Thursday, December 8, 2022

Directionally Challenged, Part 2

Sunday's Christmas party was even more of a challenge to reach than Friday's launch party. I overshot an exit by one hour. I had excellent, patient coaching by our host and hostess. I was on the road for three hours. By the time I walked through the facility's entry, there were roughly a dozen people left as the food was being put away. 


The Plan for getting home was to follow the car of one of the guests. When I saw a car leave, I rushed to retrace their turns. I couldn't catch up. Nobody else left the parking lot, which should have indicated my decision to leave was premature.


The Result was that I was successfully guided by phone out of the development. Guess you could say that I was only Semi-Lost.


It got much worse from there when I missed the turn-off that was to lead me home. After driving through endless unfamiliar woods, on the alert for deer crossing, I realized that now I was Really Lost

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Then I stopped at an intersection with unfamiliar route numbers. The routes were unknown to my friends as well.  Luckily, they knew how to use their smart phones to access GPS, a skill I never learned.


After the couple figured out where I was (in HELL), we exchanged calls back and forth to gauge my progress.  Their directions bypassed  Raleigh and eventually led me to a familiar town and main road. Route 95 South was just a few blocks away. 

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The couple's empathy and encouragement got me through a difficult night. I am so grateful!

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Four pluses for the evening were that I did not run out of gas, end up in a ditch, or run over any deer. I walked into my living room at 9:10 pm.   +   +   +   +


To paraphrase the Beatles, "I got by with a lot of help from my friends."



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