Ya cant fix stupid, or a "failure to communicate"

[difflock]

I was actually thinking of work related instances.

My most memorable was about 20 years ago, when picking and then collecting Christmas trees for the villages in the Borough.

I had went to Baronscourt estate, near Newtonstewart, and picked the trees.

I informed the chargehand and the hired in lorry driver that we were getting the trees from Baronscourt.

Chargehand says, no problem, we have got them from Baronscourt before, we know where we are going, and as I was then new to the job I blythly said, "see you there".

Having another quite legitimate message slightly off route.

So I got there, no sign of HGV.

Waited about for an hour, found a phone, and called the depot, they had to wait for the crew to make contact with them, and eventually phoned back to say the chargehand was wondering what was keeping me, as they were already there.

I had a scout around the likely parking places and concluded they were not.

More ph calls.

Both of us adament we were at Baronscourt.

I cannot remember exactly how it came to light, but between us we finally managed to establish that our wee Province contained TWO Baronscourt's.

A very substantial distance apart, especially at HGV speeds.

Better google which counties before I embarrass myself.

PS

"Mine" is the one that comes up on Google.

Phew!

Edited July 5, 2013 by difflock