The directions that really make me mad are the ones that contain the word “Before.”
Such as: “…and we are on the right, a half a mile before the T-junction.”
How stupid is that?
I usually stop at local filling station or post office if I’m asking about and always got back up of local a to z on the shelves 
. , bakers always seems to always come up trumps too .
happysack:
The-Snowman:
I couldnt find a place up way up north of Aberdeen a couple of years ago. Some tiny village. I asked one of the locals and I got,in thick northern Scottish accent,
“Och aye,its jist doon roond the coorner up bin paas them coos. Gy richt pas the wee shoppe an its richt on yer richt haun side,ken?” [emoji38]Furry boots whar ye looking far ay?
“Where about’s is it you are looking for?”
The-Snowman:
I couldnt find a place up way up north of Aberdeen a couple of years ago. Some tiny village. I asked one of the locals and I got,in thick northern Scottish accent,
“Och aye,its jist doon roond the coorner up bin paas them coos. Gy richt pas the wee shoppe an its richt on yer richt haun side,ken?”
Yeh ok, …but how did he know that they called you Ken? 
…spooky.
dreamingofoz:
Had one on Friday. Was looking for a farm in south Devon, got to a private track that looked on the map like it led to the place I wanted. There was a woman parked in her car blocking the entrance so I got out and said to her, excuse me I think I need to go up there, I’m delivering to the farm. Oh no she said, there’s no farm up there. You need to go back to the main road turn left, take the next left and then it’s up there somewhere. Well after 45 minutes of searching decided to go back to where the woman had told me I was in the wrong place and try it anyway. Guess what, 100 yards up the track round a blind bend was a big sod off farm. Stupid bloody cow!
Had a similar thing years ago while working for Nightfreight through agency but with a better outcome. In typical Nightfreight style, I was out doing about 20 drops in an artic, and one was a box to a private address in Lochwinnoch. According to the sat nav, it was up a road just before the low bridge. Got to the low bridge and the road turned out to be a farm track which I didn’t fancy attempting in an artic. Reversed into the track and stopped at a little cottage to ask if they reckoned I could get up there with an artic. Woman answered the door, seen the truck and said there was no way on earth I’d get up there with a truck that size. She asked exactly where I was going to, and it turned out to be one of her friends. Quick phone call to the customer and she said its ok just to leave the box with the woman at the cottage, she’ll sign for it no problem. I’ll be down in my Jeep in about 10 mins to pick it up. Result.[emoji1]
With my luck i would end up with this geezer lol. youtu.be/zfwE7Gc6OT8
Euro:
I couldn’t find XYZ Ltd but luckily their tel. no, was on the delivery note. So I rang it and a young lady answered:
She: WYZ Ltd.
Me: Hi, I have delivery for you, I’m outside McDonalds. Can you tell me how to find you?
She: No.
Me: Please. I’m causing a bit of an obstruction. Please give me a clue.
She: No
Me: Why not?
She: I don’t know how to get here
Me: But how do you get to work in the morning?
She: On the bus
ask Bus Number and follow them
Immigrant:
Euro:
I couldn’t find XYZ Ltd but luckily their tel. no, was on the delivery note. So I rang it and a young lady answered:
She: WYZ Ltd.
Me: Hi, I have delivery for you, I’m outside McDonalds. Can you tell me how to find you?
She: No.
Me: Please. I’m causing a bit of an obstruction. Please give me a clue.
She: No
Me: Why not?
She: I don’t know how to get here
Me: But how do you get to work in the morning?
She: On the busask Bus Number and follow them
Years ago I asked a chap in a village in South Wales where a colliery was and remarked it had a funny sounding name. His reply was If you think its so beep beep funny boy you find the beeping place yourself
eric the judge:
Years ago I asked a chap in a village in South Wales where a colliery was and remarked it had a funny sounding name. His reply was If you think its so beep beep funny boy you find the beeping place yourself
Just be lucky you didn’t get the sleep inducing lecture about all the mines closing. I used to deliver to a bakery where they liked to tell “you English” about how their grotty town had been ruined by the mine closing. Why they think we care I don’t know.
This was in about 1969 so the pit closures that caused all the animosity hadnt started then.When i did find the place it took about 5 hours to load 15 ton of anthracite from the worlds slowest loading belt into my 8 wheel tipper.
I was delivering a dustbin wagon about 12 years when trade plating and I could not find this street in North London ( the address was actually a yard name although it was a street name address ) , it was a stiflingly hot day and I saw this bloke passing and asked him if he knew it , suddenly I thought " why the hells he wearing a bobble hat and big coat on a day like this ■■ " and he said in a very well spoken voice " I think it maybe that way " ( pointing in no particular direction ) he then said " my name is Walter by the way and thank you for talking to me " , he was a bloke in his 50s poor bloke must have gone a bit potty at some stage , I also years ago when starting this job and green as grass before days of sat. navs. mobiles etc. I asked an old couple for directions saying " could you put me on the Sandwich road ? " the man just looked at me blankly and his old wife said " whats he saying ? " and he replied " I think he`s after money for a sandwich " and she said " well don’t give him any " lol.
VOLSCADAF:
I was delivering a dustbin wagon about 12 years when trade plating and I could not find this street in North London ( the address was actually a yard name although it was a street name address ) , it was a stiflingly hot day and I saw this bloke passing and asked him if he knew it , suddenly I thought " why the hells he wearing a bobble hat and big coat on a day like this ■■ " and he said in a very well spoken voice " I think it maybe that way " ( pointing in no particular direction ) he then said " my name is Walter by the way and thank you for talking to me " , he was a bloke in his 50s poor bloke must have gone a bit potty at some stage , I also years ago when starting this job and green as grass before days of sat. navs. mobiles etc. I asked an old couple for directions saying " could you put me on the Sandwich road ? " the man just looked at me blankly and his old wife said " whats he saying ? " and he replied " I think he`s after money for a sandwich " and she said " well don’t give him any " lol.
Just to clear any misunderstandings I meant I was looking how to get to Sandwich in Kent not begging for a few pence for a butty !!!
I Was trying to find Sainsburys at Hackenbridge sp I was running late so I asked a local, he jumped in and got me to the gate just on time for my booking, he wouldn’t take a penny when I offered him a pint. I sat in the poxy place for hours but at least I was on time.
Turning this around slightly hmmf.
Am i the only driver to get out of of the cab,get good directions from a “local”,then get back in the lorry and have a mind blank and totally forget what they said ?