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Oh Lord, I'm lost!

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by tracyq144, Dec 4, 2012.

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  1. Dec 4, 2012 #1
    tracyq144

    tracyq144 Heavy Load Member

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    Been doing this for quite awhile (20+ years), but I still get lost, on occasion. And feel as bad, or worse, as I did when I was green.

    It rarely happens in the day light of course, and rarely in an area where one could simply "go around the block". Oh no! It usually happens in the wee hours of the morning, and usually when the road is about 6" wider than my truck. And no streetlights. And the road is not marked and not on the GPS/map. Usually it is also in the fog and/or a snowstorm.

    So, I just keep driving forward, hoping against hope that the road will lead somewhere I can either get turned around or find a place to park until daylite. I LOVE my chob!
     
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  3. Dec 4, 2012 #2
    jbatmick

    jbatmick Road Train Member

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    Always remember, and never forget, if it was an easy job, anybody could do it. I guess that makes us special. ??
     
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  4. Dec 4, 2012 #3
    STexan

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    And run into this ...
    low-clearance.jpg
     
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  5. Dec 4, 2012 #4
    EZX1100

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    thats my favorite time to arrive at a shipper

    this gives me time to get lost, turn around, back up, or whatever other joys one can experience when going to a place for the first time

    any arrival time between 0001 and 0400 is fine with me
     
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  7. Dec 4, 2012 #5
    david123abc

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    I never get lost. I do however take the scenic route quite often.
     
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  8. Dec 4, 2012 #6
    Palazon

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    Google Earth is my friend......
     
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  9. Dec 4, 2012 #7
    svenkyek

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    Hi Tracy, in Germany Trucker not drive 22.00 Clock until 05.00 Clock in the Morning say Police.
    And not Sunday and Holliday.

    by, Sven
     
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  10. Dec 4, 2012 #8
    jimvrg

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    we never get lost we only make a wrong turn:biggrin_25524:
     
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  11. Dec 4, 2012 #9
    MNdriver

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    So long as I am going the direction of my destination, I am only learning new routes is all.


    I never get lost. I just learn of places I don't want to go back to.
     
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  12. Dec 4, 2012 #10
    NavigatorWife

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    Some creative reasonings here.
     
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