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mander - Posted - 07/24/2026: 09:13:18
Somewhere in my memory is a man stating he would wait ten minutes for Elizabeth Taylor, and not a minute more. I gather he was an impatient man. Or smart. Not sure which. Up until I moved to my current place I felt I was forever waiting for someone. I once waited ten years for my then husband to answer a simple yes or no question. Actually, longer. On the appointed date, he said he wasn't ready and I should stop being so pushy.
I waited four hours once for a politician to show up for a political event, not for his sake, but for my mother's. He ended up talking privately to her for half an hour afterwards and I gained massive daughter points for it. That wait was an exception to the rule.
How long would you wait for your favorite idol?
1935tb-11 - Posted - 07/24/2026: 10:30:32
i waited 5 years to marry my second wife ,, i guess that qualifies,,, as waiting.
i waited 12 years to buy my first gibson banjo ,, and 21 to buy my first pre war gibson,,, i guess thats waiting also.
and i will wait ALL my life to meet #1 ,,,,,,,,,,, that is waiting too....
Edited by - 1935tb-11 on 07/24/2026 10:30:55
Owen - Posted - 07/25/2026: 09:49:04
I don't have a favorite idol.... I suppose whether or not I had somewhere else I should be (?) would be a factor in "allowable" time.
We were at a car show a few weeks back and my wife "disappeared." I waited longer than I thought it would take an ambulance to show up, then checked into a nearby store I thought she might (?) prefer over cars... no luck ... then decided I should check our vehicle. Thar she be .... resting in the relative shade. 
All told, probably 10 minutes?? [And I don't recall much about the last I-don't know-how-many cars. 
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Edited by - Owen on 07/25/2026 10:05:08
