On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:47:51 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:30:56 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

I used to lunch with a guy who would look down at console mounted
GPS as we drove to lunch. Unnecessary, since we were going to
well-known local eateries. I should have asked him why he was doing
that. That can be a problem with "toys."

Admittedly, but it's the same with anything - you eventually get used
to dealing with it.

And to tell the truth, if you are heading off to the local bistro that
you visit on a regular basis and turn on the GPS to watch yourself get
there is pretty loony.

Heck, it's a toy for me, but even I don't do that. :)

I think he was proud of it, and enjoyed the oohs and ahs. It *was* a
nice unit. He also had a PDA he would plug into his desktop at work
to transfer Outlook stuff. I had much heavier responsibilities than
he, and managed to avoid portable hardware until nearly the end.
Point is, some people enjoy gadgets, others don't.
More important in terms of "distractions" is how different peoples'
minds handle them. I've always felt I don't handle them well in some
circumstances, and I put driving in that category.
Maybe I just took that stance after my best bud was killed when he
wrecked his car about the same time a close cousin did the same.
Might be habit, but it works for me.
I mention the "mind" piece because I've known a number of guys who
could hear 5 different conversation going on in a bar, while it's all
a din to me. People handle distractions differently, and define them
differently.

--Vic