Changing Plans

[blas87]

When you're already going to an unfamiliar place anyway.

So tomorrow is supposed to be a fun casino day, it's about 45 miles south of where I live. Now, I've been to the casino before (and only the casino, which is outside of the city) but everyone wants to eat first, so I was put in charge of finding the perfect place. I asked my parents because they've been to this city before, and they recommended a place and my dad wrote down directions for me. I told everyone and they were happy.

Then today I get a text message from one of them that oh hey, I was looking up restaurant reviews in this city online, and x and y restaurant got 5 stars on everything, let's go there instead! It's ok, I'll bring the GPS so we don't have to worry about directions.

Nevermind that I'M driving, I ONLY do well driving in unfamiliar places if I'm driving alone and don't have other people bothering me, or a GPS that may or may not be up to date with road construction.

Fuckinaye. People. Oi vay.

[Andara Bledin]

Well, with forewarning and a computer at my disposal, I'd have printed maps of every area I plan to visit with a freeway/highway overview of the area so I know the general location of all stops.

But, seriously, if they weren't going to trust you to pick the place, then why the hell did they tell you to pick it at all?

^-.-^

[blas87]

Hell if I know

I wish people were as concrete as I am. I'm going where I say I'm going. I don't make plans just to think the day before "Gee, I think I'll look up different places, there's gotta be somewhere better!" or "Oh I know we planned on doing this today, but I was thinking we could do this instead."

I fear there are no more people like me nearby I'm stuck with scatterbrained, seat of my pants people

[DrFaroohk]

I hate changing plans just cuz I'm not flexible. I like to know ahead of time what's happening, but unfortunately when you've got two kids and a spouse who, despite her near 99% perfectness, is lucky to know what DAY it is, let alone what time it might be, it's just impossible. Hence me being always on edge. Last night I chewed my pinky fingernail so badly it's back to the cuticle.

[Giggle Goose]

Nevermind that I'M driving, I ONLY do well driving in unfamiliar places if I'm driving alone and don't have other people bothering me, or a GPS that may or may not be up to date with road construction.

Don't you LOVE backseat drivers? I have gotten into many a fight with them, including one that culminated in my Dad demanding to be let out of the car so he could walk to the destination. This would apparently have been faster than the way I chose to go, and he wouldn't have to my subjected to my "verbal abuse," as he called it.

[Ginger Tea]

Well this saves me starting a thread for a similar subject I guess.

Visited my brother for his birthday on monday and set off on the Friday (only got back just gone 9pm today) as I had not seen him over his birthday since I moved (long story about the hatred of May), first plan was to go on Thursday but set off on Friday instead, no plans made so no harm no foul.
I had not seen my only surviving grand parent since September when I was up last and he insisted we went.
Monday bad, his birthday and they don't seem to like each other so not on his birthday we aint.
Tuesday I had to go out of town to sort out my storage unit and it took a chunk out of my day.
Wednesday he was working till 6 and it was Accoustic Open night so not even after work.
We called Thursday afternoon and I had posponed my return for that day in the morning as we still had not seen her, she couldnt see us then for some reason my brother couldn't make out but could see us friday at noonish, great, the day I'm heading back has to be reset for this.
She has since moved and I had no idea where she lives save for she's still kinda near one of the supermarkets and I call her on my phone, only had the number as brother had no credit on his.
I call to get the address whilst waiting for him to show up
"Hello grandma its <my name>"
"Is that <brothers name>?"
"No its <my name> <brothers name>'s brother, I'm just calling to get your address as I can't remember where you live."
"Oh you can't come round today, I've got someone looking at the radiator. Can you come again later?"
"I'm heading back in the afternoon and I don't know when I'm up next."
I can't recall the exact conversation but she said a few contraditory or atleast WTF comments

She can't leave the house as shes waiting on the radiator guys.
We were not going to go anywhere, just pop in and say hello.

The guys won't be there for another 3 hours (at least I think thats what she meant and not they would be there for 3 hours sorting things out)
I'm less than 15 minutes walk away and waiting for my brother to get into town from work, I need to be on a train today or face sleeping on the sofa with a dog alarm clock and didn't fancy staying longer than needed anyway.

So did she just get confuzzled as she is godknows how old or did she just not want to see us (fine by me and my brother) either way, I was not in the mood to stay another day just to try for a saturday meeting.