A Reddit user with the handle sparklehouse666 has described how he got even with a friend who is always late to meetups, drawing praise from commenters and prompting others to vent about their own unpunctual acquaintances.
The user said his friend once turned up two and a half hours late to his own party. He said he had grown so used to the friend's tardiness that he now shows up to their meetings about an hour after the agreed time himself.
The plan to meet in the city center
The poster recounted that he and his friend recently agreed to meet in the city center at ten in the morning. He said he lives 20 minutes from the meeting point while his friend lives more than an hour away. As expected, the friend texted around ten o'clock to say he was running late. The poster said it did not bother him, since he had stayed home in the air conditioning knowing this was likely, especially with the unbearable heat outside.
The friend then promised to arrive by 10:45, but did not show up at that time either. The poster said he tried to reach him, but his friend stopped responding to messages altogether.
Waiting it out, then striking back
According to the account, the poster waited half an hour in the intense heat before deciding his friend would not be arriving anytime soon. He decided to take revenge by casually going shopping instead.
When the friend eventually arrived and asked where he was, the poster said he waited another half hour before replying that he had gone to the store but would be back soon. He then spent another 15 minutes in the shop before finally heading to the meeting spot. In total, his friend ended up waiting a full hour in the sun. The poster described the look on his friend's face after standing in the heat for an hour as priceless.
Reaction online
The post sparked heated discussion online. Commenters said people who are chronically late do not value others' time and that it is infuriating. One person said a family friend was notorious for his lack of punctuality and that they always had to wait for him before starting dinner. Another commenter praised the original poster, saying lateness drives them crazy and that they have a friend who has been doing the same thing since high school.
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