I am surrounded by tardiness. It is driving me bonkers. I am a person who despises being late. I work very hard to be right on time. I am often early in which case I whip out the ever-present book and bury my nose in that. In all areas of my life, other people have not worked out the subtle nuances of reading a clock. I have dealt with this problem in my personal life, as my husband tends toward lateness. Once while we were dating he was two hours late. Since he wouldn't answer his phone I thought he was dead. Nope. (I'm really glad he wasn't.) This tardiness has begun afflicting others in my life as well. Most especially some support staff at my school. My students are entitled to a full class period and are frequently gypped 10-15 minutes. My co-teacher and I have spoken repeatedly about this issue to the principal. There has been no improvement. So I guess I must just suck it up and fume in silence.