Texts from tardy friends.

• Author: Galanes, Philip
• Position: What Would You Do? - Brief article

With everybody texting, I've noticed that people are now generally less punctual. I often make plans with friends and receive a text five minutes before our meeting time saying: "Running late. Be there in 15." That's annoying and disrespectful. What can I say without seeming like a jerk?

--Simon, Arlington, Virginia

EVEN WORSE are those people who send streams of texts like GPS devices: "In front of Club Monaco," "Grrr--this taxi," "Two blocks away." As if constant radio contact could make up for their being late. You're right. A text makes...