yeah, but GPS's are outstandingly dimwitted about picking routes. See, for example, http://socal2bend.blogspot.com/2008/08/massive-trucks-migrate-to-eugene.html -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 10/11/2009 4:30 PM Ron Tipton wrote: > i think my favorite thing about my GPS is that i will drive down > little roads (sometimes non-paved) for hours without having to worry > about finding my way back. then when i'm ready to go "home" i just > push a button on my GPS and it tells me how to get there. as it > happens i'm pretty good with maps but have a hard time reading one > when i'm driving down the road! my GPS sits on the dash and gives me > directions... which for me is a good thing because while i'm good at > maps i'm REALLY bad at finding my way around - less than zero sense of > direction. > > I remain, as always > YrLyl&ObdntSrvnt, > > r > |
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