You're Lost Again?
Identifying the problem and learning from it.47 total reviews
Comment from John Ciarmello
Ha! I share in your pain, my friend. This is a well-organized write, and I enjoyed the read; however relatable. I can't live without Google maps, and I'm happy it has solved your issues of becoming lost. Your males are watching over you, so they're your backup, I'm sure. Best JohnC.
reply by the author on 01-Sep-2022
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Ha! I share in your pain, my friend. This is a well-organized write, and I enjoyed the read; however relatable. I can't live without Google maps, and I'm happy it has solved your issues of becoming lost. Your males are watching over you, so they're your backup, I'm sure. Best JohnC.
Comment Written 01-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 01-Sep-2022
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Thank you for the support.
Comment from rspoet
Hello Barbara,
You've written a wonderful story about your directions dyslexia. I suspect this is a real affliction, but has never been studied. Thousands of people get lost in mall shopping lots every year. There is a solution, though. Write down your location (section number) or write the entrance where you enter the mall, and don't lose the paper you write it on.
The humor is very well done, good timing as comedians call it.
Of course, to the person lost, the humor is not so evident.
Well done.
Good luck in the contest.
Robert
reply by the author on 01-Sep-2022
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Hello Barbara,
You've written a wonderful story about your directions dyslexia. I suspect this is a real affliction, but has never been studied. Thousands of people get lost in mall shopping lots every year. There is a solution, though. Write down your location (section number) or write the entrance where you enter the mall, and don't lose the paper you write it on.
The humor is very well done, good timing as comedians call it.
Of course, to the person lost, the humor is not so evident.
Well done.
Good luck in the contest.
Robert
Comment Written 31-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 01-Sep-2022
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I would lose the paper. LOL Thank you for the support
Comment from SLMorrical
A great entry for the contest. I also are dyslexic when it comes to directions. Maybe that's why I can relate to this post. I am very thankful for my GPS, but even that is wrong at times. The artwork does work with the story. Well done and I hope you win the contest.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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A great entry for the contest. I also are dyslexic when it comes to directions. Maybe that's why I can relate to this post. I am very thankful for my GPS, but even that is wrong at times. The artwork does work with the story. Well done and I hope you win the contest.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Thank you for the support. I appreciate it.
Comment from Susan Newell
Barbara,
I'm someone who claims to be able to get lost in a closet. I refer to it as being geographically handicapped. If I know an area well enough to imagine I am looking down at it, as though viewing a map, I can do okay. But at ground level, I swear I have mirror-image memory and will invariable turn right on my way out, when I should be turning left. I can empathize!
Sue
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Barbara,
I'm someone who claims to be able to get lost in a closet. I refer to it as being geographically handicapped. If I know an area well enough to imagine I am looking down at it, as though viewing a map, I can do okay. But at ground level, I swear I have mirror-image memory and will invariable turn right on my way out, when I should be turning left. I can empathize!
Sue
Comment Written 31-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Thank you for sharing your story with me. I appreciate the support.
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It's no fun. I do better in rural environments than urban ones.
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Great story. Well done.
I've been lost and I know the feeling. At night, in a storm, and standing under street signs that I couldn't read because of bifocals. That one, I wanted to run the sign over just so i could read it.
Best wishes.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Great story. Well done.
I've been lost and I know the feeling. At night, in a storm, and standing under street signs that I couldn't read because of bifocals. That one, I wanted to run the sign over just so i could read it.
Best wishes.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Thank you for the support.
Comment from Theodore McDowell
I'm right there with you on being directions dyslexic. I use google maps no matter where I am going. Many of your vignettes were quite humorous and rang true.
well done.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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I'm right there with you on being directions dyslexic. I use google maps no matter where I am going. Many of your vignettes were quite humorous and rang true.
well done.
Comment Written 31-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Thank you for the support.
Comment from Pam (respa)
-It is a good choice of artwork, barbara.
-You tell a really good story.
-I'm not good at directions, either!
-You have a very good hook, and I like
your humor about getting lost in the yard!
-I'm sure your husband was thrilled with the call
when he was in the dentist chair!
-I like your ending, too, as you stayed with
your son, and he was willing to get you if you got lost.
-A very good entry; good luck!!
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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-It is a good choice of artwork, barbara.
-You tell a really good story.
-I'm not good at directions, either!
-You have a very good hook, and I like
your humor about getting lost in the yard!
-I'm sure your husband was thrilled with the call
when he was in the dentist chair!
-I like your ending, too, as you stayed with
your son, and he was willing to get you if you got lost.
-A very good entry; good luck!!
Comment Written 31-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Thank you for the support.
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You are welcome.
Comment from Wendy G
Yes, I do like your image! Well chosen. You have described my husband perfectly! He often turns the map sideways or upside down - and turn him around two corners and he's lost. Loved this humorous post, and I send good wishes for the contest.
Wendy
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Yes, I do like your image! Well chosen. You have described my husband perfectly! He often turns the map sideways or upside down - and turn him around two corners and he's lost. Loved this humorous post, and I send good wishes for the contest.
Wendy
Comment Written 31-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Thank you for the support.
Comment from Jay Squires
Ohhhhh, I'm so happy there's another of me living out there someplace in Texas. Before Google maps (and before my wife bought me a Tom-tom GPS) I had no choice but to use a street map in my town of 400,000. I was an insurance salesman and had to use the map to get me to my appointment. I think that was one of the reasons I was an abysmal failure as a salesman. I was always late.
Anyway, your story was very fun in a self-deprecating way. I imagine if your readers were truth-tellers they'd admit you were speaking directly to them. Thank God for Mapquest.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Ohhhhh, I'm so happy there's another of me living out there someplace in Texas. Before Google maps (and before my wife bought me a Tom-tom GPS) I had no choice but to use a street map in my town of 400,000. I was an insurance salesman and had to use the map to get me to my appointment. I think that was one of the reasons I was an abysmal failure as a salesman. I was always late.
Anyway, your story was very fun in a self-deprecating way. I imagine if your readers were truth-tellers they'd admit you were speaking directly to them. Thank God for Mapquest.
Comment Written 30-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Thank you for the support.
Comment from Spitfire
Oh dear, I hope you never go hiking in the woods. You gave enough examples to prove your 'dyslexia'. I have a similar problem. Since I am a left handed person, when someone says to turn right, I go left! So I have to go around a block to get back to the starting point and turn right!
I got a big chuckle from your paragraph about the compass.
You don't mention a GPS. Why not buy one to put in your car? Or an expensive cellphone has Siri to guide you.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Oh dear, I hope you never go hiking in the woods. You gave enough examples to prove your 'dyslexia'. I have a similar problem. Since I am a left handed person, when someone says to turn right, I go left! So I have to go around a block to get back to the starting point and turn right!
I got a big chuckle from your paragraph about the compass.
You don't mention a GPS. Why not buy one to put in your car? Or an expensive cellphone has Siri to guide you.
Comment Written 30-Aug-2022
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2022
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Thank you for the support.