Do you guys get tired of shifting gears?

[jocko]

to answer the original quesiton, my answer would be "no, until I get stuck in traffic..."
Out here in cali desert, I love my T5. However, had I been pushing the pedal in and out a hundred times per mile in Washington DC traffic like I was a year ago, I'd probably have harry carried myself. But, bottom line, I love to row my own - feels more like I'm driving than being a passenger in the driver's seat. My 2 cents only - I do like automatics too, by the way. But for my hot rod (i.e. truck), prefer the manual trans.