Hey guys, this is a bit of a strange one but here goes. As some of you may know, I have the tendency to get a little lost. As soon as I leave my comfort zone (which pretty much extends from home as far as uni, Cottesloe or Scarborough) my sense of direction goes out the window.
This has proven a little problematic during my current prac. I'm based in Joondalup in an office, and the placement consists of driving out to various homes or schools and treating little kiddies out there. I can get to Joondy ok (even I find it difficult to get lost on the freeway) but I often need to drive out to suburbs I have never heard of in a snazzy little government car ON MY OWN!
I do own a UBD and I am capable of reading it, however in unfamiliar territory I am known to take a slightly wrong turn or go a little too far and miss a turn off. These are fatal mistakes in more remote suburbs as lovely roads such as the Reid highway do not allow for mistakes nor do they have available areas to pull over and read a map. So such is a skill I am mastering - reading a UBD sitting precariously on my steering wheel while driving 100 km/h. This is DANGEROUS.
The most frustrating part of this is half the time when I finally get to the house the family are:
a) not home
b) the kid is sick or
c) they have forgotten you were meant to be coming (despite you confirming the appointment that morning) and are about to go somewhere!
Talk about frustrating...
So my question is, do I fork out $300 for a global positioning system that tells me in a friendly recorded computer voice step by step instructions on how to reach my destination? Or should I sticky tape maps to my windscreen so I can read them while "keeping an eye" on the road?
Any other suggestions?
dani xx
1 comment:
Hey Dani-Daredevil-Driver, this must be frustrating for you. I guess my only suggestion would be to suss out the map book before you leave and write out directions before each visit...this must be time-consuming though but worht it in the long run (especially in those nice government cars hehe). I'm sure as you get more familiar with Joony with more visits it will become easier. In a way it's like working in a big hospital and for the first few days you really have to stop and think which floor to get out on, etc, but it gets easier. As for the kids not being home...is it possible to do reminder phonecalls or appointment cards etc? Good luck hun!
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