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Title: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on August 31, 2011, 11:09:52 AM
Often attributed to Louis XVIII as "Punctuality is the politeness of kings."

But either way it is something I strive to observe. If I am running late, for any reason, I 'phone the person expecting me and declare myself guilty before the appointed time for the meeting, give an estimated time of my late arrival, apologise and offer to remake another appointment.

I am even (reasonably) happy to accept "between 11 and 12" or similar but when 12 arrives and there has been no contact I start to get angry. Today's "between 11 and 12" is now 10 minutes late, no call, nothing.
 cussing: He will be getting very short shrift when he eventually turns up. evil:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on August 31, 2011, 11:19:45 AM
He has just called "My sat nav can't find you"  Banghead

FFS There is only one house with that name in the village and everyone knows it.

"But I don't have the house number" he wailed.

""That's because it doesn't have a number, neither does any other house on the fvcking High Street"
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on August 31, 2011, 11:35:50 AM
Well that's him been and gone with a flea in his ear!  censored:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: apc2010 on August 31, 2011, 11:38:02 AM
Try living here ..........lucky if you get the right day ........ noooo:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on August 31, 2011, 11:46:15 AM
Used to live on the Isle of Wight ..... they work to a different time zone altogether.
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Miss Demeanour on August 31, 2011, 12:15:22 PM
He has just called "My sat nav can't find you"  Banghead

FFS There is only one house with that name in the village and everyone knows it.

"But I don't have the house number" he wailed.

""That's because it doesn't have a number, neither does any other house on the fvcking High Street"

Well it wasn't his fault he was late then  , not if you don't have the common decency to have a number  ;)
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on August 31, 2011, 12:22:24 PM
 cussing:

This is Wales!

As a local once said when I commented on the lack of numbering "Well boyo, if we wanted you to know where we lived, we'd bloody tell you wouldn't we."
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Miss Demeanour on August 31, 2011, 12:24:00 PM
Well you can't have it both ways .....wanting to hide away from the world except when you need something  whistle:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on August 31, 2011, 12:27:05 PM
Since you can walk the whole length of the street in  two minutes I fail to see how the lack of a number made him late. All the houses have names, prominently displayed.
Now that's enough ground bait thanks.  evil:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Miss Demeanour on August 31, 2011, 12:38:25 PM
You must learn to compromise dear boy  lol:

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Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on August 31, 2011, 12:50:20 PM
Working where you do you will well know that street numbering is not something an individual householder can do ... If the street has never been numbered it requires the consent (planning) of the local authority and the Royal Mail. The process takes up to two years as we discovered when another street in the village decided to go that way.  whistle:



I think that just broke your fishing tackle BTW.
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Miss Demeanour on August 31, 2011, 01:07:17 PM
 lol: lol: lol:

Have you got a worm I could borrow ?  ;D
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Barman on August 31, 2011, 01:12:46 PM
Try living here ..........lucky if you get the right day ........ noooo:

Quite so... my pool man didn't turn up today... "his truck broke down..."  ::)

His truck broke down = he promised to be with eight different people today....  noooo:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on August 31, 2011, 01:22:43 PM
Your pool man is Nick?  eeek:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Barman on August 31, 2011, 01:26:46 PM
Your pool man is Nick?  eeek:

 lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on August 31, 2011, 04:33:15 PM
I too hate tardiness but where are we to stand on earliness?

Occasionally I will get a supermarket to deliver.  Today was such a day as I needed 25 tins of baked beans, 10 bags of flour, 5 of sugar and several kilos of dried fruit.  Oh yes my dears the season of the Christmas cake is upon us. evil:  A 'slot' was booked for between 5 and 7pm.  It arrived at 4.45.

I will not mention the phone call from the delivery man asking me for directions for house number 50. I don't live there but I resisted the temptation to tell him. angel1
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Just One More on August 31, 2011, 04:58:20 PM
I too hate tardiness but where are we to stand on earliness?

Occasionally I will get a supermarket to deliver.  Today was such a day as I needed 25 tins of baked beans, 10 bags of flour, 5 of sugar and several kilos of dried fruit.  Oh yes my dears the season of the Christmas cake is upon us. evil: 

25 tins of baked beans in Christmas cake  eeek:  Isn't that overdoing the beans a bit,




by about 25 tins  rubschin:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Barman on August 31, 2011, 05:46:28 PM
I too hate tardiness but where are we to stand on earliness?

Occasionally I will get a supermarket to deliver.  Today was such a day as I needed 25 tins of baked beans, 10 bags of flour, 5 of sugar and several kilos of dried fruit.  Oh yes my dears the season of the Christmas cake is upon us. evil: 

25 tins of baked beans in Christmas cake  eeek:  Isn't that overdoing the beans a bit,




by about 25 tins  rubschin:


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Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on August 31, 2011, 06:43:16 PM
 lol: I did wonder if I should explain the tins of beans, it seems the answer was 'yes' but for now I shall sulk and refuse.
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: bodiam on August 31, 2011, 07:12:59 PM
lol: I did wonder if I should explain the tins of beans, it seems the answer was 'yes' but for now I shall sulk and refuse.
point:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Barman on September 01, 2011, 03:56:30 AM
lol: I did wonder if I should explain the tins of beans, it seems the answer was 'yes' but for now I shall sulk and refuse.

Oh come on.... Popcorn:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: bodiam on September 01, 2011, 06:04:49 AM
lol: I did wonder if I should explain the tins of beans, it seems the answer was 'yes' but for now I shall sulk and refuse.
I think she bathes in them  whistle:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: Snoopy on September 01, 2011, 07:22:21 AM
I may be forced to refuse the next invitation to lick her feet.  rubschin:
Title: Re: Punctuality is the Courtesy of Kings
Post by: bodiam on September 01, 2011, 05:37:48 PM
after 25 tins of beans, her feet are the least of your worries bom