Over the years I have heard people tell stories about being lost. I think I have the best ever.
Our Auto dealership was located on Interstate 10 , about half way between San Antonio and Houston. We had a billboard on the Interstate, so we got a lot of traffic from people passing through.
It was around noon one day, and I saw a Cobra Mustang with out-of-state plates pull in and head for the garage. Both technicians were at lunch, so I ran down to the shop to see what the traveler needed. He had stopped if front of one of the stalls and I saw he had New Jersey plates. I greeted him and asked how I could help him. "Need an oil change", he replied. I told him ok and that the techs would be back in half an hour. He got out and was standing by his car and I asked him where he was headed. He raised his arm and pointed west and said "Florida". I was confused , since he was pointing towards California. I asked him where he was coming from and he replied, " New Jersey" . Now I was really confused. So I asked him again and he told me the same thing again. So I said "If your going from New Jersey, to Florida, what are you doing in Texas??" "Texas!!!??" He exclamed, "Holly Crap, I must have taken a wrong turn!!" He leaned against the car and I thought he was going to pass out. I got him to go into the waiting room and sit down. Reality began to sink in and he asked "How far did I go out the way?" I grabbed a map book and looked at it and figured about 1400 miles.
He asked to use the phone to call his mother in New Jersey. She answered and screamed "Where are you!!!??" He Responded, "Texas" . She screamed even louder, " Texas!!!! What the hell you doing in Texas??"
The technicians came back from lunch and serviced his Mustang. As he was getting into his car he said, "I sure am glad you had that billboard out the on the freeway, otherwise, I might have driven all the way to California"
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