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Old 12-06-2007, 05:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Our DME driver fell asleep at the wheel

Yes you read that correctly. DH and I were on the DME on our way to the airport to go home and our DME driver fell asleep at the wheel. My DH had to wake him up. It was rather scary. I should have know something was up when he ran 2 red lights. Luckily we made it safe and sound to the airport. We will use the DME again but next time I will pay more attention to the body language of the driver.
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I hope you told Disney about this or are planning to.

Glad you're OK.
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OH MY GOSH! Did you contact DME? You really need to let them know!
I am so happy your dh was being so observant!
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We had a similar experience with our van driver a few years ago. We had to keep engaging him in conversation to keep him awake!
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That is scary, I would make sure to write a letter to inform of this incident so it can be looked into incase it it not a first time occurance or maybe possibly a health condition that could re-occur.

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OMG! I do hope you are going to report this so it doesn't happen again.
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All I have to say about that is JEEZIE CHREEZIE!

Thank goodness you guys were all right. That's nutso!
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How scary!! Thank goodness no one was hurt!!
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Glad no one was hurt! I'd definitely contact DME or Disney so they can investigate!
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Update about DME driver falling asleep (Dec 6)

I hadn't thought about reporting him. I was just glad to make it to the airport. But since reading what everyone said on here I thought I better report it. So I just emailed Disney. I will keep you posted as to what they say.
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That is incredible! How scary. Glad you made it ok. Boy, I hope Disney takes care of the problem before I arrive in a few weeks!
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