Time Dialation

Right.
We all know the phenomenon. When you are watching the clock, time proceeds extraordinarily slow.

I got a very part time job recently. All of two hours a day when I am called to action as I am an alternate - covering for the regulars.
For forty five minutes at a stretch I ply my trade - safely crossing "peds" (hey, that's what the manual says) during school.
I am a crossing guard.

A forty five minute stint is SO short one should be able to complete it without a thought.
And yet...
When I look at my watch it feels as though time completely stops. Yeah, we are all familiar with this.
"What?! Only two minute have passed?"

So I left my mind wander.
Somewhere down the street someone had opened a drain and water began coming down towards me. I watched the leaves and street debris forming breaks and barriers. Seeing the ebb & flow of the water. Thoughts just swirled.
This is what I, what we all did regularly as a children.

Ten minutes passed without notice.
And I had relaxed as well. The down time is appreciated.