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Re:Waiting Time Paradox or Why Is My Bus Always Late? by prmoustache on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @11:46AM (#41301101)
I don't understand all those smokers that are lighting a cigarettes seconds or 1 minute before the bus reaches the halt. Most of the time you can see the bus from a distance yet they still light them up.
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Re:Waiting Time Paradox or Why Is My Bus Always Late? by laweijfmvo on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @11:56AM (#41301192)
maybe they know they can't smoke on the bus, so they "need" to smoke as late as possible before getting on to survive the ride? idk, not a smoker.
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Re:Waiting Time Paradox or Why Is My Bus Always Late? by bravetraveler on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @01:19PM (#41301954)
Eh, a bus ride is a bus ride. They're all outside of the 'comfort window' so to speak. When I was heavily dependent on nicotine I could still go a couple hours and not really mind it.

Maximizing the minutes doesn't track but people are irrational. When I got an e-cig my use went way, way higher.

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Re:Waiting Time Paradox or Why Is My Bus Always Late? by humanfromearth9 on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @03:47PM (#41303343)
For me it is shorter : I don't understand all those smokers.
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