Yep. Its ending and we're all going to be going back to using a
sextant and dead reckoning. I have to admit, I'd sure like to see
them turn off GPS. Maybe then there would be a few less people out
cruising around. GPS has made things much too easy therefore a lot
more people are out on the water. It's gotten so crowded over the
past couple years, cruising isn't much fun any more. Its gotten
pretty bad having to fight for a place to anchor - if allowed to
anchor at all - having to pay $120 a night for a place to tie up to a
dock. I vote turn it off for good.

On 20 Dec 2004 07:58:48 -0800, wrote:

Having read the responses to and comments on my original post, I am
still left with a few questions:

If I am on the Bahama Bank or in the Bahamian Exumas or in Hawk Channel
off Key Largo or in a bay or "river" or "creek" off the Chesapeake Bay,
negotiating shoals on a cloudy and windy day and GPS goes out because
it was suddenly turned off, is that not an "end" for me?

Does anyone believe or expect GPS to be turned off only for a few
minutes or hours? I would expect weeks to months, or longer, of "ended"
signals.

And mo Would anyone want to be in a commercial or private airplane
when making an initial approach in low ceiling weather to landing and
having GPS suddenly go off? This may well be an "end."