Our Lives Are All About Maintenance
It amazing how much of our time we spend doing maintenance. With all the maintenance, it’s amazing there is ever such a thing as progress, or productivity. Think about it. You know we spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping (OK, some of you survive on less than that, but not me).
Perhaps another 1/3 goes to maintenance. How much time do we spend getting ready for the day? Maybe that averages an hour a day (wide variance here). Then there’s preparing food and eating—-anywhere from ½ hour if you’re a fast food junkie to 2 or even 3 hours a day. There are maintenance errands to be run and tasks to be done, such as oil changes and dentist visits and grocery shopping and bill paying. If you have a pet, there is poop to be scooped and food to be fed and maybe walks to be had (though not so much with a cat). And of course there’s all that time we sit on the john. Gee, it’s a wonder we humans ever get anything else done!
Perhaps another 1/3 goes to maintenance. How much time do we spend getting ready for the day? Maybe that averages an hour a day (wide variance here). Then there’s preparing food and eating—-anywhere from ½ hour if you’re a fast food junkie to 2 or even 3 hours a day. There are maintenance errands to be run and tasks to be done, such as oil changes and dentist visits and grocery shopping and bill paying. If you have a pet, there is poop to be scooped and food to be fed and maybe walks to be had (though not so much with a cat). And of course there’s all that time we sit on the john. Gee, it’s a wonder we humans ever get anything else done!
posted by Michelle at
1:07 PM
3 Comments:
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autopartsny, at 5/19/2006 6:51 PM
I feel the same way about maintenance, but think about those poor shmucks 100 years ago, who spent 8 hours/week on laundry, and 2 hours per day on meal prep. You should watch 1900 House. It gives you a whole new appreciation for modern life.
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Becky, at 6/13/2006 10:35 AM
One day humans will never have to lift a finger, because our faithful robots will to everything for us. We will spend all our time participating in hobbies and recreational activities.
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Dedwarmo, at 7/26/2006 2:36 PM
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