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[Ross]

Not at all! If a dispatcher pulled that here, they'd get fired.

 

[Yaps]

Thanks

Thanks

everyone. next time I go out of town , I just may keep pen and paper in hand and record our movement. This is the first time amything like this has happened to me . Ive told the miles to destination and they have always found us , fast too.Maybe she had a really bad day.. but I did report the call, time , details.. John's Father is sheriff deputy here, sooooo he said she was wrong as well...in fact when I told him, he said you just passed Greenville, and he is right , we had, but I simply drew a blank.. but he knew... thankyou love the pup

 

[hensylee]

You did good. Some would have passed it by and not get involved. At least you were the good Samaritan and tried to help. The stupid thing would be if you had not reported it at all. You did very well and my hat is off to you. You can betcha that dispatcher knew how to find the accident if it had been that necessary and dispatchers should know that when they are called, the caller is generally upset and not thinking clearly.

I stopped at an accident once - a kid had a blowout, his car rolled all the way down the hill beside I-75, turned over a few times. He crawled out, his books, papers and clothes went everywhere. A crowd gathered as I was telling the kid to lie still. He was bleeding, who knew if he had broken bones. I asked if there was a dr or nurse in the bunch. There was a nurse, but she refused to help. I asked for a coat or jacket and nobody came forward with one. I made the kid be still, got some of his clothes that were handy, covered him. All the while the nurse is telling him 'she's right, do what she says'. I asked people to send their children after the papers that were blowing away because the kid was a FSU student on his way home for a holiday and he would need his school papers. Finally the highway patrol came on the scene, took over. It amazed me that not even one of those people who were gawking would help in any way.

 

[Barry]

I keep an eye on them when driving long distances, otherwise ignore them.

 

[gadgetman]

I always watch for them, especially since I'm counting the miles down so that I can GET OUT OF THIS FREAKIN' CAR AND STRETCH MY LEGS AND HOW MUCH FURTHER IS THAT???????

Living in the mountains, they're an excellent way of telling people how to get to your house - "uh, after mile marker 7, uh, turn left about .8 of a mile, uh, then go to mile marker 2 and make a right between the uh, satellite dish and the propane tank."

That sounds like my directions to "Bubba's Country Estate " (or "Bubba Hilton " if someone is coming to stay the night). Always telling visitors (especially FedEx --UPS always seems to find me ) "Just before you reach Richland, just pass mile marker nine, turn right on dirt road, my house is the big one on the corner under the Pecan trees."

Com round back and don't bother with no dor bell (don't got nun), dawgs will tell us when you git hyuh.. Of course, ifin you caint find us with those directions (or are afraid of getting out of the car for the dawgs), just stop at Red's Pizza in "downtown" Richland and ask. They will call me (without looking up the phone number by the way) and tell you how to get here .

May God Bless,

Danny (aka, Repaired/Refurbished Bubba )

 

[hensylee]

me, too, y'all. Except ours is "you know where the old Bearhead Bar used to be? Well, you turn there and......etc"

 

[Guest]

I always watch for them, especially since I'm counting the miles down so that I can GET OUT OF THIS FREAKIN' CAR AND STRETCH MY LEGS AND HOW MUCH FURTHER IS THAT???????

*shakes head*

No no no no no...you have it the wrong way, Ms. Pam.

The PROPER quote should've been:
"I"m counting the miles down so that I can SAVOR THE TIME IN THIS WONDERFUL CAR (well, it is if you're in one of my Monte Carlos, anyway) BEFORE I CAN STRETCH MY LEGS AND ENJOY COMPANY WITH FRIENDS/FAMILY ... HOW MUCH FURTHER IS THAT?"

*nods*

There...MUCH better .

 

[hensylee]

We knew you were comin, Cort. We kept the thread goin and waited for you.

 

[Barry]

me, too, y'all. Except ours is "you know where the old Bearhead Bar used to be? Well, you turn there and......etc"

One of the first things I noticed after fleeing city life and becoming a country bumpkin is that nobody uses street addresses. It's always "the third house on the left after where they're thinking of putting in the fire station".

 

[Guest]

We knew you were comin, Cort. We kept the thread goin and waited for you.

*grins*

Why, thank you, darlin' .

And...even though I'm in a city, I know about the "turn right at the building that looks like a horseshoe ... and then go about a mile and turn left right before you get to the shed with a picture of the sun painted on it" ... lol ... I LOVE getting those type of directions!

And, Pam...sure hope they replace those mile markers soon .


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[gadgetman]

One of the first things I noticed after fleeing city life and becoming a country bumpkin is that nobody uses street addresses. It's always "the third house on the left after where they're thinking of putting in the fire station".

Or "Joe Jones Old House" (he hasn't lived there in 30 years)!!!!!!! Or "the Old Gulf Station" (been closed for about 25 years). Or "where the drive in usta be" (torn down in the 1970s). OK I'M STOPPING !!! Above usually preceded by "Ya know" and followed by a spit of tobacco.

May God Bless,

Danny

 

[gadgetman]

Or, and I swear this was a true story (happened in the 50s), and no offense meant to anyone. Directions given "Go to the white church and turn left on the dirt road just past it". Of course, no "white painted" churches anywhere on that road . SHUT UP !!!!!!! OK, OK, OK !!!!!!!!

May God Bless Each and Everyone,

Danny