Rude People ruin get together

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HA!! too many former/active military people around here ......everyone is ten minutes early. Even I find myself showing up ten minutes early to class or the doctor or whatever appointment.

Makes you wonder what people are thinking when they are late. They have to realize what they are doing. They have to be somewhere, and know where they should be.

I have concluded people do it to be controlling and prove a point to others.

in the past if I would have done something like that ...my dad would have locked me out and said "you missed your bus, next time do **** right" LOL

Oh the memories :D
 
Ever had a dessert salad??? When you live on "Tammy Time", where the hippie family always insists on bringing the salad, then shows up 3 1/2 hours late for dinner!!! "Tammy Time"...... embrace the dessert salad!!!!! Merry Christmas all!!
 
Dartnut said:
Yes, the old Christmas **** shows........
This year, we were going to go to the sister in law's place, but she got into a mood last Sunday and called it all off. She even threw the frozen turkey at her daughter across the room and took down her tree and decorations. Then she proceeded to post a lot of crap on facebook to all of her friends and relatives as well as call everyone she knew that night to basically say ''f'' off and leave her alone.
Then on Wednesday, she got her husband to put the tree back up and decorate the house again, and Christmas dinner etc, are back on.
She called us up and re-invited us, and i said no, we already bought a turkey etc. and were staying home.
That was the third time this year she called Christmas off, then i told her 3 strikes and you're out. We didn't have the time to wait and see if she changed her mind again. Then it would probably be a lot of arguing at dinner anyway.
Now get this, she then called us a-holes for wrecking Christmas!
What a freaking head case psycho drama queen this year, but then again, she always has been into the drama.........
Consider yourself lucky!
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Get her some therapy for Christmas
 
bring him too :)

hey, remember our conversation about Moody?
For my Christmass present the wife is sending me to their founders week conference, together with a friend from church

maybe we can all meet in Chi-town in stead :)
 
Be thankful you are all still here and can still see each other at all.
 
Back in Time said:
Very valid point RRR.....we should always count our blessings.
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Yup. It was only Kitty and me this year. We didn't hear from my family or hers. None of our children. We sat at the table thankful to be with each other and throwin the cats an occasional piece of ham. It was quiet. It was nice. It was special. It would have been nice to hear from someone, though.

So be thankful for what you have. Not everybody is as blessed.
 
Tardiness drives me nuts. I am a retired Air Force Officer, and for 20 years, punctuality was not an option for me. The cavalier attitude young people have to punctuality today is appalling. I have friends that are retail store managers, and their number one problem is getting their people to show up on time.
 
Mike Harrison,I agree with your comments on young people and am reminded of the old saying: Better late than never,well never is becoming a better option now adays,mrmopartech
 
Gen. Geo. Cluster said at little big horn, " those West Point professors, said, always be early, not late"..... HUMmmmmmmmmm.

my oldest daughter did send me an email that said " Merry Christmas"

the little dogs had Christmas dinner!!!!! that roast hen was so good. and the dressing, cherry pie!
 
My wife always cooks holiday meals for my bachelor friends and I. Most of them don't have any family left. Most show on time, one dosnt. We love Steve and are just glad to see him. Oooo, the ham was good!!
 
I heard some doofus on TV once say "if you need them, show up ten minutes early, if they need you, show up ten minutes late"


guess everyone failed to mention to him...no one "needs" you
 
RustyRatRod said:
Be thankful you are all still here and can still see each other at all.
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I do that every day not just at Christmas, and pray for those who do not ''get it'' at all at any time of the year as well.
At my age i have no room for negative people at any time of the year.
I would rather be alone with my wife and have a great peaceful Christmas day than be around people with bad attitudes and conflict who need to ''keep up with appearances'' and spend the day with family..........regardless of the outcome.
We had a wonderful day and dinner, just Christine and I with our critters.
 
I have a problem with "late". This is the speech I give new employees when I hire them. "I don't care if it's work, school, church, a date, Dr. appt.,or dinner at Mom's. Late is a sign of disrespect, and it's inconsiderate."
 
'73red-duster said:
I have a problem with "late". This is the speech I give new employees when I hire them. "I don't care if it's work, school, church, a date, Dr. appt.,or dinner at Mom's. Late is a sign of disrespect, and it's inconsiderate."
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I totally agree. some of us must have a built in clock!!!!?? I could never stand to be late, even when unavoidable!! I show up if still breathing, even in the worst snowstorms, floods, whatever, and on time, even if I have to leaver 1 hour early for that 45 min drive. ( glad i'm bout sorta retired) I just can't help it. my 2 daughters are the same way. genetic!?? don't know!

I try not to let others adversely affect my " happy state of mind!"
 
My ex wife owned a business at one time, and my son worked for her. He got to where he was taking advantage of the situation, showing up late, and she put up with it. However, she had a partner, and he eventually got tired of it. He came in late one morning, and the partner demoted him, and busted him to part time. He came to me whining about it, and I gave him the "speech". I told him it didn't matter if he was working for his Mom, me, or Joe Blow from Breeze, when you have a job, you show up on time. To my knowledge, he has never been late again.
 
One of my wife's sisters was always late and always made it about her and had to be the center of attention.Then she would get mad,throw a temper tantrum,and leave.Little did she know we were all thankful when she left.
When they decided to move up north we were ecstatic.Now she is in prison in New Hampshire or Vermont and we enjoy the peace and quiet.I am glad hew worthless husband stayed up there.
 
496 polara said:
One of my wife's sisters was always late and always made it about her and had to be the center of attention.Then she would get mad,throw a temper tantrum,and leave.Little did she know we were all thankful when she left.
When they decided to move up north we were ecstatic.Now she is in prison in New Hampshire or Vermont and we enjoy the peace and quiet.I am glad hew worthless husband stayed up there.
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Everybody here brings happiness..... :D

Some by coming, others by leaving.... #-o
 
My sister and her husband are ALWAYS late for family get together dinners. We know they will be even though we plan early so people can visit and catch up. They live next door to us too! Haha! When we assign what to bring we always give them dessert. When dinner is ready we eat so it's all fresh and hot. Snooze you lose. When they arrive we invite them to make up plates. It's their choice to be late so we don't let it interfere with our family enjoyment.
 
"When dinner is ready we eat so it's all fresh and hot."

As it should be. If you elect to be late, enjoy your cold dinner, don't expect everyone else to.
 
1 1/2 hours late is totally unacceptable & I don't blame you for being upset. Next time have her bring the dessert, so your mealtime isn't disrupted....

Good to hear you enjoyed your get together :thumbup:
 
I grew up under the "if youre 15 mins early, you're on time. If you show up on time, you're late!"
 
1970Duster said:
I grew up under the "if youre 15 mins early, you're on time. If you show up on time, you're late!"
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That's pretty much the way it was in the house I grew up in. For a family get together, as far as my Dad was concerned, 15 minutes early, was still late.
 
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