Lost and Found

[ciroccoj]

OK, see this is what should happen when a kid gets lost:

1. 3:15: Debbie, Daniel's Tuesday babysitter, gets her kids from the school bus. Daniel is not with them, and the other kids say he wasn't on the bus.
   
2. 3:18: Debbie phones me to tell me.
   
3. 3:19: I call the school. Tell them that Daniel didn't get off the bus, and ask them if he's still at school.
   
4. 3:20: Secretary tells me that she can't locate Daniel's teacher at the moment, but I can call the bus company at 726-1000, and Daniel's route number is 83.
   
5. 3:21: I call the bus company and give them the info.
   
6. 3:23: After leaving me on hold for a couple of minutes, the bus dispatcher tells me that Sam, the driver for route 83, says that Daniel Rae got off at Bonnie and Clyde (no, I'm not kidding, it's a corner near our home) with his babysitter.
   
7. 3:24: I call Laine, Daniel's Monday babysitter, who is just coming in. She says that she and Daniel got mixed up and he got off at her stop instead of Debbie's, and she's just dropped him off at Debbie's.
   
8. 3:25: I call Debbie, who confirms that Daniel is with her and getting himself a snack.
   
9. 3:26: I call back Daniel's school to tell them he's been found. They thank me for calling them, since his teacher was sure he'd gotten on the bus and they had just called and left me a message to that effect, and asking me to call them back.

A total of about 11 minutes from beginning to end of the drama. With every person knowing the information they're supposed to have and the steps they're supposed to take. Nobody panicking, nobody freaking out, everybody just doing what they're supposed to do to make sure kids are safe.

Phew.

Comments

[sangerin.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it all worked so smoothly, and also that it was cleared up so soon.

[jenniferjames.livejournal.com]

So glad everything turned out okay. I'm sure Daniel will probably just wonder what all the fuss was about...

I got separated from my mom in a store when I was @ six or seven and when they found me, my mom told me I'd been lost. All I remember thinking was, "Lost? I knew where I was!" :-)

[bear.livejournal.com]

Hee! I know exactly what you mean! :)

[minnesota-anne.livejournal.com]

Me too! (I did almost the same thing, once)

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Daniel will probably just wonder what all the fuss was about...

Actually, I don't think Daniel knew there was a fuss at all :) It all happened so fast, and everybody was so sensible about the whole thing, that I don't think anybody (including me) had time to get more than mildly alarmed. I know my first thought was, "Damn it, he was probably daydreaming and got on the wrong the bus, when will he learn to wake up and pay attention when he needs to?"

I remember thinking was, "Lost? I knew where I was!" :-)

LOL!! Very cute :)

[misstexan9821.livejournal.com]

Good to know that there are some people out there with common sense!!