《《《 DETOUR 》》》
《《《 DETOUR 》》》
: a road, highway, etc., that you travel on when the the usual way of traveling cannot be used. M-W.com
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All well and good, except when you pull up to the cones blocking the on-ramp, to find out there are no directional signs as to which way to turn now.
Oh good, there is a person holding a stop / slow sign. Surely they will have some information.
So getting out of the truck, I walk up to the person holding the sign, to hear.
“The road is closed.”
Ah ha. I thought maybe a parade was going to go by.
Since I wasn’t really in a position to go back whence I came. I asked, can I go this way. Pointing to the only way remaining.
“I think so.”
Hmmm, (in case you didn’t notice, the vehicle I am driving, is over 100 feet long, has three pivot points and is almost 14 feel tall). Backing up, is not really an option.
Do you think I could get a tractor and a set of three trailers through there?
” I’m not sure, I am not from around here.”
Yeah, me neither. It’s midnight, it’s dark in that direction, cause it appears to be all farmland.
“This road will be open at 7 a.m.”
Thank you, I will try my GPS.
Technology 1. Humanity. 0
Knowing I had an outlet, to write this out, certainly helped bring a little levity to a situation that could have been an unnecessary waste of time.
