I was just reminded of my own experience giving directions. Everyone from customers, delivery drivers, to potential employees get this mixed up. We're on "S. Blah Blvd" and there's another better known road "Blah Ave" This happens 90% of the time, but this one was the worst!
SD - stupid driver!
SD - (never been to this town so I thought he wouldn't know about Blah Ave) What exit do I get off of to get to your shop?
Me - Take exit 193 and go all the way to US xx. Turn right, go thru 1 stoplight and make next left. There will be Big Chevy Dealer and little quick mart on the left.
Next phone call! (he must have seen Blah Ave and decided that everything I said was crazy and he knew better then I did how to get to the place I just happened to be sitting at.
SD - I'm on Blah Ave and US xx and I can't find you.
Me - Go south and look for Big Chevy Dealer and little quick mart on your right - turn right between them.
Next phone call! How was I to know he didn't know his directions?
SD - I took Blah Ave all the way to the water (Gulf of Mexico) and I still can't find you. (he went west not south)
Me - Well, I would turn around and go back until you see US xx and turn right, that would be south. I then repeat the bit about the car dealer and quick mart.
Next phone call! He must think I've been joking the whole time about the car dealer and the quick mart since I've only mentioned them 3 times so far.
SD - I'm at Ugly Reptile rd and US xx and I still can't find you.
Me - Keep going, you have not gotten to the Big Chevy Dealer yet and it will be on your right, yack, yack, yack.
He gets here and when he goes to leave he asks
SD - How do I get back to I xx from here?
Me - (Pointing since I was outside having a smoke) Turn right there (at US xx) go thru the next stoplight and turn left at the 2nd stoplight. Take that to I xx.
SD - Ok turn right at the first stoplight and a left at the next stoplight?
Me - (wow let's try this again) repeat with more details and street names and lots of pointing
As I'm going back in the building I hear him asking my boss how to get to I xx. He still must think I'm joking about the directions!
SD - stupid driver!
SD - (never been to this town so I thought he wouldn't know about Blah Ave) What exit do I get off of to get to your shop?
Me - Take exit 193 and go all the way to US xx. Turn right, go thru 1 stoplight and make next left. There will be Big Chevy Dealer and little quick mart on the left.
Next phone call! (he must have seen Blah Ave and decided that everything I said was crazy and he knew better then I did how to get to the place I just happened to be sitting at.
SD - I'm on Blah Ave and US xx and I can't find you.
Me - Go south and look for Big Chevy Dealer and little quick mart on your right - turn right between them.
Next phone call! How was I to know he didn't know his directions?
SD - I took Blah Ave all the way to the water (Gulf of Mexico) and I still can't find you. (he went west not south)
Me - Well, I would turn around and go back until you see US xx and turn right, that would be south. I then repeat the bit about the car dealer and quick mart.
Next phone call! He must think I've been joking the whole time about the car dealer and the quick mart since I've only mentioned them 3 times so far.
SD - I'm at Ugly Reptile rd and US xx and I still can't find you.
Me - Keep going, you have not gotten to the Big Chevy Dealer yet and it will be on your right, yack, yack, yack.
He gets here and when he goes to leave he asks
SD - How do I get back to I xx from here?
Me - (Pointing since I was outside having a smoke) Turn right there (at US xx) go thru the next stoplight and turn left at the 2nd stoplight. Take that to I xx.
SD - Ok turn right at the first stoplight and a left at the next stoplight?
Me - (wow let's try this again) repeat with more details and street names and lots of pointing
As I'm going back in the building I hear him asking my boss how to get to I xx. He still must think I'm joking about the directions!
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