6 'directionally challenged' lessons learned:

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

6 'directionally challenged' lessons learned: Current mood: frustrated I just spent almost 2 hours driving nowhere. My own fault. Oh, well. I was heading out (already late) to hang out with a friend in Braselton. When I got to the highway, I could see cars backing off the ramp to get away- traffic on 85 was at a dead standstill. I didn't know where the problem was, but I decided to go around it. * Lesson number 1: Do not leave the house without the phone number of the person you are going to visit. (I don't know how I managed that one). * Lesson number 2: Keep your trusty map handy (visible, and in reach) at all times. * Lesson number 3: If you cannot reach anyone on the phone who can help, and you don't know where your map is, pull over. Find the map or get directions. I did not do any of the above- I decided to fudge it. I can find my way around up here pretty well, so that might even have worked OK. However. * Lesson number 4: Read road signs very carefully. * Lesson number 5: If you have a nagging feeling that something isn't quite right, pull over and check out your hunch. (Again, look at a map or get directions). I drove way too far, on the wrong road. I did finally pull over and unearth my map. * Lesson number 6: If you decide to take an alternate, unfamiliar route, check and recheck your progress at "major" intersections. I passed my destination again, and finally ended up at the correct exit on 85. At 9 pm. Disgruntled, with a restless Sweetcheeks in the backseat (luckily Littleman was off with Billy), I decided to give it up and go home. We pulled into our driveway nearly 2 hours after we'd left. Sigh. Oh well! Time to get Sweetcheeks to bed.