The other day, I was on my way in to a building. It was very important to me that I get in to the building just as soon as I could. Unfortunately, as I approached the beautiful main entrance, there were two burly men standing right in the doorway just chatting about whatever it is that burly men chat about. There was no way to get around them, so I waited a moment, then cleared my throat. They glanced at me, then just continued their discussion. At that point, I politely, yet firmly said "Excuse me, I need to get in to the building". They both chuckled, then the more burly of the two pointed at a small door about 30 feet farther along the way and said "use that door, it takes you to the same place". Well, darnit, I didn't WANT to take that door that was a bit out of the way! Ya know what? I went to that other door anyway, spending about 45 more seconds than I had wanted to, and I ended up right in the heart of the building where I wanted to be in the first place.
Strange how things work out...