How common is it to get lost?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by jayo2009, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. BigJohn54

    BigJohn54 Gone, but NEVER forgotten

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    Is it Division or Sunshine? If it's Sunshine I know the drive. It's a bit confussing. It could be a long drive to turn around too or backing onto a busy highway.
     
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  3. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Division came to mind, but it could have been Sunshine... been a year or so since I was over there...
     
  4. wsyrob

    wsyrob Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I pretty much stayed lost my entire first year. Just finding terminals was an adventure. If you stay at the same company for a few years it gets easier. You learn customers and there are less times that you need to go somewhere for the first time. This in my opinion is where experience pays off. Its not so much driving down the road, its knowing where the road is going.
     
  5. Freebird135

    Freebird135 Road Train Member

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    it doesnt matter how good you are at finding addresses when the address is wrong or the company isnt marked worth a **** lol
     
  6. brsims

    brsims Road Train Member

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    I...have never been lost. I always know exactly where I am at. I'm special that way. It's just that occassionally everywhere else will get temporarily misplaced! I blame the gremlins who work behind the scenes.:biggrin_25523:
     
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  7. I_HATE_MINIVANS

    I_HATE_MINIVANS Heavy Load Member

    Or the ditzy chick on the phone says "it's either the 3rd or the 4th stoplight, I think,. ... it's where the Taco Bell used to be, you turn left there, go down about, oh, I don't know, 4 or 5 blocks and there's this really cute little car that's always parked at the corner, take a right and we're like the 5th of 6th building on the right, but you have to go around through the alley so you'll have to actually turn half a block BEFORE where that cute little car is always parked"...
     
  8. Freebird135

    Freebird135 Road Train Member

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    i cant stand it when people dont know street names in the city they have lived in their entire lives

    and i mean main streets....or when they dont know north from south
     
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  9. I_HATE_MINIVANS

    I_HATE_MINIVANS Heavy Load Member

    #### straight! I mean, ... ok I promised her I wouldn't tell this story no more, but I just can't help it CUZ IT'S TOO #### FUNNY!!

    Ok, so I was talking about geography with my girlfriend last year, shortly after we got together. Basically she was fascinated by my job (or just pretending to be) and was asking about all the places I've been to.

    With a perfectly straight face, I kid you not, this was a REAL HONEST QUESTION... she asked me:

    "What state is Canada in?"
     
  10. Freebird135

    Freebird135 Road Train Member

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    lol

    off topic but you just reminded me everytime im picking freight up and the destination is the town of ontario, ca (commiefornia), i start looking for the customs papers for canada

    i dont know why but it gets me every time
     
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  11. I_HATE_MINIVANS

    I_HATE_MINIVANS Heavy Load Member

    I don't run Canada. I ain got nuthin against them Canadians, my problem is US Customs. They make it such a pain in the neck getting back home it just aint worth the trouble
     
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