Telling on myself

[ivygreen]

I was asked to help the funeral home transport flowers to the funeral at a church, well out of my delivery area. Unusual request but I agreed. I wanted to go myself because the customers were a bit demanding. So I meet them at the funeral home, load up, and wait for them to get ready, about 10 minutes or so. Then I follow them (2 cars)through town. As we get to RT 40, we have went thru 8-10 stop lights, and had to wait at every one. Now I can be a little hyper and by this time I have already sat in one place entirely too long for my liking. And my mind is on everything else.
As we go thru the last light, RT 40 opens up into two lanes, and some part of my brain kicks in the thought that I am not drivng out that rd at 36 mph. So I promptly get in the other lane and zip by the hearse! As I look over and see the hearse go by and the driver looking confused I realize what I am supposed to be doing and have to slow down and wait for them to catch up to me so I can get back where I am supposed to be. I just couldn't believe it and really don't know what possessed me. When we got out 30 minutes later, I never even mentioned it. No I was not on the phone.

 

[oaf]

floral despatch mode..

I was asked to help the funeral home transport flowers to the funeral at a church, well out of my delivery area. Unusual request but I agreed. I wanted to go myself because the customers were a bit demanding. So I meet them at the funeral home, load up, and wait for them to get ready, about 10 minutes or so. Then I follow them (2 cars)through town. As we get to RT 40, we have went thru 8-10 stop lights, and had to wait at every one. Now I can be a little hyper and by this time I have already sat in one place entirely too long for my liking. And my mind is on everything else.
As we go thru the last light, RT 40 opens up into two lanes, and some part of my brain kicks in the thought that I am not drivng out that rd at 36 mph. So I promptly get in the other lane and zip by the hearse! As I look over and see the hearse go by and the driver looking confused I realize what I am supposed to be doing and have to slow down and wait for them to catch up to me so I can get back where I am supposed to be. I just couldn't believe it and really don't know what possessed me. When we got out 30 minutes later, I never even mentioned it. No I was not on the phone.

Force of habit thats all,you were in delivery driver mind set.

 

[vnance]

Thanks for the laugh! It sound like something I would do....

 

[Connie]

Ha! Good one!

 

[ivygreen]

Today's bonehead move: Went to bank A to retrieve my debit card I left in the ATM Friday, did not get $$ while I was there. Went to Walmart, checked out decided to get more $$ from the ATM there. Get to shop, realize I left debit card in that ATM, called and had to go retreive it after lunch.

Tonight's bonehead move: Just getting ready to leave work, go out to start the car, windsheild wipers are frozen, open car door, unstick them, get back in, turn them on while the door is still open, promptly dump two inches off snow in my lap and down into my shoe. Also, left gloves at home. I am going home now, and work on getting my presence of mind back.

 

[Rhonda]

Today's bonehead move: Went to bank A to retrieve my debit card I left in the ATM Friday, did not get $$ while I was there. Went to Walmart, checked out decided to get more $$ from the ATM there. Get to shop, realize I left debit card in that ATM, called and had to go retreive it after lunch.

Tonight's bonehead move: Just getting ready to leave work, go out to start the car, windsheild wipers are frozen, open car door, unstick them, get back in, turn them on while the door is still open, promptly dump two inches off snow in my lap and down into my shoe. Also, left gloves at home. I am going home now, and work on getting my presence of mind back.

and so what is the problem???? Got gas today and was snowing sideways...putting gas in.......loading up drivers door cavities with snow whilst trying to write check in apparently water soluable ink????????
Granddaughter comes to shop after school.....leave early..so much snow no one around. Drive UUUUPPP the hill to home, kid says "Nanny, my backpack??" back out of driveway, down hill back to shop.......get backpack.......drive back UUUPPPP the hill (in bull low.....no plows for hours, base pack of ice) into driveway ....eat dinner ...kid's Mom calls screaming....."I'm sideways in the road at the bottom of the hill, send the kid walking down for her basketball game" UGH.......and so it begins another generation ........Oh, It's been a very very very long day.