The Timing of It All

This weekend, I realized my priorities and idea of time are quite different from other people's ideas. For instance, I had plans to attend a formal dinner after picking up my car the other night. So I got dressed and was ready to go, while hubby was relaxed though he needed to drive me to the dealership. He even found time to write out some bills. while I rushed around. We headed out the door and I asked him if he had everything he needed. He said he wasn't sure since I had rushed him out the door. Once in the car, I asked if he had his phone on him in case my car wasn't truly finished. He said no, cause he was rushed out the door. I asked if he had his wallet. He said barely as he was rushed out the door. At which point, my temper snapped, yet he had time to write out bills. Where were his priorities?

Once we got to the dealership, the man took his time explaining to me the work done on my car. Mind you, they had my car from 10:00-5:30. Plenty of time! I asked about my wiper blades and the guy told me they were fine. I asked if they'd been replaced. No, they didn't need replaced, was his response. What? They were shredded so bad, they were falling off. He patronized me, asking if I was confused over the windshield damage they had to fix. No, I know the difference between the windshield and blades. He said they could fix it now. I told him, I was on my way to a dinner and he said, they could do it in 3 minutes flat. When I made my way out to the car, 5 minutes later, two men were wrestling with the blades. Checklist, anyone?

Later in the weekend, we had friends over for pizza and movie night. It was planned down to the minute. Pizza ordered at 7:20, 45 minute delivery estimate, delivered by 8:05. Wait, the pizza was actually delivered at 7:40, though people wouldn't arrive until 8:00. How is that a 45 minute wait?

Thankfully, everything went smoothly with my weekend plans, though I do question how other people think.