Happy belated Memorial Day to all in the US. I started this yesterday sitting in the grocery store parking lot waiting for them to say my order was ready. We scheduled it at the same time as our other car was scheduled to get an oil change to save time. DH is in the middle of a ton of work on our crawl space so he wanted to get home. After sitting there for ages he got out and asked someone (because no one was answering the phone) and found our they were still filling orders from over 2 hours earlier! So we went home. Our stuff was finally ready 5 1/2 hours later. And then we sat there again for over an hour waiting for someone to bring our stuff out. NEVER AGAIN on a holiday!! You could tell they were SO short staffed! I felt awful for them. 
I only chose that time because I assumed DH would be busy under the house anyway. And I still don't have my car back. It's done; but I need someone to take me to get it. 
How do you pass the time when you have to wait?
I almost always have my Kindle with me so I can read if I get the chance. I keep one book on my phone that I have read a bunch of times but enjoy. If I have wifi I will sometimes play a game on my phone but that can drain the battery too quickly too. I've bought Crossword/Word Search/Puzzle books for times when I couldn't have a device or before e-readers (like the time I got called for Jury duty). I can usually entertain myself with my imagination just fine if need be too. The benefit of having been an only child for a period in my life.
I don't usually mind waiting; but sometimes it becomes excessive or I've got people waiting on me too so that can make me less patient. Last fall I had to let them know at my doctor appointment that I had to leave by a certain time so my sitter could get to their own appointment. I booked it out of there without even checking out. People in the waiting room were probably looking at me wondering if something was chasing me.
I used to let my kids bring their Kindle Fires for my appointments. These days they usually bring a book or some little thing to entertain themselves too. DS has been known to bring the whole Globe to look at while we get our groceries. I don't like the idea of using electronics in restaurants or places where you should be engaging with other people; but sometimes they really are lifesavers for parents!
I only chose that time because I assumed DH would be busy under the house anyway. And I still don't have my car back. It's done; but I need someone to take me to get it. How do you pass the time when you have to wait?
I almost always have my Kindle with me so I can read if I get the chance. I keep one book on my phone that I have read a bunch of times but enjoy. If I have wifi I will sometimes play a game on my phone but that can drain the battery too quickly too. I've bought Crossword/Word Search/Puzzle books for times when I couldn't have a device or before e-readers (like the time I got called for Jury duty). I can usually entertain myself with my imagination just fine if need be too. The benefit of having been an only child for a period in my life.
I don't usually mind waiting; but sometimes it becomes excessive or I've got people waiting on me too so that can make me less patient. Last fall I had to let them know at my doctor appointment that I had to leave by a certain time so my sitter could get to their own appointment. I booked it out of there without even checking out. People in the waiting room were probably looking at me wondering if something was chasing me.I used to let my kids bring their Kindle Fires for my appointments. These days they usually bring a book or some little thing to entertain themselves too. DS has been known to bring the whole Globe to look at while we get our groceries.
I don't like the idea of using electronics in restaurants or places where you should be engaging with other people; but sometimes they really are lifesavers for parents!
