How do ya'll give/get directions in your neck of the woods?

I lived in Wichita for a lot of years, and there it was simple. Two blocks north of Kellogg and one block east of Woodlawn, or whatever. Then I moved to this small town where often you’re given directions out to the country. This morning I got a call at 6:40 a.m. to teach in a little country school over in the next town. (I was half asleep, and this lady is telling me who she is and saying something about “C4,” and I’m going “Whaaaa….?” C4 is a plastique explosive that they used to bomb bridges and stuff in ‘Nam!) I told her I’d call her back in a minute.

Well, turns out that the school IS named C4, and here’s how you get there. “Take the bypass, then turn left at the turnabout then drive about 3½ miles and you’ll see a big farm with two big silos on the right hand side. Then turn back south for about a mile. Ya cain’t miss it.” I HATE THAT!! So, I’m driving along…do you know how many farms and silos there are in the country in Kansas??? Anyway, finally see a promising set of silo’s and turn right just before I get to the farm. Then I thought I’d best call because I didn’t know if I was supposed to turn before or after the farm.
She said, “Take the first right after the farm. There’ll be a little white pump house on the corner.” Pump house. 10–4, C4.
So I turn at the pump house just….kind of chuckling inside, and suddenly there is a beat up, old, rusted, green rectangular sign that says ”<<<<<< School.” I just cracked up! I had to park in the pasture, though cause they were doing some work in the parking lot.
Kansas. Land of Ahhhhhhshits!