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What does "We'll be there in a couple hours" mean to you?

betsnupbetsnup member
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Because to me, it means you'll be here in 2, maybe 2.5 hours if I'm being generous.  And yet here I am, 4 hours later, still waiting for my ILs to bring D back.  This drives me nuts, they are never on time returning him.  I really hate it when people are late.
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Re: What does "We'll be there in a couple hours" mean to you?

  • tmp-354536812503300tmp-354536812503300
    2 hours. Couple = 2. I hate HATE waiting for people. There is hardly anything that pisses me off more than waiting on people that are late without a very very good excuse.
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  • JessibellJessibell
    2-3 hours.
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  • MonkeybuttwhatMonkeybuttwhat

    imagebetsnup:
    Because to me, it means you'll be here in 2, maybe 2.5 hours if I'm being generous.  And yet here I am, 4 hours later, still waiting for my ILs to bring D back.  This drives me nuts, they are never on time returning him.  I really hate it when people are late.

    It means what you said. 

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  • inbetweendreamsinbetweendreams

    To me, "a couple hours" means around 2 but definitely before 3 hours. 3 is a few. 4 is definitely more than a couple.

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  • violetvirgovioletvirgo

    imageAudreyGolightly:
    2 hours. Couple = 2. I hate HATE waiting for people. There is hardly anything that pisses me off more than waiting on people that are late without a very very good excuse.

    i completely agree on all accounts!

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  • lizzie53084lizzie53084

    agreed! couple=2-2.5 ish.

    Call them and ask them why they are so late???

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  • JARbabyJARbaby member

    Couple = 2 unless you are in Utah.

    A few hours would have been more appropriate.

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  • KathrynMDKathrynMD member

    couple hours means sometime roughly today, but not soon.

    Unless they gave or you asked for a specific time - its hard to get upset about something so generic as "a couple hours"

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  • ms_mellorms_mellor

    I'd say 2 hours...3 at the most.  Going on 4 hours is way past a couple...and I'd be ticked!
     

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  • nhonzelnhonzel
    It means they need to come up with a more concrete time than that
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  • stfnestfne
    imageKathrynMD:

    couple hours means sometime roughly today, but not soon.

    Unless they gave or you asked for a specific time - its hard to get upset about something so generic as "a couple hours"

    I have to basically agree with this. Yes, "a couple of hours" would mean between 2-3 hours to me, but if you wanted him back at a certain time you should have specified.

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