...requires real skill to undo. And why is it that sometimes I can't tell my brain to shut up and follow my instinct?
I managed to find my way into an employee parking lot rather than shipping/receiving. My brain kept saying, "No, I really think this is it." Even though my gut was saying, "NO WAY, JOSE! Don't you dare go in there!" Suddenly I'm surrounded by parked cars.
I kept cool though. I GOAL'd, walked around a bit and plotted my course. Then ran the craziest obstacle course I could imagine. And I did it with the skill of a real PRO (if I do say so myself).
Lots of fun learning experiences this week!
Did I mention TWO different tornado events? One in Iowa and one in Indiana. And I mean bona fide National Weather Service alert broadcast over the radio tornadoes. I'll be glad to be home tomorrow.
A rookie mistake...
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Yeah, it has probably happened to everyone in their early times. I wish I could show you the pickle that I got myself into in Pittsburgh the first time I went into there LOL! I laugh about it now, but I was sweating large caliber bullets at the time. I ended up having to walk about 3 blocks to find a police cruiser and have him assist me out of this jam. On a one way (no trucks) up an impossible hill- OR- back out into a very busy intersection. Had extended on the phone with me the whole time- they were trying real hard to help by google earth-ing where I was to see if they could help me out of that one, but I saw the police and went to have them help me out. I felt about as big as a flea let me tell ya LOL! Sarge probably hasn't even heard this one LOL!!! (It was like my 4th week driving solo)
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Happens to me quite often. If you've seen one parking lot, you've seen them all.
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My mind still tries to play tricks on me lol. Glade were not alone. Just keep on hammering down.
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I had to call 911 for help once when I was trapped in a residential neighborhood less than a mile from the TA in Baltimore. I knew it was close by, but I was sitting on a no truck street and had 3 options from which to choose, all no truck routes.
So I called 911 and asked for help on which way was BEST. The lady asked me if I was in one of the big box delivery trucks and I said "No ma'am, I am in a full size semi truck with a 53 ft trailer."
She responded with "Oh my God!" and a moment of silence. Now, I'm reasonably sure it is never good if you manage to make a Baltimore 911 dispatcher actually scream God's name, so I was definitely nervous at this point.
She simply said she was sending an officer, who arrived and blocked traffic for me while I turned left and jumped a VERY large concrete divider. And after a rounded a sharp curve about 1/2 a mile ahead, there was the TA on my left. Go figure. -
Got a story for Yall
I was running team pulling wiggle wagons. I was heavily drooling on my pillow when the curtain opens and driver wakes me and needs help. All I see is a 4 ft x 8 ft ROAD CLOSED sign in front of me. Yup he passed 2 other road closed signs then stopped at the last one.
I said "break em down". Disassemble then rehook a setof pups.
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all I can say is when in doubt get out. I will put the for ways on and go take a walk to see what I am getting to. It is easier to walk in and walk out then to drive in and back out.
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