Do you trust people who are always late

[malaise]

If you can't get time right, WTF do you get right - damn I detest this man - he fails at everything and thinks he's a genius

[Totally Tunsie]

1. He'll be late for his own funeral,

and I can't wait to see that happen!

[malaise]

3. The funeral home will have more discipline than this dead weight

[Dem2theMax]

4. I want him to be early to it.

Tomorrow would be fine with me.

[smirkymonkey]

11. +1000

[malaise]

22. You win the thread

[Aristus]

37. Well, his funeral is already long overdue.

So he'd better get a move on...

[IcyPeas]

2. he is a celebrity - he thinks it builds the anticipation and excitement

like rock bands always do in concert.

[Mike 03]

5. That's probably the real reason, but part of me hopes it's because of a

last minute flurry of calls from Constitutional experts, warning him not to do what he's about to do.

[Trumpocalypse]

8. Hitler did that too.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. To Extremes

He would show up 90 minutes late then, when finally on stage, would stand there for 5 or 10 minutes, nearly motionless until dead silence came about.
Sounds narcissistic.

[Skittles]

6. those selfish assholes make me sick

they think their time is more valuable than yours - FUCK THEM

[MerryBlooms]

7. No, it drives me batty. I always feel like I'm running late if I'm 5 minutes early.

Both my sisters are never in a hurry to and frequently late. When I'm the driver, everyone is in the car 10 minutes early! lol

[malaise]

13. Same here

One of my close friends died recently - at her wake another friend said the two of us drove them crazy because we were never late. He recalled an occasion where he and his wife were doing the driving to Port Royal that night and our two cars arrived at their gate at the identical time. We had to wait for the others to arrive. That was about ten years ago but we laughed about it for ever.
Here's the shithound now

[MerryBlooms]

28. So sorry about your friend, my condolences. ((hug))

[malaise]

30. Thanks

Cancer is a monster - her sons are devastated...spoke with one yesterday

[MerryBlooms]

36. I didn't believe in evil, until cancer. I lost my husband in 2002 to

initial diagnosis ocular melanoma. Then within 6 months, it metastasized to his spine, liver and spleen. He was dead 11 months from original diagnosis. When they removed his left eye, they thought he'd be okay... He just got more ill and his tests kept coming back negative. I fought with doctors... Finally, it showed up in one of the tests, and next thing I knew, the doc was telling us to make sure our affairs were in order. Those last months were a blur of keeping ahead of his pain and making sure I could keep him at home. Cancer is pure evil. I celebrate those who beat it, and mourn for those who don't. I remember being on my knees in my kitchen praying he just would know who I was... He did. It's so crazy how you try to make deals and as time goes by, the deals become less and less, until you just want him to know who you are and he's in no pain. Our sons were in high school. I am so thankful we had such an amazing support system.

You being there means the world to them. Sometimes they just want someone to hear them. Sometimes you just have to listen and love, because sometimes there just aren't any words of comfort.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Sounds like my dad. If we were traveling anywhere we'd tease him

about his compulsive need to get to the airport while Boeing was still assembling the airplane out in Everett.

[MerryBlooms]

29. Haha, yeah, definitely me.

[Kali]

9. I do trust some that are

I have a friend who is ALWAYS 30 minutes late...I just adjust for her. LOL
I used to be an early arriver - like way too early for everything. Now I am often late. I don't know why the change - less anxiety?

[malaise]

31. Good point _ should have been more clear

because we all love and trust a few friends who are always late - I meant more in a professional setting although I stopped going to more than a few places with friends who are always late. No movies, no plays, no sporting events. We have agreements with some and start dining before they arrive - one of my old friends recently told everyone not to wait for his son (and wife) to order lunch because we'd all starve to death.

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. I've read that it's a sign of contempt for others.

Since then, I adopted a 10-minute rule: If they haven't at least called and told me they're running late, I'll give them ten minutes -- at that point I continue with whatever I set aside for their oh-so-important meeting.

I got a reputation for being a royal pain-in-the-ass about such things. Which certainly didn't improve my chances for promotion, needless to say.

[murielm99]

27. I have read that it is attention seeking behavior.

My husband used to do that when we were dating. After a couple of months of it, I left my house and went out somewhere else. I told him that if he could not respect me, we were done.

[malaise]

32. I know a woman who walks into the opening session of every academic conference late

I asked her about it and she told me that she just loved to be seen and had to show off her latest outfit. I just shook my head.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Depends on the reason. Some people are disorganized and some

are just passive-aggressive assholes who enjoy the power of making other people wait for them. Trump falls into the latter category. My ex was (and still is) in the former. He was and is scatterbrained and can't keep track of time and can't find things. When we were together and had been invited somewhere, I'd always tell him we were expected a half-hour sooner than the actual time; that way we'd be late within socially-acceptable parameters. It drove me nuts but he's not an asshole, just a ditz.

Trump, however, is a weapons-grade asshole who likes inconveniencing people.

[malaise]

34. Valid point

I think the Con's lateness is also about power.

[a kennedy]

14. I know.......can not deal with people who ARE ALWAYS LATE.

I’m always early.

[IcyPeas]

16. a-a-a-a-a-and he says China virus

[malaise]

20. Lies and more lies

Cut this shit media - you cannot have thispropaganda parading as truth.

EFUCKINGNOUGH!

[bluedye33139]

17. I think it partly depends on whether or not they're a jerk

Nice people who apologize and are just lost in a fog of confusion and befuddledness are a lot easier to wait for than icy sociopaths with sneery, arrogant narcissistic disdain for your time.

[IcyPeas]

18. talking about vets again.....

meanwhile because of the postal service slowdown they aren't getting the meds that they need which are mailed to them.

[lunatica]

21. I've thrown people out of my life

when they’re perpetually late. It’s a control issue with them and I don’t play that game.

Among the few things I’m a real anal stickler about, punctuality is at the top of my list. This doesn’t apply when the tardiness is justified. But anyone who plays that game gets shown the door.

[secondwind]

23. He was probably on the golf course too long. He has no manners,

disrespects and/or looks down at others, and generally doesn’t give a shit if he is late.

[Lunabell]

24. People who are always late

are some of the most selfish, self centered people on the planet. Especially if you dont have young kids.

[Awsi Dooger]

25. Actually I don't have high regard for people who are perpetually early

That aligns with lack of talent, IMO. They know they don't match up in raw ability so they have to spend all their lives in robotic overachieving mode, squeezing 1% here and 1% there.

I realize society is conditioned to applaud that type of thing. I do not. I would always take my chances on the extreme talent to overcome all. That's why I put my trust in Steve Jobs and Apple stock.

I didn't know one person in Las Vegas who cared about punctuality. We knew who was sharp and who was not.

[meadowlander]

26. It's a pretty good tip off that you're dealing with a narcissist.

When it's habitual, at the root is almost always an attitude of "my time is intrinsically more valuable than your time."

Can you trust a narcissist? Yes up to a point. You can trust them to put themselves first, but maybe not so much with the passwords to your bank account or phone.

[Blue Owl]

33. Lardy, lardy, look who's tardy

n/t

[malaise]

35. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Clearly a universal line

[JI7]

38. Depends on why , where, and overall context. Bill Clinton was known to be late

but it was becsuse he always ended up spending more time doing what he was doing.

I think Trump is late on purpose and it's more about fending his ego due to him being a failure .