': "The faster I go, the behinder I get".

Doctor's offices, I hate. You arrive 10 minutes BEFORE your appointment, you wait 30 minutes, they call you back, take vital signs and say "the doctor WILL be in shortly". Yea right, wait another 30 minutes, or so, doctor comes in, spends 5 minutes, and YOU'RE DONE !!

Think about it ??

Denny

hey Fred:

there is on time and there is Indian standard time which is always late, I used to be one of the person who always will rush to the appointment, and my hubby is polar opposite, he will wake up half hour early to be on time, we still have our conflicts due to timing issues.

Asha

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I'm with Denny. I'm always early for appointments and always have been. I'd rather be early and read in the car for 15 minutes than have a delay at the last minute or on the road and be stressed by being late.

In the pre-stroke days Don was like Fred. He was never on time because he'd get lost in conversations so often when he was out and about. Now he has no choice, he's on 'Jean time.'

Jean

I am usually early for appointments. One reason is, if it is a meeting, it is good to get there early so you have a seat selection.

The thing about this which really bugs me are drivers who are impatient. They will whip around you and/or blow their horn. All of this to get to their destination 1 minute earlier. One minute is no big deal. I am always reminded of the fact that GMT was not established until 1914, less than a hundred years ago. Before that each location could chose their own time. For example, Brussels and Paris were 15 mins apart. When you go by horse and don't have telephones that is not a big deal. But now you can go by car in 3 hours and phone instantly. So, it does make a difference. GMT was designed to keep us sane, not to make life miserable.

Stop and smell the roses. :bouncing_off_wall: :bouncing_off_wall:

Asha,

You call it Indian time, my mother called it "black folks time," always late! She hated to be late going any place for anything at all. So, I suppose it's in my genes from her. In the military you had to be on time or early. Being late was a no-no, cause others could be killed waiting for you arriving late.

Why do we create and live our lives by that bad habit we can't seem to break??

I have always been early or on time.. I do not like being late. My sister is the exact opposite.. she does get to work on time ... but she is always rushing and fusiing.. but family gatherings and other things she can be an hour or more late. When I lived back East I would tell her the time was one hour earlier... (lol) I used to tell her she will be late for her own funeral.