How flexible is your schedule?
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Did you ever get there? :laugh:
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
My schedule is as flexible as my wife allows it to be.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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It's probably part of your personality and you should always be yourself. I am the opposite: single, no kids, and very structured. I have to plan everything out. I typically plan clothes for the week, food, naps, job/work to be done, finances, workout, ect... It works for me and hate when I can't keep to somewhat of a schedule. I will say I am not scared to do the Joel from Risky Business saying from time to time; such as my 2 week May trip, but it is already planned and budgeted out!
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I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Well it's all very well if you've got motive, means, and opportunity but those of us who've been on the earth long enough to realise that everywhere you go is pretty much the same (and worse, wherever it is, you will be there), lack funds, and/or have dependents such as dogs for which arranging transport and accommodation is not always easy ....
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
I am so flexible that I am called "free electron" sometimes. I don't like planning as it can make you blind for the numerous opportunities of the moment. My lifestyle is so anarchic, that one day I can sleep between 8am and 4pm, and the following day 10pm to 6am. I go to sleep when I'm sleepy, wake up when I'm awake, go to work when I'm bored being home, go back home when I'm bored working. My biological clock has no respect for sunlight. I like this lifestyle.
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Both types are a kind of Quality, and both are good I think. Having different types, makes the community more colorful. :thumbsup:
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
Having kids and an ex - spontaneity to that level could lead to an Amber Alert.... That being said, when something interesting comes up I generally try to make it work. Took off with the kids last Friday for a last-minute spring ski weekend. You only get about a week of skiing in above-freezing weather, so you take it - especially when you luck into a discounted hillside condo rental. Took about four hours to get it all put together, packed up, and on the road.
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
The older you get the more obligations you develop. Also, I agree with the post that it is a personality thing. Some people can just "wing it". Others are horrified by the thought. So, enjoy it while you can now, because as you get older, the obligations catch up to you like the wake of a boat. Finally, the downside of being "footloose and fancy free" is the Indiana Jones quote, "it's not the years... It's the miles ". I am living proof of that one. :sigh:
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Well it's all very well if you've got motive, means, and opportunity but those of us who've been on the earth long enough to realise that everywhere you go is pretty much the same (and worse, wherever it is, you will be there), lack funds, and/or have dependents such as dogs for which arranging transport and accommodation is not always easy ....
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
I have traveled many places in US and Europe and find many differences in people, cuisine, music, culture, history, etc. It has added immensely to my world view. I suppose on some level it IS all the same, common problems, we're all made of atoms, etc, but I enjoy the variety and how it adds spice to my life.
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
I think this sounds super-cool and fun. "Crazy" to me is taking your life savings and betting it on the Super Bowl, or quitting your stable job to pursue an acting career right after your baby is born. Taking a spontaneous road trip just sounds like a blast. I agree that most people find this kind of approach too risky, and that's a shame. This approach to life always reminds me of the line in the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by TS Eliot where he says, "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons". I say keep doing what you're doing and ignore the naysayers.
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This last Friday, I decided (based on a social media post) to travel over 5 hours north of where I live for a weekend trip with the family. From first thought of I should do this till we were on the road was a little over 2 hours. Several of my co-workers think I'm crazy and said they could never do something so spontaneous. I've done stuff like this in the past and it amazes me how inflexible people can be. Of interest, it seems that singles and couples without kids (people who should be most flexible) are most likely to find it crazy. Does anybody else find this to be true?
Hogan
TL;DR all the comments (I read a lot though). I thought I would add my 2 cents here. I have noticed this myself; people in my circle of friends who do not have children are MUCH less flexible. I have a couple of related theories: 1) As a parent you get used to occasionally having other people's vomit in your face and diarrhea on your lap, so you learn to flow with life's little hazards; whereas adults without children likely do not experience this, and are used to things being 'just so'. 2) On the other hand, adults without children may be self selecting. They do not have children BECAUSE they want to avoid experiencing these things.