Waiting ..............

I don't like to wait unnecessarily. I understand that there are situations where waiting is required and I can accept them. It's the times where a wait occurs unexpectedly - or when the expected wait becomes too long - that I don't like.

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This past Saturday, I went out to run some errands. I had no specific plan but I was hoping to take the paper to the Mall and spend some quiet time there. Things were going well until I headed towards Menlo. That's where the traffic got backed up because of these people.

It seems that every Saturday and Sunday there's some group out at every intersection asking for money. These guys, I think, were asking for support for their sports/cheerleading squads at a school that's no where near this corner. I had to wait for the light to change twice before I got this close.

I was tempted but there was nothing I could do.

Sunday I stayed home and waited for it to stop raining.

Monday was a free day for me. School's were closed because of Columbus Day so I didn't have to Babysit. It was cold when I left the house and I actually had to do the "clear the windows" routine for the first time. I made a few stops, one of which was a local convenience store to get my Lottery tickets. When I came out, I saw this guy.

I think he was looking for something in his pocket and I waited a while, watching him. It annoyed me that he was out there in a sleeveless T and shorts and I was cold. I backed out, turned to the right, and drove around behind the building. As I passed him ...

Point, press, Flash.

I had everything I needed so I drove home.

Tuesday I Babysat. The only waiting I did was while my Granddaughter napped.

Yesterday, I was "off" again for a School Holiday. I slept in and then decided to get a haircut. They open at 8 but I've been going there for years and know that the early guy is always late. I got there at 8:10 and still had to wait 10 minutes before he showed up. Still, I was the first customer there.

I then drove to the Comcast office in Avenel. The TV box for my Living Room set died several weeks ago and, since I had some free time, I drove over to swap it out. On the way, I saw this guy.

Another one of those "right place, wrong time" things.

Point, press, Flash.

I got to Comcast early and had to wait about 10 minutes before they opened. There was one woman ahead of me. When they opened, there were 2 clerks at the desk so I didn't have to wait long. I got the replacement box and the guy wrote down the number I needed to call to activate it.

When I got home I connected the new box, called the number, and got the unit activated. My Living Room TV was working again.

Ironically, when I went to write this up and post it yesterday afternoon everything went dark.  There was a "service disruption" in the area and they expected that service would be restored by 9 PM.

I had to wait until today to post this.