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From: Rudeney on 12 Jul 2010 09:54 On 7/11/2010 7:26 AM, Greg K. wrote: > > Now, if the gpps would give SENSIBLE > directions ALL the time, that would be a miracle! LOL! That's the truth! Just the other day, teaching Katie, to drive, I decided to use the NAV system because I was tired of having to tell her where to turn. Right off the bat, it tried to send her down a dead-end dirt road. Ironically, it was the only dead-end dirt road within a 20-mile radius, but the NAV system found it. Of course I told her to ignore the instructions and keep going straight so it could recalculate. -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Keane on 13 Jul 2010 00:25 On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:54:34 -0500, Rudeney <rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: >On 7/11/2010 7:26 AM, Greg K. wrote: >> >> Now, if the gpps would give SENSIBLE >> directions ALL the time, that would be a miracle! > >LOL! That's the truth! Just the other day, teaching Katie, to drive, I >decided to use the NAV system because I was tired of having to tell her >where to turn. Right off the bat, it tried to send her down a dead-end >dirt road. Ironically, it was the only dead-end dirt road within a >20-mile radius, but the NAV system found it. Of course I told her to >ignore the instructions and keep going straight so it could recalculate. Are you sure it was a dead end road? I've come across places that have put up "dead end" and "no outlet" signs, just to keep people off their road. And here's an article I came across while I was investigating the Escalante - Grand Staircase National Monument in 2008. Interestingly enough, it's from a Pennsylvania newspaper. It's an article on how to stupidly depend on a GPS... http://www.therecordherald.com/news/x902824400/Local-couple-survive-ordeal-in-desert Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Rudeney on 13 Jul 2010 16:10 On 7/12/2010 11:25 PM, Keane wrote: > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:54:34 -0500, Rudeney<rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> > wrote: > >> On 7/11/2010 7:26 AM, Greg K. wrote: >>> >>> Now, if the gpps would give SENSIBLE >>> directions ALL the time, that would be a miracle! >> >> LOL! That's the truth! Just the other day, teaching Katie, to drive, I >> decided to use the NAV system because I was tired of having to tell her >> where to turn. Right off the bat, it tried to send her down a dead-end >> dirt road. Ironically, it was the only dead-end dirt road within a >> 20-mile radius, but the NAV system found it. Of course I told her to >> ignore the instructions and keep going straight so it could recalculate. > > Are you sure it was a dead end road? I've come across places that > have put up "dead end" and "no outlet" signs, just to keep people > off their road. No, it's definitely a dead-end road. In fact, it's not really a road, but a driveway for a few old houses that have refued to sell out to the land developers who build subdivisions of McMansions all around them. > And here's an article I came across while I was investigating the > Escalante - Grand Staircase National Monument in 2008. Interestingly > enough, it's from a Pennsylvania newspaper. > > It's an article on how to stupidly depend on a GPS... > > http://www.therecordherald.com/news/x902824400/Local-couple-survive-ordeal-in-desert OK, I'm glad these people survived, and I know this is going to sound harsh, but technology will never be a solution for stupidity! -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Keane on 14 Jul 2010 11:03
On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:10:14 -0500, Rudeney <rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: >On 7/12/2010 11:25 PM, Keane wrote: >> And here's an article I came across while I was investigating the >> Escalante - Grand Staircase National Monument in 2008. Interestingly >> enough, it's from a Pennsylvania newspaper. >> >> It's an article on how to stupidly depend on a GPS... >> >> http://www.therecordherald.com/news/x902824400/Local-couple-survive-ordeal-in-desert > >OK, I'm glad these people survived, and I know this is going to sound >harsh, but technology will never be a solution for stupidity! Really, if you're going to go into a wilderness area, and you don't check with the rangers first on what is and is not passable, you're pretty much in line for a Darwin Award. (And by wilderness, I mean a non-populated area. Not a designated wilderness area. You can't drive into those at all.) Even if the road you're on is on a map. Especially in Utah. Especially in a cheap sub-compact car. (But I'm gonna rent a 4x4 out there one year...) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com |