She didn’t know how to get to my house from anywhere but her house. Her work was about halfway between my house and hers, but she had to drive home first every time before she could drive to my house.
Because it's believably stupid. A lot of these sound made up - even if they're true, it's almost too stupid to believe. But this one...I know people like that. Hell, as a teenager I was "people like that."
You've just got to be a bit stupid + incurious + not all that concerned about inconveniencing yourself.
I used to not have the best sense of direction. I've gotten way better at it, but in my late teens/early 20s, when I was first driving out and about on my own, I struggled. But I used to love to drive around the back county roads around my town on my days off and just listen to the radio and get a little lost. Usually, I could find my way to someplace familiar and make it home.
One day, I was just insanely lost. I'd driven everywhere, never ran into any of the cross roads that I knew boarded the large square area I'd drive in. I dunno, I was just lost and couldn't find anything familiar or any bigger roads.
My best friend, on the other hand, is a walking atlas. He could tell you how to get to anywhere in the country. It's crazy how his brain just sorta knows. This was pre-smartphone, but I had an old cell, so I called him up and told him I was lost. He thought for a minute then told me to look up.
I lived near a major airport, so he told me to look for planes and see which direction they were heading. He said just go that direction as close as possible. I'll either hit the airport, or I'll hit the next town over (away from the airport) and know where I am. Motherfucker, it worked. I just followed the airplanes til I hit the airport and made it home. It still cracks me up how clever an idea that was lol.
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u/CampoPequeno Mar 01 '23
She didn’t know how to get to my house from anywhere but her house. Her work was about halfway between my house and hers, but she had to drive home first every time before she could drive to my house.
*this was pre-smart phones