As one of my favorite TV characters aptly quoted: "I often wonder if my life would be completely different if I wasn't perpetually ten minutes late." I'm always late. Everywhere. That's why my clocks are all fast (don't ask me how much - I deliberately don't know) and I live like they're five minutes behind. I call when I suspect I might be late, and people are always surprised that I called ... but lucky for me, most don't seem to mind when I am running a few minutes behind. Whew.

Welcome to today's society. I believe this also can be filed in the same folder as today's Customer Service. Basically I believe everyone has soooo much work that they choose to not really be concerned as everyone will be back sooner or later! What kind of mentality is that!?!?

Unfortunatly in this day and age you aren't important as long as I (and who is more important than me) can leave at noon on Friday and start work at noon on Monday. I won't complain. If your in sales you are looked at as being only a salesman and therefore not rating an apology. We ask why the country is going in the direction it is going. We need to take a closer look in the mirror. We are not the fairest ones of all anymore.

Reminds me a little of a doctor I went to see over 20 years ago. I was without transportation, so time was important to me, even if it never was with them. They constantly overbooked and were never on time, or even close. They asked me about my next appointment one time, whether I wanted it at 8:30 or 10:00. I asked them if I took they 8:30, could they get me in at 8:30? After a noncommittal answer, I told them to put me down for 8:30, I will be there at 10:00.

Integrity is defined as the state of being whole and complete. Applied to humankind, integrity is all about keeping one's word--doing what you say you are going to do. Integrity has no shades of grey. People either have integrity or they do not. People get their power from integrity--It is so because I say so. I suspect that people who are late are frequently late. People who cancel meetings or are no shows likely are frequent no shows. We can choose to accept their behavior or not.