Sunday, December 19, 2021

Where Are You, Dead Man???


 Life can be so scary.
The other night I dreamed the steering wheel in my car was upside-down, I had no idea where "he" will go and who pays for him?

Even in my dreams I take care of the money thing!

Ingo came home with a mild flu (no worries, but a flu) and passed it on to me.
Even wilder dreams.

I was on the way to work - to the Volkswagen-plant. (I´m working for Siemens now!)

My sweet Polo in my dream made scary noises, so I left "him" in Bockenem and took the train, that went straight to the plant.
S was sitting there, he had no face and asked, where is your car?! 
(As if I take my car into the office?!)
 
With S around I NEVER needed a car. 
Either he took me or if sick or on holiday made sure I get his huge, fine Volovo70. Leather and all.
 
And... I had no idea where I left my Polo!!! Woke up from my own snoring, too, 05:00 a.m. on a Sunday. Coughing, sneezing...
 
Ingo´s car makes strange noises (FOR REAL), he´ll bring it to the garage tomorrow.
My brain realized (realised?!) I really do have a job and still connects that with driving to work.
 
And S I haven´t seen in 20 years, hence he had no face. He was one of the finest colleagues, we spent so much time together after work, too (we both had weekend-relationships and I sometimes wonder what life gave him, if he´s happy).
 
And THEN... See pic above!!!
 
A red Polo, just like mine, parked where I last picked mine up. Scary. Or was it "mine" even, who knows?
 
Everything is possible after I killed the dead man!!!
 

 Yes. That is professional, a "dead man switch", - what nonesense in an official document, that even tops the "Flip-Flops"!!!
I used my brain  and deleted that.
 
But my brain is not totally dumb, I told C what I did.
She: "You did WHAT?!!! This is IMPORTANT!!! This is an official term in railway! Get it back in!!!!"
Oh, wear a red shirt, Scotty.
 
So I went to P - (the one with Emmi) and  asked her to get back the dead man.... "huh,     WHAT?!" She didn´t know, either...
 
No surprise I have such weird dreams, coughing and snoring and sneezing, Merry Christmas, 3 more work-days for me... 
 
My argument, "but what if a woman...." - "let´s not go into detail with this 🤣". 
Men, use the switch...
 
Henry 🦁 
 

 Weird how I came from cars to railway, huh.
 
P.S. The "dead man"-thing is for real!!! That is real Railway-talking!


 

14 comments:

Bertiebo said...

Weird, yeah that's it. I'm not sure I understand everything

Iris Flavia said...

Me, neither!!! That really is official, even Ingo knew that!

Tom said...

...Iris, you have the strangest dreams!

Mae Travels said...

Fever dreams are always so vivid and bewildering and unforgettable! I hope you are well for Christmas.

best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

William Kendall said...

I have weird dreams, but seldom remember anything.

Black Knight said...

I also have weird dreams especially when I don't feel good.
In this part of Italy we call "dead man" the coat hanger.

CJ Kennedy said...

Ver weird but interesting dreams. I hope Ingo feels better and that you don't get the flu

DVArtist said...

Your dreams are stress dreams. Stress and worry in your awake life. Breath and relax.

RedPat said...

The dead man switch prevents a lot of accidents. On trains and even on subway trains.

Bill said...

I had some strange weird dreams when I'm sick. I had one dream that I was driving backwards and I never crashed. :) Sometimes I get them still but am driving something different. :) 5C today and cloudy.

magiceye said...

Take care. Get well soon!

Jeanie said...

Definitely a weird dream. I have them too, but they are gone as soon as I awake!

peppylady (Dora) said...

I think I lived my dream it might be not as boring. But at my age boring just fine.
Coffee is on and stay safe

River said...

I have heard of the dead man switch but can't remember what it is. Off to google....