Same as the level annoyance I have by reading all the whining of the people who took advantage of non-enforcement in the past. And now many of these same people are continuing to look for ways to game the system.
Yes, I have been late before but I accept that and take responsibility and accountability for that and not expect others to accommodate and make special exceptions for my poor choices and actions.
Since I am apparently one of those "annoying" people that have the nerve to call it the way I see it, I guess I fall into that same annoyed with the testers category.
A few weeks ago, while I was in WDW my group had the occasion to be given something that I didn't ask for and really is against the established rules. It was done as a Pixie Dust action and it was a very nice thing for them to do. You know what, since I am a annoyingly active person on these boards I have not talked about it at all. Not because I wasn't appreciative of the action, but because I knew that if I posted the action here, there would be a number of folks that would think to themselves...well, if they did it for him maybe they will do it for us. Then instead of "magic" it is now an entitlement. I didn't attempt to get this perk, in fact it was the furthest thing from my mind. It was just given, possibly because I didn't ask, I don't know what the thought pattern of the CM was. (Nothing to do with FP, BTW) I wouldn't hesitate to tell my close friends about it because it was a very nice thing, however, I wouldn't ever repeat it, especially in this type of thread, to a certain group of people that are only trying to find a way around the rules. Not a chance!
To intentionally attempt to go early or late just to see what would happen and then when someone was given a bit of magic, it becomes a "let me tell everyone that they did this". Humans, being human will give it a try and before to long the magic will be taken away because it has become a hassle. I guess that makes me a Cop of some sort but it is because many of us can see beyond this minute and know that certain actions although successful at the time, can eventually, with enough momentum, become the end of it happening to anyone.
So if my "stick to the rules" unless there is a real reason like ride breakdown or slow meal (even though that is controllable) stance is annoying, it is no more annoying then someone that is constantly trying to get more than someone else is to me. So I guess we're even!
but just wanted to chime in about the 5 minute grace period before your time starts -- on our recent trip, we tried to go back about 10 minutes early and they wouldn't let us. We stepped away then went back at about 7 minutes before, and still couldn't. The CM stood there and stared at his watch until it hit exactly 5 minutes, then let us in.
