Comments on: Jogging dangerous to the ego! http://www.blondeiam.com/geography/directionally-challenged.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:02:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Ros http://www.blondeiam.com/geography/directionally-challenged.html#comment-9 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:01:31 +0000 http://www.blondeiam.com/geography/directionally-challenged.html#comment-9 As commented by Dan: We were living in Colorado Springs at the time and my wife (just told me she can edit this so I will tell the truth) was invited to visit a dear friend in Buena Vista CO, so I agreed to play Mr. Mom for the weekend. However, I was worried about her because, well, she is blonde and because she was VERY pregnant with kid #3. It was winter and the drive to BV goes through narrow canyons along the Colorado River near Royal Gorge. As an Aussie, Ros’ experience driving in snow was limited, so I played the patient husband and reminded her numerous times to please be careful and watch out for the dreaded “Black Ice.” Of course being from Australia she thought “Black Ice” was an alcoholic beverage! Alas, I explained that Black Ice resides in shadowy areas where cars are prone to slide and crash especially in canyons where the sun shines and then the shadows reappear to re-freeze the water into Black Ice. I gave her directions to stay on Highway 24 to BV and call me when she arrived there. Well, she finally got on her way and after 1.5 hours the telephone rings. I dutifully asked her where she was and was there a problem. No problem - just going to be a little late! She was in Limon CO. I responded, “You must be going the long way then.” Silence. Limon is east of Colorado Springs and Buena Vista is west of Colorado Springs. Ros had made a 180 degree error. But best of all she kept wondering when the mountains would appear. Honey you are headed towards western Kansas, the next mountains you might run into are the Ozarks if you’re lucky and most probaby the Appalachians. I suggested she turn around and come home but she said she wanted to get to BV. So she tried to call the ladies in BV to let them know she would be late. Of course their cell phones didn’t work up in the mountains. They had just held a prayer vigil for Ros when she walked in to the meeting over 3 hours late! Never, ever ask her for directions. Magellan had better navigations skills. On many occasion she would ask me for directions in Colorado Springs. I would say go west. Invariably, “Where is that?” Honey the mountains have not moved since we arrived in Colorado Springs 6 years ago. They are to the west. As commented by Dan:

We were living in Colorado Springs at the time and my wife (just told me she can edit this so I will tell the truth) was invited to visit a dear friend in Buena Vista CO, so I agreed to play Mr. Mom for the weekend. However, I was worried about her because, well, she is blonde and because she was VERY pregnant with kid #3. It was winter and the drive to BV goes through narrow canyons along the Colorado River near Royal Gorge. As an Aussie, Ros’ experience driving in snow was limited, so I played the patient husband and reminded her numerous times to please be careful and watch out for the dreaded “Black Ice.” Of course being from Australia she thought “Black Ice” was an alcoholic beverage! Alas, I explained that Black Ice resides in shadowy areas where cars are prone to slide and crash especially in canyons where the sun shines and then the shadows reappear to re-freeze the water into Black Ice.

I gave her directions to stay on Highway 24 to BV and call me when she arrived there. Well, she finally got on her way and after 1.5 hours the telephone rings. I dutifully asked her where she was and was there a problem. No problem - just going to be a little late! She was in Limon CO.

I responded, “You must be going the long way then.” Silence. Limon is east of Colorado Springs and Buena Vista is west of Colorado Springs. Ros had made a 180 degree error. But best of all she kept wondering when the mountains would appear. Honey you are headed towards western Kansas, the next mountains you might run into are the Ozarks if you’re lucky and most probaby the Appalachians. I suggested she turn around and come home but she said she wanted to get to BV. So she tried to call the ladies in BV to let them know she would be late. Of course their cell phones didn’t work up in the mountains. They had just held a prayer vigil for Ros when she walked in to the meeting over 3 hours late!

Never, ever ask her for directions. Magellan had better navigations skills. On many occasion she would ask me for directions in Colorado Springs. I would say go west. Invariably, “Where is that?” Honey the mountains have not moved since we arrived in Colorado Springs 6 years ago. They are to the west.

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