"Waiting isn't so bad" written by Paul on estrip.org

Category: life

08/22/10 01:25 - 69.ºF - ID#52504

Waiting isn't so bad

In watching the video heidi posted on (e:heidi,52496) - the author mentions that people hate to wait for things. In the one example, he was saying about how people even hate to wait the one minute for a computer to boot up.

I think that is changing as people start to multitask their wait times. How do you best do that? With a smart phone. (e:enknot) and I were talking about this the other day in the context of red lights. I used to hate waiting at red lights, since I got a smart phone back in 2003 I find myself not dreading it as much and sometimes actually hoping for a red light because I know I can fill the free time checking the weather, my mail, writing a blog, reading google news, seeing if any problems happend at work, text my brother to see if he is hungry, etc. Same with doctor's offices, a line at the store, etc. I know I probably should not mention texting and driving as it is illegal but, on the other hand, you are practically parked at red light.

Anyways, I just don't mind waiting as much anymore. I think the key to happy waiting is having a device that can distract you from the waiting itself. On the other hand it sometimes starts to feel like you have no downtime, but I was never very good at downtime anyways.

heidi writes at 10:44:15 08/22/10 - Comment #57991: I think my droid x makes me more dangerous. I'm obsessed with looking at it/checking it. I finally turned off the gmail notifications because it was just too much!!

tinypliny writes at 11:25:34 08/22/10 - Comment #57970: Good things come to people who wait?

Honestly, I have never felt waiting was a annoyance unless I am dreadfully late for something and the wait is causing even more delay. But then it's squarely my fault to begin with. Somehow it only ever happens in Greyhound terminals when I rush in last minute to get tickets to NYC or Rochester. I have tried to get past this by not taking Greyhound for the last 4 trips. I am then forced to buy tickets online (for Megabus or Amtrak) and then there is no waiting involved.

In most of the other places, I spend the wait time scrutinizing people's dresses, shoes, speech and mannerisms. Sometimes its fun to make people slightly uncomfortable by staring at them too long. :-)

metalpeter writes at 10:37:19 08/22/10 - Comment #57965: In The words of Tom Petty "Waiting is the Hardest part"

Sorry that Red Light is a bad example and it shows a certain type of perception that I'm not sure what it is. Sitting at a Red Light isn't waiting. People sometimes back up by mistake or don't break soon enough or turn into you. Or if it turns green will hit you. Sitting at a red light one should be ready and in the go position it isn't time to check anything other then directions.

Waiting in lines is tough. Ever been to an amusement park when it is busy. You think that you are doing ok then the line moves up and you hit the half hour sign, argh.........

What the video doesn't touch on is that instant gratifaction causes ADD. Yes for some they do have it on there own. But if you get everything right away, then when you have to wait you do something else, you will get used to doing one thing and then another and I do think it does cause ADD. Just like I think watching to much TV or fliping channels can.

Our Society is go go go, and that is good but there are some negatives to that as well.

I don't have a problem waiting. But what I do have trouble with is waiting for longer then things should take. Computer download up load. If it should take 5 minutes that is fine but at about 7 then it is taking to long. Fast food is a great example, I love Burger King, McDonalds and Wendy's but long line or moving slow it is no fun.......

That being said there is some waiting that can be fun (not that I do it). Camping out for tickets (tents and food and beer or what ever) or even ipad or what ever device. In there the fun is the how you wait. Or how about being in line for a concert or Henry Rollins and (he even said this) often the anticapation of how good something will be is better then the event its self.......... At Somepoint you just can't wait anymore and you get jumpy.......

good post though very good post

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Category: buffalo

08/21/10 08:29 - 78.ºF - ID#52493

What the Hay?

What was going on down there? All the streets in front of HSBC arena were blocked with bales of hay.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: food

08/21/10 06:53 - 80.ºF - ID#52491

Clams at Dug's Dive

It was well worth the walk. P.S. the diner in the last journal was an abandoned gas station and not Dug's Dive.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: buffalo

08/21/10 06:24 - 80.ºF - ID#52489

Behind the new, former casino

We walked from out house at Linwood and North to Dug's Dive on the Lake. I really walk anywhere for clams. These pictures are from right behind what was to be the new casino.

I had never really walked this way before but its pretty doable. We had to go on down to Ohio st to go over the Buffalo river. I wish they had a bridge at Michigan St.

The yummy lucky charms smell from the General Mills factory is so overwhelming at this close proximity. You could actually taste it in the air.

metalpeter writes at 11:01:07 08/22/10 - Comment #57968: In Terms of the store I'm not sure.... I know that I have seen some of the shirts at festivals , now that I think about it I don't think they had that shirt at the fair, I saw the Bret Hull is a cheater, I thought they did have that shirt when they where at Allentown West. To be honest it is tough to keep the Buffalo shirt places stright with there being a few of them.......

paul writes at 10:52:01 08/22/10 - Comment #57967: They are all sold out of that shirt. I asked the last time I was there. Then again that was when the plae was where the oil an vinegar store is now. I wonder if the t-shirt place moved somewhere else or if it closed?

metalpeter writes at 09:48:00 08/22/10 - Comment #57958: I kinda miss sitting at the counter thing, sitting at the bar on a stool isn't the same, two places that come to mind quickly are Your Host and Wolworth's. I wasn't around when there where sit ins there but when I was a kid I did eat at one at least once (Grant St. Location I think) and yes you could buy birds and fish in there (no where near the food), think I also ate at the one downtown.

@ (e:Tinypliny) one of the T-shirt companies that make Buffalo shirts does have a shirt that says something along the lines of "my city smells like Cherios" ........

tinypliny writes at 09:36:04 08/21/10 - Comment #57951: I meant GM.

heidi writes at 09:35:32 08/21/10 - Comment #57950: It's old style - the grill is farther down with the silver hood. You can see the handle of the french fry basket.

tinypliny writes at 09:30:45 08/21/10 - Comment #57947: I dig it when everything smells like cheerios at random times! Can people go on a GE mills tour to see the production process? I would really like to do that. Any idea whom I can contact to ask about this? Has anyone ever heard of GE Mills tours?

And why abandon such a cool kitchen - it was in a gas station??! That is odd. Usually gas stations have uncool crammed corner-snack shops.

metalpeter writes at 08:14:21 08/21/10 - Comment #57942: like the stools but like where is the Kitchen ?

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Category: harbor

08/21/10 05:23 - 82.ºF - ID#52488

Maritime Music Sessions

They also have some sort learn to play the spoons thing at 8:30.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 08/21/10 05:23

Category: signs

08/21/10 04:35 - 82.ºF - ID#52486

Is this from a year ago?

Or is someone just really bad with dates. There is no Friday, August 21, right?

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: church of the ascension

08/21/10 12:25 - 79.ºF - ID#52485

Dear Church of the Ascension 2

Why can't these stupid fucks park like normal people. You cannot expand your driveway into a parking lot without going through the proper channels. Especially when you are using my driveway to make it possible. It just looks looks so trashy with cars parked on the lawn.

The people parking can't even figure out how to maximize the space they have. Like how is the black car going to get out.

Here you get to find out how.

If you really don't think parking on the grass is an issue, why don't you park on your giant parking lot on North Street?

Another one just did the same thing, but even worse. When we had multiple cars we would just move so the other person could get out. Instead, they do this.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: linwood

08/20/10 08:28 - 71.ºF - ID#52483

Three more windows complete

Finally completed the left three windows. Only twelve more to go. (e:terry) is now talking about hiring someone to do the tops. I am torn between wanting to ride the cherry picker and not wanting to do any more work.

Its really coming around. In one more year I think the outside might be done.

Well, minus a new brick driveway and wall blocking off the church.

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Category: food

08/20/10 09:09 - 66.ºF - ID#52479

chilled watermelon soup

(e:samathon86) got this for lunch at Fiddleheads in Allen yesterday. It consists of chilled pureed watermelon, heavy cream and some sort of frozen fruit ball. He said it was real yummy.