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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:42:59

Title: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:42:59: Am I the only one who gets tired of waiting?

I mean you go shopping, you wait in the checkout line.

You try to go out to eat only to find out there is a 45 minute wait.

The water department decides to put out a boil order so you have to wait to drink the water out of the faucet for a week!

USPS or UPS freak out when there is a little bit of snow/ice on the ground and don't deliver packages.

Try to do a family outing and the one kid decides to poop then after that one the other one decides they have to poop and then the wife, then the dogs and finally you just decide you've waited too long and your not going anywhere so you might as well go poop to but then you have to wait again because you really didn't have to go but your here so make it happen.

The older I get the less patience I have, I want it and I want it NOW! ::)

Not to mention any and everything keyboard related.

/rant
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:51:26: better waiting torrent than stuffs :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: HPE1000 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:54:38: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:42:59
I mean you go shopping, you wait in the checkout line.
IKR
(http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/walmart-honest-slogan.jpg)
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: vun on Thu, 06 February 2014, 08:04:13: Not like that, no.

The waiting I'm starting to get tired of is the massive hype-train in the entertainment business. Every new film or game gets hyped up way too early. Series with yearly installations start the hype immediately after the yearly release, and new IPs/reboots start like 2 years before any possible release.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: iri on Thu, 06 February 2014, 09:39:57: wait... dogs in illinois use regular toilets?
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 09:49:18: Quote from: iri on Thu, 06 February 2014, 09:39:57
wait... dogs in illinois use regular toilets?

Sadly no, they just go in the floor because they don't want to go outside because it is so cold right now, and sometimes it is found unexpectedly with bare feet which is even worse. Of course the puppy not only poops in the floor but then he plays with it and gets it everywhere and you would think shaggy brown carpet would be a plus in this situation but it only makes it harder to get it all because its like the perfect camouflage.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: dustinhxc on Thu, 06 February 2014, 09:56:32: I hear ya there man.. Very inpatient.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: kenmai9 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:18:28: I think I'm an old man. :(

I hate waiting so much. Whenever I go to places to pick up food, I call in and order before. I hate especially waiting for free stuff. My time is more important than the $3 meal I'd be waiting for. I also hate ****ing waiting in line at the post office. Slowest **** ever. Also **** lines for the bathroom. Also hate traffic. Rubbernecking is the bane of my existence. **** mornings too while were at it. ****.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: iri on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:22:38: i'm rarely in queues, so i don't hate waiting.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:24:16: Quote from: iri on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:22:38
i'm rarely in queues, so i don't hate waiting.

That's because when you carry an Axe people move out of your way :D :P
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: Wildcard on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:24:23: I got a new job offer today after waiting over a month. I told them I'd give them my answer Monday. It's going to be a long weekend...
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:24:27: I like waiting. I usually check the forum on Tapatalk while I'm waiting somewhere.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:30:08: Quote from: jdcarpe on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:24:27
I like waiting. I usually check the forum on Tapatalk while I'm waiting somewhere.

Yeah I do that depending on what I'm waiting on and it definitely makes the time go by faster.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: iri on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:31:50: Quote from: Wildcard on Thu, 06 February 2014, 10:24:23
I got a new job offer today after waiting over a month. I told them I'd give them my answer Monday. It's going to be a long weekend...
i waited for three days, then they called me and told me they'll send an offer in email. i told them i'll answer next monday as well. then i checked for new email and saw the offer and an interview invitation from a cool international tech company. so yes, it's going to be a long weekend.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 February 2014, 12:05:22: Um...

go when there's no line...
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: Novus on Thu, 06 February 2014, 13:43:09: I don't mind waiting but I get irked off when people in front of me are unnecessarily slow or if the place I'm at doesn't do proper front of the house management.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: quickcrx702 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:16:42: Quote from: HPE1000 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:54:38
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:42:59
I mean you go shopping, you wait in the checkout line.
IKR
Show Image
(http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/walmart-honest-slogan.jpg)

Then at the checkout, the person before you is a 100 year old lady paying for $10 worth of groceries with a check, which she literally takes 10 minutes to write. I don't get annoyed by it though, they are old so they get a pass, but it makes me LOLWTF in my mind.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:17:26: Quote from: quickcrx702 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:16:42
Quote from: HPE1000 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:54:38
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:42:59
I mean you go shopping, you wait in the checkout line.
IKR
Show Image
(http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/walmart-honest-slogan.jpg)

Then at the checkout, the person before you is a 100 year old lady paying for $10 worth of groceries with a check, which she literally takes 10 minutes to write. I don't get annoyed by it though, they are old so they get a pass, but it makes me LOLWTF in my mind.

they got self checkout now. saw it when I was there last year.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: quickcrx702 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:21:51: Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:17:26
Quote from: quickcrx702 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:16:42
Quote from: HPE1000 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:54:38
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:42:59
I mean you go shopping, you wait in the checkout line.
IKR
Show Image
(http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/walmart-honest-slogan.jpg)

Then at the checkout, the person before you is a 100 year old lady paying for $10 worth of groceries with a check, which she literally takes 10 minutes to write. I don't get annoyed by it though, they are old so they get a pass, but it makes me LOLWTF in my mind.

they got self checkout now. saw it when I was there last year.

Not when you have a full cart of random crap because you're shopping with the wife and kid(s), it isn't practical because the bagging area is too small, and the POS complains then needs cashier assistance when you move **** around. If you're a single dude that just buys WTF you need, then this is indeed an option.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: riotonthebay on Thu, 06 February 2014, 14:57:31: I'm very tired of waiting on USPS. My local post office is absolutely horrible (so much so that about a dozen people on Yelp think they're running a scam, stealing packages), and maybe only 1/5 packages are delivered on the day they're scheduled to be.

:mad:
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:05:20: Feel like I'm one of the most patient mother****ers on this forum
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: C5Allroad on Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:23:28: Waiting for something to download is also quite bothersome...
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 06 February 2014, 17:15:52: A good portion of your life is spent waiting. An average person might spend upwards of 5years out of their entire lives just waiting around, doing nothing. Best to learn and love it, it's like your life's way of forcing you to take a step back and chill out. That is to say, I'm not one of those people who jumps on any opportunity of lull in their life's momentum to pull out their phone and go into that, head-down-and-ignore-this-awkward-moment-long-enough-it-will-go-away mode.

Anyways, you're always waiting for something and there should be enough around you in this age to distract you long enough for life to become entertaining again. Or at least you can wait to die.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: HPE1000 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 17:17:38: Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 06 February 2014, 17:15:52
head-down-and-ignore-this-awkward-moment-long-enough-it-will-go-away mode.
I like that description :D
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 February 2014, 17:36:28: Quote from: HUNTERANGEL121 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:23:28
Waiting for something to download is also quite bothersome...

i remember taking 15 minutes to download a single song from napster..

and yet I managed to fill a 250gb harddrive this way...

back in the day..

it wasn't until early 2001 when I got 80KB/s broad band... I also only had 512 ram
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Thu, 06 February 2014, 17:43:04: Quote from: Sifo on Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:05:20
Feel like I'm one of the most patient mother****ers on this forum

Ditto.

Also, it frequently seems like the phrase "hurry up and wait" summarizes our society pretty well.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 06 February 2014, 17:44:02: Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Thu, 06 February 2014, 17:43:04
Quote from: Sifo on Thu, 06 February 2014, 15:05:20
Feel like I'm one of the most patient mother****ers on this forum

Ditto.

Also, it frequently seems like the phrase "hurry up and wait" summarizes our society pretty well.

it's the internet... you want it.. and you want it now...
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: Grim Fandango on Thu, 06 February 2014, 17:50:42: I am in the direct opposite situation.

I used to be super impatient, and always had somewhere to go and places to be. Now, I do not mind to slow down, sit and relax. Regardless of where it is or for what. Things come and go without you noticing if you never take a second to look around. There are things I hated because they were slow and boring, and now I just wish I could have enjoyed them.

I know it is not the same thing as what the OP is talking about. But I think it applies to many situations.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: elton5354 on Thu, 06 February 2014, 18:00:43: I hate waiting while I'm waiting. Geekhack doesn't load properly on my Tapatalk, so I always quit the app and use my browser instead.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: Dubsgalore on Thu, 06 February 2014, 20:00:04: Geekhack taught me real patience
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: demik on Thu, 06 February 2014, 20:09:42: Quote from: dustinhxc on Thu, 06 February 2014, 09:56:32
I hear ya there man.. Very inpatient.

what are you in the hospital for?
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: iri on Fri, 07 February 2014, 01:21:40: Quote from: Dubsgalore on Thu, 06 February 2014, 20:00:04
group buys on Geekhack taught me real patience
ftfy
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 07 February 2014, 04:22:34: Quote from: iri on Fri, 07 February 2014, 01:21:40
Quote from: Dubsgalore on Thu, 06 February 2014, 20:00:04
group buys on Geekhack taught me what I really want and its usually not worth the wait, but its all about the hype.
ftfy

FTFYA
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: Krogenar on Fri, 07 February 2014, 06:40:57: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 06 February 2014, 07:42:59
Am I the only one who gets tired of waiting?

No, I hate waiting. I run up escalators or stairs to avoid waiting. When I walk somewhere in NYC, I walk fast -- so fast that my wife, walking alongside me, will 'downshift' me. Actual driving in NYC doesn't help either. My favorite phrase is: "MOVE YOUR DEAD ASS!" said with more gusto than text can convey.

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I mean you go shopping, you wait in the checkout line.

I'm with you there. Thank the Lord for self-checkout lines. *boop*boop*boop* I'm out. It's way better than listening to an octogenarian haggle over the price of canned corn and then write a check. Probably the best place to shop for food has to be a Stew Leonard's megamart near me. They have 50 checkout lines, and they're all open and manned. They even have a drill sargeant-like person who directs slow people (I call them 'slugs') to available checkout lines. It's awesome.

Also, I notice that people from the Midwest (this is anything not in the immediate tri-state area) are shockingly slow. I went to Penn State, and football weekends were nuts. All these people visiting for the game, all walking four abreast on the sidewalk, moving so slowly I would try to pass them, but they're a goddamned wall of flesh, so I would run up onto someone's lawn and then back down again. These people were so slow they made me feel like I was in The Matrix.

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USPS or UPS freak out when there is a little bit of snow/ice on the ground and don't deliver packages.

For GBs I try to just forget that I'm in them. I pay the invoice and then try to forget. Until you remind me, Ray. Thanks.
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Fri, 07 February 2014, 07:32:29: Generally I don't have a problem with waiting times...
It gives me the chance to space out and think about thesis and stuff :)
Title: Re: Do you get tired of waiting?
Post by: dustinhxc on Sat, 08 February 2014, 00:25:59: I love the orange and black theme. I use the browser on my phone and go on the forum whenever I'm waiting for anything. Especially usps lines.
Download speed is amazing now.