In there street where I live there are a few people who day in, day out, sit out on the front chatting all day long right through to the early hours of the morning.
I go out to work at 7:20am and they're all out - sometimes in their p.j's, then I come home around 2:30 - 3pm and they're still there (maybe not for the entire day but they're there.)
This goes on and on, they flit from one house to the next but never go inside any of the houses.
Somedays they party, some days they chat, other days they're arguing up and down the street, knocking door to door with a petition to have an eviction order on one of their 'friends' that they've fallen out with, then two days later they're all friends again.
Yesterday, the weather was shocking and yet they were still out, with their umbrellas to boot!!
What could they possibly find to talk about all day when they don't have anything else going on in their lives?
I often wonder if it's a bit like when we were all at school, she said this, she did that, she's talking about so and so.... It's like they've never grown up.
I kind of resent paying taxes to fund thier idleness - maybe that's why it bothers me so.
I see your point SpaceCase,but i'm sort of a 'Bring it the f**k on' type of woman.lol
I will fight my corner if I know i'm right...........I also know some pretty mad people who would happily back me up.
I suppose it isn't like that for everyone though and we all have to do what we feel right in any situation.