21st century lethargy

[AllenETreat]

This thread is, in part, to do with my non-plussed purchase with
One Stop Knife Shop...

I don't know about any of you, but I notice, since 9/11 a lethargy
has crept over the U.S. at least -

FLA was bad enough, but now I notice it in the North East ( really
out of character for us up here BTW ) Certainly when the WTC was attacked
alot people put thing's on hold....it's now 3yrs later!

I just came from Mc Donalds ( here's a corker! ) and I get in line with a guy
that must have taken a record five minutes to order a Big Mac, soda &
fries. He then just stands in line ( as it begin's to grow ) and proceeds to
consume that fatty "fast food" - the cashier look's around him & say's "next
in line" and this lummox continues to stuff his face, until the cashier told
him "you're all set, next" and he slllooowwwllyy moved off & over to where
the condiments were...

HELLO,THIS IS A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, NOT CHUCK'S STEAK HOUSE!!!

This trend is alarming - one can reasonably expect to wait in a doctor's
office, ER, or some place where it's called for, but to make people wait
just because of one's own sloth?

Give you another example -

When I was on a bus in Hollywood, FLA a youngster was at the bus stop
having a smoke ; the bus door's opened & he just stood there, taking his
time to finish his cigarette, delaying the bus ( the driver closed the bus doors
and you shoulda seen how fast he moved then! :eek: )

Or how about going to a "social service agency" to get a bus pass & something that take's a day goes into three days?


I don't know about all of you, but I'm glad my number's gonna be up
sooner :D 'cause personally I'd hate to see what thing's are gonna
be like five years down the road!

I sure hope our troops aren't copping the same attitude either, because
if that's the case, al qaeda & the Iraqi's are gonna have fun beating us to
a pulp while we "wait" our respective turns.

I make a formal call for consideration - people, let's not waste precious
time!

What say the augurers?

AET

[The Deacon]

Allen, sorry about your bad day, know I'd be mad at the world if the wrong knife arrived, and madder yet if the dealer seemed unconcerned about it. I've had thoughts similar to what you are expressing here myself. Just not sure whether it indicates an increase in the lethargy of others, or just a heightened sensitivity on my part to something that existed all along. Then again, I must admit I find myself having "senior moments" more and more frequently, so pehaps I'm as much a part of the problem for others as they are for me. Hope tomorrow goes more smoothly for you.

[dialex]

I'm afraid it's a general feature nowadays. Everywhere around me people seem to take their time. :( My wife has a two months and a half delay of her payment because some clerks don't want to get involved in minor things like taking care of what they are paid to do :(
One of our writers said that "eternity was born in a village", - perhaps because we tend to believe there's a tenderer life at the country, but believe me, the lentor has spread all over us.
Edited to add a funny (or peculiar) thing that happened today at work. The manager came to inspect the way we fulfill our tasks. It happened that we were about to finish the whole work and he said: "hey, if you finish all by now, what's the next shift gonna do?" And he made us leave the work unfinished and look for other things to do (like moping the floor or something) :confused: And he's the owner of the business, IMO he should appreciate if we finish the work faster. Oh well... :mad: