Yes, men will ask for directions -- it just takes time
Reuters November 19, 2009 1:05 AM
An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving more than 600 kilometres after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said yesterday.
Eric Steward, 81, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the state of Victoria.
Steward, who did not know where he was, approached a policeman at a gas station and asked for help late yesterday.
"This little old man came up to me saying he was lost. He handed me his mobile and asked if I could speak to his wife," said Victorian Police Const. Clayton Smith.
Steward, who was reunited with his family yesterday, said he took the wrong turn and just kept on going. "I just went out on the road to have a drive, a nice peaceful drive," he told reporters, adding he did not need a satellite navigation device as he'd only been lost once.
© Copyright (c) The Victoria Times Colonist
Reuters November 19, 2009 1:05 AM
An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving more than 600 kilometres after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said yesterday.
Eric Steward, 81, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the state of Victoria.
Steward, who did not know where he was, approached a policeman at a gas station and asked for help late yesterday.
"This little old man came up to me saying he was lost. He handed me his mobile and asked if I could speak to his wife," said Victorian Police Const. Clayton Smith.
Steward, who was reunited with his family yesterday, said he took the wrong turn and just kept on going. "I just went out on the road to have a drive, a nice peaceful drive," he told reporters, adding he did not need a satellite navigation device as he'd only been lost once.
© Copyright (c) The Victoria Times Colonist
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