Date:         Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:40:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
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From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
Subject:      GPS in a Westy?
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Hi gang,

        I've been saving this for Friday since it doesn't directly involve
leaky heads or tires or conversions. I'm looking for a GPS solution for my
Westy. I'm leaning toward a GPS receiver hooked into a laptop because it's
cheaper (already have the laptop) and you get that nice big display. So
I'd like to hear from anyone using this sort of thing ---- with comments
about hardware and mapping software etc. I'd also like to hear from people
who are using handheld units, in terms of how useful they find the
displays etc and how easy it is to navigate  on the highways and at street
level. I'm particularly interested in comments from people who have used
GPS in Canada with regards to mapping software --- because the options are
fewer and less sophisticated here in the Great White North.
        Speaking of Great White North, Toronto is in the midst of a
three-day freezing rain/ice pellet storm. This would be bad enough under
usual circumstances, but all the snow plowing contracts with the city
expired March 31 --- so they're having a hard time getting plows and crews
on the road. What a mess........

Cheers,
Doug
'84 Westy Bluebelle (with I4 conversion)
"Still waiting for spring"