From: Matthew Russotto on
In article <6e85aa57-12e6-4528-8df0-7ad1097054ff(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>,
gpsman <gpsman(a)driversmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>On Jul 21, 10:07=A0pm, russo...(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)
>wrote:
>> In article <d847768f-e2a0-43a0-b86c-7c7ed1ae2...(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups=
>.com>,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> gpsman =A0<gps...(a)driversmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Jul 20, 11:39=3DA0pm, russo...(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)
>> >wrote:
>> >> In article <4355dc71-8f52-43f7-bbc0-4d7c0aeb5...(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegrou=
>ps.=3D
>> >com>,
>>
>> >> gpsman =3DA0<gps...(a)driversmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> >On Jul 20, 9:18=3D3DA0pm, russo...(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russo=
>tto)
>> >> >wrote:
>> >> >> In article <gc01o.174440$9c1.83361(a)hurricane>,
>>
>> >> >> Justin Credible <matt.fin...(a)btopenworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> >> >"steve robinson" <st...(a)colevalleyinteriors.co.uk> wrote in messag=
>e
>> >> >> >news:xn0gws8hxbgtqb002(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>> >> >> >> Better to be 5 minutes late in this world than 40 years early in=
> th=3D
>> >e
>> >> >> >> next
>>
>> >> >> >Or as US pilots put it; "better off late and anonymous than the le=
>ad =3D
>> >sto=3D3D
>> >> >ry
>> >> >> >on Fox News at 9".
>>
>> >> >> I'll take the risk.
>>
>> >> >That would be fine, if you could. =3DA0Unfortunately, risky maneuvers=
> are
>> >> >a risk to others.
>>
>> >> Everything's a risk to others.
>>
>> >Watch out then, I'm posting this to Usenet, then I'm going to bed.
>>
>> >> >> Those latenesses here and there add up.
>>
>> >> >Leave earlier.
>>
>> >> The time adds up whether I cut an earlier activity short to cover the
>> >> longer drive time, or whether I'm late to the later activity.
>>
>> >If a minor delay makes you late, you need to better schedule.
>>
>> Adding slack time adds up too.
>
>Then you're not really interested in ensuring you're on-time.

It's an optimization problem. If being on time for the later event
were the only criteria, I could camp out the day before. That's
obviously ridiculous.
--
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From: gpsman on
On Jul 22, 6:50 pm, russo...(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)
wrote:
> In article <6e85aa57-12e6-4528-8df0-7ad109705...(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
>
>
> gpsman  <gps...(a)driversmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Jul 21, 10:07=A0pm, russo...(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)
> >wrote:
> >> In article <d847768f-e2a0-43a0-b86c-7c7ed1ae2...(a)w12g2000yqj.googlegroups=
> >.com>,
>
> >> gpsman =A0<gps...(a)driversmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> >On Jul 20, 11:39=3DA0pm, russo...(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)
> >> >wrote:
> >> >> In article <4355dc71-8f52-43f7-bbc0-4d7c0aeb5...(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegrou=
> >ps.=3D
> >> >com>,
>
> >> >> gpsman =3DA0<gps...(a)driversmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> >> >On Jul 20, 9:18=3D3DA0pm, russo...(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russo=
> >tto)
> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >> In article <gc01o.174440$9c1.83361(a)hurricane>,
>
> >> >> >> Justin Credible <matt.fin...(a)btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
> >> >> >> >"steve robinson" <st...(a)colevalleyinteriors.co.uk> wrote in messag=
> >e
> >> >> >> >news:xn0gws8hxbgtqb002(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>
> >> >> >> >> Better to be 5 minutes late in this world than 40 years early in=
> > th=3D
> >> >e
> >> >> >> >> next
>
> >> >> >> >Or as US pilots put it; "better off late and anonymous than the le=
> >ad =3D
> >> >sto=3D3D
> >> >> >ry
> >> >> >> >on Fox News at 9".
>
> >> >> >> I'll take the risk.
>
> >> >> >That would be fine, if you could. =3DA0Unfortunately, risky maneuvers=
> > are
> >> >> >a risk to others.
>
> >> >> Everything's a risk to others.
>
> >> >Watch out then, I'm posting this to Usenet, then I'm going to bed.
>
> >> >> >> Those latenesses here and there add up.
>
> >> >> >Leave earlier.
>
> >> >> The time adds up whether I cut an earlier activity short to cover the
> >> >> longer drive time, or whether I'm late to the later activity.
>
> >> >If a minor delay makes you late, you need to better schedule.
>
> >> Adding slack time adds up too.
>
> >Then you're not really interested in ensuring you're on-time.
>
> It's an optimization problem.

Seems more nitwit and proud of it/nirvana fallacy problem-ish.

> If being on time for the later event
> were the only criteria, I could camp out the day before.  That's
> obviously ridiculous.

Seems you're out of rational argument.
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- gpsman