Abhishek was in Tampa FL, and me was in MD, 35 miles north of DC. One fine day I received a call from him informing me that he has left his job and taken another one in Connecticut (north of NYC). And that he would be travelling to it shortly, and that he 'll meet me on the way. Fine, I said, and then in a couple of days, had already forgotten about it. Few days / weeks / months later, I again got a call from him, and he said, "shad, I don't think I 'd be able to reach ur place by tonight, my plans got bit screwed",
Me: Why, where r u, and what had u planned ... .
He: No, I started from Tampa today morning, and I was thinking I 'd see u in the eve, but I dont think I 'd able to reach DC by tonight.
Me: Where are you now?
He: I am at the border of Georgia and South Carolina.
@#&@%$#&^ I said / did / felt. U'll too when u visualize the geography ...
Look at relative positions of Tampa, DC ( District of Columbia), and the border of Georgia and South Carolina in the map below - and then pet pakad-2 ke laugh :).
Khair ... few days / weeks :), later, i again got a cal from him, "Shad, I am about to reach south of DC ... ".
Me: Fine, come to the my hotel, I 'll be waiting for u.
He: No, I dont know how to come, tell me how should I. I dont know the way to ur hotel.
Me: Yeah, offcourse u dont, but I had sent the driving directions, right. Use em and come.
He: Arre yaar, uska printout to main liya nahi
Me: WHAT @#^%@#, Sssale junk, w/o driving directions US mein koi nikalta hai kyaa ... hadd hai ... now what to do, how on earth will I know where u r and what should I tell u ... :( .. u junk ...
*thought for sometime*
OK, lemme go to office, and gimme a call on my office number after sometime, and let us try to get u here. Sigh!!
After reaching office, I went to maps.yahoo (no google maps in those days) and he told me which cross / exit on I95 he had just crossed, and based on that I travelled in the yahoo maps and ultimately, somehow managed to get him to my office :) - his final words :) were, "OK, I m in ur office campus" :)
1 comment:
Admiration should be that without even having the printout i was adamant to meet you for friendship sake. though have been driving 7 hrs in 22 hrs total journey from tampa to boston.
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