i agree to what you just said this is obviously someone who would go hours after there aloted time and its people like this that really annoy us on this apparently "petty" issue
Guess again, Hoss. Either you didn't read it, or you didn't believe me when I said I generally endeavor to abide by the rules in this case. I make a point to show up at my allotted time. Yes, I have sometimes shown up 5 or 10 minutes early, hoping to get in that much quicker, only to be told to wait, and that's fine...I had no problem with that. And yes, there have been times when I got held up in line longer than anticipated, and shown up 5 or 10 minutes late and managed to get in, even though it's past my time. And I have no problem doing that. But again, I do make a point to show up at my allotted time, and no, I don't go hours after my time.
I just don't get the self righteous, goodie goodie attitude that so many of you have for petty rulebreakers at WDW, whether we're talking about pool hopping, fastpasses, refillable mugs, or whatever. So someone else is breaking a rule. So what? Move on and enjoy your day and don't worry about what those people are doing.
I guess people like you rub me the wrong way because I have a brother like you and I had to put up with that petty nonsense all of our growing up years. My older brother was what my Dad referred to as "pompous pious". Basically "pompous pious" can be defined as being very snooty, and prideful about what a good little rule follower you are, and having a need to make sure everyone knows how good you follow the rules. After all, what fun is it to be a rule follower if you can't make sure everyone else knows it. So in order to draw attention to what a good little rule follower you are, you have to make sure you make no secret of your contempt for those who would violate the least little jot or tittle of any rule. It's our way of pounding on our chest and showing how righteous we are.
I remember once when my cousin and I were playing checkers and we each agreed that we didn't want to play by that rule which says you must jump if a jump is available. Of course, my brother was incensed by that because how dare we violate a rule! He made sure to tattle to Mom about it and, of course, she didn't give a rat's butt. Or, more recently, there was the time 4 or 5 years ago, a group of us went to Six Flags and we went on that ride that spins you around really fast so that you stick to the wall. Part of the safety spiel was that you aren't to lay sideways during the ride. Well, there were two or three kids who chose to do it anyway, and as soon as we got out of that ride, my brother was mumbling and grumbling about those stupid kids who were breaking the rules. According to him, they should have been kicked out of the park and it would serve them right if they had fallen and broken their arms. And we got to hear him murmering about that the rest of the day, and even a year or two later when we'd talk about Six Flags, we would get to hear again about those evil rule breakers that day. You see, my brother is a rule follower, darnit, and he has to make sure everyone knows it! And how dare someone else break a rule in his presence! These kids broke a rule, galldangit, and my brother needed to make sure everyone knew how he felt about it!
And many of you here remind me of my pompous pious brother, with your constant need to make sure everyone knows that you're among those good little rule followers and your need to make sure everyone here knows the contempt in which you hold those who would commit such dastardly deeds as pool hopping or showing up late for a fastpass.
I suppose many of us go through that pompous pious phase during our childhood. There's the playground snitches that have to run to the teacher anytime they see a rule being broken. Or the kids in class that have to raise their hand and tell on another student for some petty thing or another. It's our natural way of making ourselves feel righteous and making sure everyone else knows it. But most of us mature and grow up at some point and grow out of that tattle tale/pompous pious mentality. Most of us except for those on these forums anyway.
