The Waiting Room Lineup

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At some point in time we have all had the joy of sitting in a waiting room. That visit to your doctor, the nail shop, the dreadful dentist office, nerve wreaking job interviews, or any type of government offices that typically require you to wait before you get called back. That wait can expose you to some very irritating habits of other people. In every waiting room you tend to encounter at least one of these groups of people. You have the cell phone talkers who don’t have a problem sharing their personal business with everyone; you have those pesky kids whose parent seem oblivious to the terror their little ones are causing; and you have those habitual question askers who always take up the time of the receptionist, leaving you to wonder if that is causing your own time to be delayed.

The first group of people you may encounter are the cell phone talkers. I am not speaking of those who pick up just to ask for a call back. I am referring to those who chose to have long and involved conversations, so loud in fact, that you are left with no choice but to hear about what happene...

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