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dogcombat:
In other words, situations like these have you "Speaking a tongue, that's fluently dung" ;D

Ches

Kat:

Oh boy, I have been there and done that.  I have been the mother and kids, with the frustrated person behind me.  I have been the one in line behind someone taking tooooo long. 

But I have recognized this serious fault and have turned these waiting in lines episodes into an exercise in patience.  I have been consciously (it's certainly not natural) using this act of kindness trying to buildup my own patience.  So if someone walks up in line behind me with a hand full of groceries and I'm about to check out a half buggy full (can't afford a full buggy these days), I'll tell them to step ahead of me.  I've gotten some interesting responces of surprise.  But it is something I really enjoy doing now.  It makes someone else's day go better and it makes me feel good too.  Not tooting my horn here, just wanted to give you something to think about using as well, as I believe building patience takes an conscious effort  :)

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Samson:

--- Quote from: musicman on August 09, 2008, 10:27:28 PM ---Dave, I can't believe that you didn't say a prayer while in line.  I would have said to my-self, "dear God, please do not allow me to choke the parents of these undecided little twerps".  My favorites are those people in front of you in line that have been waiting for like 10 minutes and decide at the moment of truth, "I don't know what I want" (I'm mimiking them with a whiny voice.).  How bout the ones having their megatons of groceries checked out before remembering "hey, I think we have to pay for this stuff, don't we?  I usually mumble, "yes you do have to pay for the things you wish to purchase"

Then there's South Florida traffic.  Why, oh why!!!,,,,, do there seem to be 10 times as many cars on the road when it rains?  It's raining folks!!!  Stay home!!!  If you can't drive faster than 5mph when it rains, don't drive when it rains!!!  You're killen me!!

This week I'll be running a seminar on patience.  It'll be entitled, "Patience, Who's Got The Time For That".   One of my topics will be "How To Get People Moving When You're in a Hurry".

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  Ace in the Hole,

                         The Musicman strikes again, I share your sentiments, yes patience and tolerance for me lacks longevity, especially when driving and waiting in line at Food joints and Grocery stores. I've actually experienced waiting in line at a food store with someone in front of me with a overflowing food cart and when it's time to pay(antie up), they fall short of funds and now I have to wait for the process of subtraction and for the customer to decide which items they can do without. Are these people Brain Dead, Air Heads or just plain selfish or All of the Above;  ;D ;D ;D; I don't know; Did god send them to the store at that precise moment in order to disipline and train me to learn patience, probably;  ;D. Do I suffer as a result of these experiences, undoubtedly.

                         The one about driving in the rain at 5 m.p.h instead of staying at home is one familiar to me and taxes my central nervous system. When I go on a sarcastic tangent about this; The Freckle Girl will respond by saying: " Now everybody get off the road, Brad is driving now "; Ha Ha !

                          Of course this Post by Musicman is my type of Humor,good old fashioned sarcasm, based on real-life events. When Food Shopping, Driving, waiting in line; etc, etc; I don't suffer fools very well.


                                        Thanks Again, Musicman;  ;) from Samson.

OBrenda:
Stop it ;D ;D everyone ;D ;D ;D I can't  ;D ;D Breathe   ;D ;D ;D I'm laughing  ;D to hard ! ;D ;D

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