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She got lost last nite......
Locust Fork
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My teenage (new driver) went to the movies last nite. I let her go further off than she ever has alone. She was meeting friends at a mall....the movie was a last minute thing. She called to see if I minded if she went and I said she could if she called me when it was over.....and came straight home. She called and we went over how to get back home.
Take 459....just the way you drove there back in the same direction....all the way to Trussville....then RIGHT onto 59 and you should recognize your exit and come home (when she gets to Trussville its all very familiar.)
It came time for her to just about be home when I got another call....
Coral...."I think I'm going the wrong way."
Me....."Its a straight shot back to Trussville....where are you now?"
Coral..."I see boats.....65 south....I think I remember the boats."
Me....."BOATS!!!....Where the heck are BOATS!...459...not 65..how are you on 65!"
Coral...."65 south....towards Montgomery.....right?"
Me....."NO!....NO....NO boats....MONTGOMERY...nooooo....Tuscaloosa if you are on 65.....HOW are you on 65?"
Coral...."You said to go from 459...toward Birmingham...and go toward Montgomery....now I'm on 65 south."
Me..."When!!!....You were supposed to go straight like you got to the mall....stay on 459...and you would have been in Trussville."
Coral...."The next exit says Jemmison."
Me...."I don't even know WHERE that is....get off and turn around."
*** we get off the phone, five minutes pass ***
I call her just to see if she is back on the freeway....
Me...."what do you see now?"
Coral...."I'm in the rest stop looking at a map."
Me...."WHAT!!!!...I don't want you out of your car in the middle of the night! Get back in the car and come 65 NORTH....can you find that?"
Coral....."K.....I'll call you when I get back on the road."
*** when I hang up with her I call her dad (who works nights) and ask him where is Jemison... He tells me WAY far away and tells me what he thinks she has done to get on 65 going the wrong way ***
Coral....calls back... "I see Birmingham is 40 miles away"
Me...."WOW! You think you can follow 65 south all the way home....Its not the same. You will go all the way through Birmingham and end up getting off the freeway in Hayden."
Coral....."I want to get off the freeway in Gardendale so I can stop at a gas station."
Me...."Do you need gas?"
Coral...."No...I just want to get out and get an energy drink."
Me...."Its TOOO LATE for an energy drink...and AGAIN I don't want you getting out of the car this late!"
Coral...."I'll call you when I get to Gardendale."
Me......"Dang it....don't stop anywhere!"
Coral...."I have to pee.....I'll get a Mountain Dew."
Me...."Don't talk to anyone and get a water....it'll do you more good than the other crap....get some cinnamon gum...it'll wake you up too."
She got home at TWO am.....she had a sweet tea and smelled of cinnamon gum. I cannot imagine how parents made it through this mess before cell phones!
Take 459....just the way you drove there back in the same direction....all the way to Trussville....then RIGHT onto 59 and you should recognize your exit and come home (when she gets to Trussville its all very familiar.)
It came time for her to just about be home when I got another call....
Coral...."I think I'm going the wrong way."
Me....."Its a straight shot back to Trussville....where are you now?"
Coral..."I see boats.....65 south....I think I remember the boats."
Me....."BOATS!!!....Where the heck are BOATS!...459...not 65..how are you on 65!"
Coral...."65 south....towards Montgomery.....right?"
Me....."NO!....NO....NO boats....MONTGOMERY...nooooo....Tuscaloosa if you are on 65.....HOW are you on 65?"
Coral...."You said to go from 459...toward Birmingham...and go toward Montgomery....now I'm on 65 south."
Me..."When!!!....You were supposed to go straight like you got to the mall....stay on 459...and you would have been in Trussville."
Coral...."The next exit says Jemmison."
Me...."I don't even know WHERE that is....get off and turn around."
*** we get off the phone, five minutes pass ***
I call her just to see if she is back on the freeway....
Me...."what do you see now?"
Coral...."I'm in the rest stop looking at a map."
Me...."WHAT!!!!...I don't want you out of your car in the middle of the night! Get back in the car and come 65 NORTH....can you find that?"
Coral....."K.....I'll call you when I get back on the road."
*** when I hang up with her I call her dad (who works nights) and ask him where is Jemison... He tells me WAY far away and tells me what he thinks she has done to get on 65 going the wrong way ***
Coral....calls back... "I see Birmingham is 40 miles away"
Me...."WOW! You think you can follow 65 south all the way home....Its not the same. You will go all the way through Birmingham and end up getting off the freeway in Hayden."
Coral....."I want to get off the freeway in Gardendale so I can stop at a gas station."
Me...."Do you need gas?"
Coral...."No...I just want to get out and get an energy drink."
Me...."Its TOOO LATE for an energy drink...and AGAIN I don't want you getting out of the car this late!"
Coral...."I'll call you when I get to Gardendale."
Me......"Dang it....don't stop anywhere!"
Coral...."I have to pee.....I'll get a Mountain Dew."
Me...."Don't talk to anyone and get a water....it'll do you more good than the other crap....get some cinnamon gum...it'll wake you up too."
She got home at TWO am.....she had a sweet tea and smelled of cinnamon gum. I cannot imagine how parents made it through this mess before cell phones!
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Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
She has asked for a Tom Tom. She has a birthday coming up....the 9th of December. I told Larry she wanted a Tom Tom and he said...."she needs a map" I told him she would be trying to read it, texting, playing with the radio, and looking at herself in the rear view mirror. A tom tom may not be a bad idea.
I have never looked into GPS devices.... Is there a better one than the rest? I am guessing that there may be one on sale for the holidays. I may just stop in at Radio Shack tomorrow......Thank you Jacob!
its on sale for the thanksgiving stuff, until the 29th.
I dont suggest tomorrow if you can do it saturday also.. just no promises there will be any left.
There are cheaper ones, yes, but ive heard good about the tom tom
that being said(and i can read a map), i wouldnt go anywhere without my tom tom.
they are about teh most user friendly model ive ever played with. other models have more features, but are more complicated and of course cost more.
the tom tom does have one feature you might be interested in(dont know if its offered elsewhere, just know it is with tt). you cant link the gps to a cell phone via bluetooth. theres an emergency button(well two. mechanical and medical/legal). push it and it calls either the cops or the tow truck. it also tells you where you are to relay.
Yet another reason why teenagers should not be allowed to drive by themselves.
adults get lost just like kids.
my sister is 25 and cant find her way home from two towns over.
being aware of your location has little to do with age, although many scientific studies have shown a connection to gender([:D][}:)][:D])
quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
Yet another reason why teenagers should not be allowed to drive by themselves.
adults get lost just like kids.
my sister is 25 and cant find her way home from two towns over.
being aware of your location has little to do with age, although many scientific studies have shown a connection to gender([:D][}:)][:D])
my wife gets lost in the same town we grew up in
Always, always, always go with Garmin.
"...honest to God, Mom, I got LOST, took a wrong turn, ran out of gas, etc..."
If you get 2 Tom Tom's you can program them to track her where abouts. 1 in her car and 1 at home.
Get a GPS for the car. Keep it in the car. Joe
Also - In that area of B-Ham it is easy to get turned around especially the Summit and Hy65 and 31. We travel over that way about once a month for the wife to shop at the Galerria and I go over to The Gun Cellar and visit with Tom and the guys....
She sounds just like somebody who is high on pot.
Sure. I've used that one before.
"...honest to God, Mom, I got LOST, took a wrong turn, ran out of gas, etc..."
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that thought, oh sure , lost again. I think I used that when I was growing up and driving for the first time with a hot girl. Exactly what is the date 9 months from now? [;)]
quote:Originally posted by rcrxs old lady
Sure. I've used that one before.
"...honest to God, Mom, I got LOST, took a wrong turn, ran out of gas, etc..."
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that thought, oh sure , lost again. I think I used that when I was growing up and driving for the first time [;)]
I think my personal best was, "Honest, Mom, I didn't set my watch for Daylight Savings time, so I thought I was only an hour late, not two..."
quote:Originally posted by gjshaw
quote:Originally posted by rcrxs old lady
Sure. I've used that one before.
"...honest to God, Mom, I got LOST, took a wrong turn, ran out of gas, etc..."
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that thought, oh sure , lost again. I think I used that when I was growing up and driving for the first time [;)]
I think my personal best was, "Honest, Mom, I didn't set my watch for Daylight Savings time, so I thought I was only an hour late, not two..."
Now that was a good one. I don't remember ever using that one...
I picked up a Tom Tom....only because it was $99. The others were all at least $100 more and the features were not all that different. If she uses it a lot I may get a better one for her later. Right now I just want her to remember to lock the doors and put it away....I'm guessing it gets stolen within the next month or two. After she learns a few "lessons" on why we put our stuff out of site and lock our doors it may not be such a bad idea to spend more on the better model.
Her birthday is Dec 9th.....17!!! WOW....its going by sooo fast.
Make sure to remind her that the First, most important duty to herself is to LOOK OUT THE FRONT WINDOW. The doodad on the dash telling her to turn left can't decide for her whether it is safe to do so. A few years ago I set up a GPS system for my daughter. I made sure to get a unit that I could hook up to the stereo, so that she wouldn't have to look at it. It makes her shut off the music and listen to the verbal directions. Two in-the-cockpit distractions eliminated.
We start in life traveling very close to home. And then gradually expand our travels in ever widening circles.
I remember getting lost in Houston as a teen. And can't begin to count the times I got lost in various cities while trucking. But each time I leaned something and did better the next time.
As someone stated, in addition to the Tom Tom, I would get her an atlas or at least a local map. And make sure she knows how to use it. Proper pre-route planning when going into unfamiliar places is very valueable.
Hook line and sinker.
The sweet tea and cinnamon gum were brilliant props on her part.
Oh and in return for biting on her teenage hustle, you bought her a new toy.
Well done.
I bet she CAN READ A MAP, and figured out an easy way to buy herself a few more hours while on a date.
The new chipsets are really getting better and faster.
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain