Oh yes, that business about "turn North and drive for 2 miles" is 100% Midwest. Being from the East Coast myself I was baffled by that when I first moved to Minnesota. Admittedly, it does work pretty well in Minneapolis, where the streets are mostly in a grid pattern. But cross the river into St. Paul and all bets are off.
But once I started making regular drives across the western prairie to visit Richard's family it all made sense. That was also when I made the astonishing discovery that on the prairie you can not only tell the direction by the sun, you can SEE THE WEATHER that is going on at all the cardinal points. Not just "Oh, it might rain later," but "Oh nuts, it's raining in Wilmar. Hope it stops by the time we get there."
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Date: 2020-12-07 08:39 pm (UTC)But once I started making regular drives across the western prairie to visit Richard's family it all made sense. That was also when I made the astonishing discovery that on the prairie you can not only tell the direction by the sun, you can SEE THE WEATHER that is going on at all the cardinal points. Not just "Oh, it might rain later," but "Oh nuts, it's raining in Wilmar. Hope it stops by the time we get there."