June 22, 2015

A very short tale in which the hero laughs to himself but felt bad nonetheless

I was sitting at a stop light somewhere on the northeast side of Kansas City, MO last week. A car in the lane to my right rolled down his window and waved frantically. I rolled down my passenger window. "Hey Man", he says, " How do I get to Overland Park, Kansas?".

"Dude, I'm from Indiana. I have no clue".

"Fuck" the very tone of that expletive said he was having a bad day indeed. I really had no idea beyond a vague knowledge that Overland Park was south and west, which I doubt would have been too helpful.

4 comments:

  1. Better than sending him the wrong way inadvertently.

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  2. I went to a convention in Overland Park a couple years ago, and I have family all over greater K.C.; but I don't think I could have given him good directions from way the heck out northeast.

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  3. hey teacher...6/24/2015 10:14:00 AM

    Going to Kansas City this weekend. Best recommendations for BBQ, etc...

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  4. All my customers are NE of the city. I'm usually in and out heading to or from other places. I can't recommend much at this point

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