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I'm not a Garmen fan.
OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The
cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. |
I'm not a Garmen fan.
"Tim" wrote in message ... OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. Lots of good stuff in it. Steve |
I'm not a Garmen fan.
On Dec 21, 10:15*am, "Steve B" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... OK, I dont' know what the model is but *the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. *Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. *Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. *Lots of good stuff in it. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sure thing. it's hers so I'll let her read it. |
I'm not a Garmen fan.
"Tim" wrote in message ... On Dec 21, 10:15 am, "Steve B" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. Lots of good stuff in it. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sure thing. it's hers so I'll let her read it. We were given that basic Tom Tom. I programmed it on a flight to Kauai. We landed on a moonless night, plugged it in, popped it on the windshield, and it took us right to our condo through a maze of roads. Turn right, turn left, stay in the left lane. It was easy to use. We have used it lots and lots since. We have found that it will try to take you on nonexistent roads, but many times it will take us ways we would have never thought, and we end up getting there faster and avoiding traffic. Now, there are alerts beamed to the units that tell of traffic blockages so they navigate you around them. They do have limitations, but they are handy. Particularly if you learn how to use them. We regularly use it to find the closest gas station, restaurant, etc. That helps out when you are in unfamiliar cities. Steve |
I'm not a Garmen fan.
On Dec 21, 11:09*am, "Steve B" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... On Dec 21, 10:15 am, "Steve B" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself.. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. Lots of good stuff in it. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sure thing. it's hers so I'll let her read it. We were given that basic Tom Tom. *I programmed it on a flight to Kauai.. *We landed on a moonless night, plugged it in, popped it on the windshield, and it took us right to our condo through a maze of roads. *Turn right, turn left, stay in the left lane. *It was easy to use. We have used it lots and lots since. *We have found that it will try to take you on nonexistent roads, but many times it will take us ways we would have never thought, and we end up getting there faster and avoiding traffic. Now, there are alerts beamed to the units that tell of traffic blockages so they navigate you around them. They do have limitations, but they are handy. *Particularly if you learn how to use them. *We regularly use it to find the closest gas station, restaurant, etc. *That helps out when you are in unfamiliar cities. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I will say this, it did tell that the speedometer in the car is one mile off. When doing 65 we're actually doing 64. I know there is custom programming, but at this venture I can't see any need for it for me. Speaking of Hawai'i, When we fly into Kaui'i, I can go right from the air port to our destination with no trouble. but then again, after being there several times, it's kinds of hard to get lost on Kauai'i |
I'm not a Garmen fan.
On Dec 21, 11:59*am, Tim wrote:
On Dec 21, 10:15*am, "Steve B" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... OK, I dont' know what the model is but *the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. *Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself.. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. *Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. *Lots of good stuff in it. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sure thing. it's hers so I'll let her read it.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I wouldn't be without mine anymore. My new one even tells you what lane to be in on freeways. |
I'm not a Garmen fan.
On Dec 21, 11:19*am, Loogypicker wrote:
On Dec 21, 11:59*am, Tim wrote: On Dec 21, 10:15*am, "Steve B" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... OK, I dont' know what the model is but *the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. *Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. *Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. *Lots of good stuff in it. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sure thing. it's hers so I'll let her read it.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I wouldn't be without mine anymore. My new one even tells you what lane to be in on freeways.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Loog, can they really become that addictive? I can see where they can be a huge advantage navigating in the large metro areas, but hhere in rural BF Egypt. I found out that it was more of a hinderance then an advantage. or at least it was for me. |
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I'm not a Garmen fan.
"Loogypicker" wrote in message ... On Dec 21, 11:59 am, Tim wrote: On Dec 21, 10:15 am, "Steve B" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. Lots of good stuff in it. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sure thing. it's hers so I'll let her read it.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I wouldn't be without mine anymore. My new one even tells you what lane to be in on freeways. -=-=-=-=-=-=-= I'm with you. I use the Garmin app on my Blackberry. It's every bit as good as the stand alone units (but smaller screen), and it's always with me. --Mike |
I'm not a Garmen fan.
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:06:52 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. I have a handheld Garmin that has both river and road navigation. I don't recall the model number. I'll have to take a look when I get home. It's not a high-end model. But, the river navigation was a plus. We used it going down the Mississippi, and we could determine how many hours we had to travel to meet our ETA. It has a variety of additional functions, and we used it to mark locations that we thought we might want to return to sometime, such as isolated fishing spots or attractive sandbars. The road navigation isn't too bad, either. As far as road navigation, I'm still a bit old fashioned, too, though. I still use a laptop and Microsoft Streets and Trips. Works well. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Dec 21, 11:49*am, "mgg" wrote:
"Loogypicker" wrote in message ... On Dec 21, 11:59 am, Tim wrote: On Dec 21, 10:15 am, "Steve B" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. Lots of good stuff in it. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sure thing. it's hers so I'll let her read it.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I wouldn't be without mine anymore. My new one even tells you what lane to be in on freeways. -=-=-=-=-=-=-= I'm with you. I use the Garmin app on my Blackberry. It's every bit as good as the stand alone units (but smaller screen), and it's always with me. --Mike- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - LOL! My old cell phone doesn't even have a camera in it. And if I leave it at home, I don't feel naked wihout it. I don't know how to send a text and if I really want to send a messege, I'll call and leave a message. Same way with the computer I'm on. Windows 98 with dial up. I suppose I'm way behind the times. But then again. I'm comfortable .Or maybe "comfortably numb" |
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On Dec 21, 12:38*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:06:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: OK, I dont' know what the model is but *the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. *Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. I have a handheld Garmin that has both river and road navigation. *I don't recall the model number. *I'll have to take a look when I get home. *It's not a high-end model. *But, the river navigation was a plus. *We used it going down the Mississippi, and we could determine how many hours we had to travel to meet our ETA. * It has a variety of additional functions, and we used it to mark locations that we thought we might want to return to sometime, such as isolated fishing spots or attractive sandbars. *The road navigation isn't too bad, either. *As far as road navigation, I'm still a bit old fashioned, too, though. *I still use a laptop and Microsoft Streets and Trips. *Works well. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - concerning road trips, I'll hit up mapquest and print off the directions. But that's rare, because I don't get out often. ?;^ ) |
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:59:32 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: On Dec 21, 12:38*pm, wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:06:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: OK, I dont' know what the model is but *the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. *Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. I have a handheld Garmin that has both river and road navigation. *I don't recall the model number. *I'll have to take a look when I get home. *It's not a high-end model. *But, the river navigation was a plus. *We used it going down the Mississippi, and we could determine how many hours we had to travel to meet our ETA. * It has a variety of additional functions, and we used it to mark locations that we thought we might want to return to sometime, such as isolated fishing spots or attractive sandbars. *The road navigation isn't too bad, either. *As far as road navigation, I'm still a bit old fashioned, too, though. *I still use a laptop and Microsoft Streets and Trips. *Works well. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - concerning road trips, I'll hit up mapquest and print off the directions. But that's rare, because I don't get out often. ?;^ ) I wouldn't have thunk that you don't get out often, Tim. You have too many hobbies, it seems to me. :) -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:44:48 -0500, I am Tosk
wrote: In article a38e8558-29ab-4ff6-bac3- , says... On Dec 21, 12:38*pm, wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:06:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: OK, I dont' know what the model is but *the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. *Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. I have a handheld Garmin that has both river and road navigation. *I don't recall the model number. *I'll have to take a look when I get home. *It's not a high-end model. *But, the river navigation was a plus. *We used it going down the Mississippi, and we could determine how many hours we had to travel to meet our ETA. * It has a variety of additional functions, and we used it to mark locations that we thought we might want to return to sometime, such as isolated fishing spots or attractive sandbars. *The road navigation isn't too bad, either. *As far as road navigation, I'm still a bit old fashioned, too, though. *I still use a laptop and Microsoft Streets and Trips. *Works well. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - concerning road trips, I'll hit up mapquest and print off the directions. But that's rare, because I don't get out often. ?;^ ) I always do that too, as a backup... I don't know about Mapquest; but, Google Maps has street level pics of each location and transition points (for lack of a better way of putting it) along the route. It's a nice feature. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:06:52 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. They're good if you don't know the area. When you know how to get somewhere the best way, they really look stupid. Take it with you if stray away from home. You'll like it then. On mine (Nuvi 200) changing the fastest/shortest setting never made a difference when I tried it. --Vic |
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"Tim" wrote Speaking of Hawai'i, When we fly into Kaui'i, I can go right from the air port to our destination with no trouble. but then again, after being there several times, it's kinds of hard to get lost on Kauai'i If you've been there more than two days, it is hard to get lost. The roads form a big C, and you will reach the end of one or the other soon. Anyone who can follow the sun, and is any good at orienteering can find their way around after the first day. Steve |
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"Tim" wrote Loog, can they really become that addictive? I can see where they can be a huge advantage navigating in the large metro areas, but hhere in rural BF Egypt. I found out that it was more of a hinderance then an advantage. or at least it was for me. Don't discount the value of that. IF and whenever you DO go to the big city, it is most helpful to be in the proper lane with all that traffic bearing down on you. Steve |
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:30:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: On Dec 21, 11:19*am, Loogypicker wrote: On Dec 21, 11:59*am, Tim wrote: On Dec 21, 10:15*am, "Steve B" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... OK, I dont' know what the model is but *the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. *Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. Included in the directions are ways to set it so that it takes you the fastest way, the way with the most freeways, etc. *Yeah, that little white book that came with the unit. Read those. *Lots of good stuff in it. Steve- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sure thing. it's hers so I'll let her read it.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I wouldn't be without mine anymore. My new one even tells you what lane to be in on freeways.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Loog, can they really become that addictive? I can see where they can be a huge advantage navigating in the large metro areas, but hhere in rural BF Egypt. I found out that it was more of a hinderance then an advantage. or at least it was for me. They're not near as big a PITA if you turn the sound off. -- Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year! John H |
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"Steve B" wrote in message ... "Tim" wrote Loog, can they really become that addictive? I can see where they can be a huge advantage navigating in the large metro areas, but hhere in rural BF Egypt. I found out that it was more of a hinderance then an advantage. or at least it was for me. Don't discount the value of that. IF and whenever you DO go to the big city, it is most helpful to be in the proper lane with all that traffic bearing down on you. Steve Actually in the remote it can be good also. going down a few dirt roads in the Hot Creek area out of Mammoth, CA We got a little turned around when we hit the main road, well the paved road. And just put a town on 395 in and then we knew which way to turn on the paved road. |
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:51:37 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:06:52 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: OK, I dont' know what the model is but the wife bought a Garmen. The cheaper one that was on sale for $89.00, and it might be OK, but I'm not really sure if I like it or not. We thought we'd test it out and use it to find a good route to take us from our house to our daughters college with is about 130 mi. away. I have the trusted and true route that I always take and it's served me well for several years, but we thought we'd let the Garmen plan it out this time. It took us down about every county road that I didn't even know existed, with a lot of stop and turn stuff. Granted, the 'robot lady' gave us ample signals on which road to take and early enough warning so we wouldn't miss a turn, but it took us "over the river and through the woods" including gravel and potholed blacktops. The trip may have been shorter but I can't say it saved us any time, nor wear and tear on the car. Coming back we ignored the Garmen and took the proven route and it was a lot smoother. I can see how people can run off into lakes, canyons and other unknown hazards that the Garmen doesn't recognize. She bought it to navigate around in cities and find seemingly uncharted address's, and that's fine. But I don't think I'll be using it to navigate trips for myself. I suppose what I'm saying is that at this moment in time, I can't see much of a reason for a Garmen in my future. Maybe I'm too much of a Luddite. They're good if you don't know the area. When you know how to get somewhere the best way, they really look stupid. Take it with you if stray away from home. You'll like it then. On mine (Nuvi 200) changing the fastest/shortest setting never made a difference when I tried it. --Vic Completely agree. My wife didn't understand why I'd possibly want to rent a GPS with the car when we were in the NE for a wedding. Over the next several days, that thing saved us countless hours of potential hazard between NYC and the backroads of CT. She was convinced it was a wise investment -- so she was excited when I bought her a Garmin recently. It's not going to save us much time locally, but finding that soccer field at 7 am somewhere in Bum****, WA, it'll certainly be a godsend. I was wondering if it'd really make a difference whether we set it to faster/shorter. This one has traffic alerts so it may take those into mind. |
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"Gene" wrote in message ... On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:51:37 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On mine (Nuvi 200) changing the fastest/shortest setting never made a difference when I tried it. Wow! Makes a HUGE difference with mine (265WT)! Garmin isn't perfect, I've had to do a total reboot and re-load in the last year, but it has saved a lot of wasted time and effort. -- Just about every week I get an e-mail from Costco offering the Garmin 265WT on sale. I was wondering if that model is a bit long in the tooth or still a good buy at about $160.00 CDN. |
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On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:21:04 -0500, Gene
wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:51:37 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On mine (Nuvi 200) changing the fastest/shortest setting never made a difference when I tried it. Wow! Makes a HUGE difference with mine (265WT)! Garmin isn't perfect, I've had to do a total reboot and re-load in the last year, but it has saved a lot of wasted time and effort. Here's difference with mine, from my home to a Speedway Gas Station about 10 miles away. I've gone there many, many times. Shortest distance takes me down my local streets to Milwaukee Ave, then 8 miles up Milwaukee. I know that route gets me there in 1/2 hour. Shortest time takes me slightly differently on local streets so I have to make a left on Golf instead of going to the light like I do. Left turn onto a four lane, 50 mph road. *Might* save ten seconds. *Might" get me broadsided. *Might* cost me a minute extra waiting for traffic to clear versus going to the light like I do. It doesn't know any of this. I don't blame it for that. Then it gets me doing 8 miles up Milwaukee, just like shortest distance did. Now the real fastest way is to go a mile past Milwaukee and onto I-294. It's close to 3 miles farther but only takes 20 minutes or less, a full 33% time reduction. That's where it's stupid. Seen the same thing going to other suburbs where I know how to get there on the highway fast, and it wants to route me onto city streets. Now I-294 is a tollway, but I have it set to ignore that. Besides I've seen it do the same thing in Florida on free roads. Fastest way from Beverly Hills, FL to Tampa is straight east to I-75 then southwest to Tampa. I-75 takes a jog east there, but it's still faster going the distance than going north or south on state roads to pick up I-75. And a lot safer too. I've done it both ways. The Garmin Nuvi always puts you on the state roads. Another thing it does that ****es me off is doing a bad calc then right away recalc with the correct answer, yakking about it all the time. It should have code to keeps its mouth in gear with its brain. A 3 second delay before mouthing off with a calc would do it. I still like it, but a man's got to know his GPS's limitations. --Vic |
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Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said the two were critically wounded at approximately 8:48 p.m. One was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center and the other taken to Tacoma General Hospital, then diverted to Madigan Army Medical Center. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately clear; however, Troyer believed the two deputies were responding to a domestic violence call when they were shot. Troyer had no information on the gunman. The investigation is ongoing. The shootings come just weeks after four Lakewood police officers were shot to death at a coffee shop in Parkland, Wash. Sgt. Mark Renninger, Officer Ronald Owens, Officer Tina Griswold and Officer Greg Richards were killed Nov. 29 by Maurice Clemmons as the four prepared for their morning shifts. Clemmons was fatally shot by a Seattle police officer two days later. On Oct. 31, Officer Timothy Brenton was shot to death in Seattle's Central District neighborhood while in his patrol car. His partner, Britt Sweney, was wounded. Prosecutors have charged Christopher Monfort in the shootings. On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:12:54 -0400, "Don White" wrote: "Gene" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:51:37 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On mine (Nuvi 200) changing the fastest/shortest setting never made a difference when I tried it. Wow! Makes a HUGE difference with mine (265WT)! Garmin isn't perfect, I've had to do a total reboot and re-load in the last year, but it has saved a lot of wasted time and effort. -- Just about every week I get an e-mail from Costco offering the Garmin 265WT on sale. I was wondering if that model is a bit long in the tooth or still a good buy at about $160.00 CDN. That's the unit I picked up for the wife. Good set of features for a reasonable price. The other unit I'd rather have is the 885T which has voice command capability but it's nearly twice as much. Consumer Reports has an excellent analysis of 50+ units on the market and gives the 265 very good marks. |
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On Dec 22, 11:09*am, Gene wrote:
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:27 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: I still like it, but a man's got to know his GPS's limitations. True. You'll see better performance on distances much greater than 10 miles... and, as noted, the thing can't know everything. My route to work would *never* be chosen by the GPS, but it doesn't anticipate traffic like school busses and morning congestion.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. *-Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage *http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 I can apreciate those thoughts, Gene. I don't feel that theres a need for me to have a Garmen at this time. They are cool though. My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. |
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On 12/22/09 12:39 PM, Tim wrote:
On Dec 22, 11:09 am, wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:27 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: I still like it, but a man's got to know his GPS's limitations. True. You'll see better performance on distances much greater than 10 miles... and, as noted, the thing can't know everything. My route to work would *never* be chosen by the GPS, but it doesn't anticipate traffic like school busses and morning congestion.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 I can apreciate those thoughts, Gene. I don't feel that theres a need for me to have a Garmen at this time. They are cool though. My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. It's Garmin, guys...not Garmen. |
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In article , naled24511
@mypacks.net says... On 12/22/09 12:39 PM, Tim wrote: On Dec 22, 11:09 am, wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:27 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: I still like it, but a man's got to know his GPS's limitations. True. You'll see better performance on distances much greater than 10 miles... and, as noted, the thing can't know everything. My route to work would *never* be chosen by the GPS, but it doesn't anticipate traffic like school busses and morning congestion.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 I can apreciate those thoughts, Gene. I don't feel that theres a need for me to have a Garmen at this time. They are cool though. My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. It's Garmin, guys...not Garmen. You're doing a VERY good job taking your little buddy's place as the school marm. -- WAFA is a cancer on society |
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message m... "Steve B" wrote in message ... "Tim" wrote Loog, can they really become that addictive? I can see where they can be a huge advantage navigating in the large metro areas, but hhere in rural BF Egypt. I found out that it was more of a hinderance then an advantage. or at least it was for me. Don't discount the value of that. IF and whenever you DO go to the big city, it is most helpful to be in the proper lane with all that traffic bearing down on you. Steve Actually in the remote it can be good also. going down a few dirt roads in the Hot Creek area out of Mammoth, CA We got a little turned around when we hit the main road, well the paved road. And just put a town on 395 in and then we knew which way to turn on the paved road. My TomTom gives a distance, then an arrow on the lower left quadrant. The arrow can be straight, or a right angle to left or right. So, it can have a 50 and a right angle arrow to the right. That means turn right in 50 yards. Or, if it has 2.1, I know the turn is 2.1 miles away. A quick guide to knowing what's coming. Steve |
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Kinda confuses me, too.... everytime I see those price drops I tell the wife I think the thing just became an orphan... that's been going on for about a year..... I guess eventually I'll be right..... I have two Garmin 12XL's. They are about eight years old now. Yes, you can interface with a computer, and all that jazz, but it's just a plain and simple one. So sturdy, it's part of the USAF survival pack to this day. Even though they have come up with probably 100 newer better bigger more expensive models, this thing has no update or reprogramming requirements. Kinda like an old transistor AM radio. On/off, channel knob, volume. Very simple. That's why I like them so much. Steve |
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"Tim" wrote My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. reply: The last time I lost my cell phone, I wanted just as basic a cell phone that they made. No camera, no movies, none of that falderal. I finally found one, think it was cricket, but not sure. A cell phone that looks like it was made by Fisher-Price. Ten numbers, on/off, and a couple of other buttons. Trouble is, it wouldn't work on MY system, and THEIR system was very expensive and had tiny coverage. No one is listening. There are lots and lots and lots of people, I believe, that want just a bare bones cell phone without the 200 page instruction manual. My daughter printed out her Blackberry manual, and it took about a ream of paper. Steve |
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On Dec 22, 4:40*pm, "Steve B" wrote:
"Tim" wrote My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. reply: *The last time I lost my cell phone, I wanted just as basic a cell phone that they made. *No camera, no movies, none of that falderal. *I finally found one, think it was cricket, but not sure. *A cell phone that looks like it was made by Fisher-Price. *Ten numbers, on/off, and a couple of other buttons. Trouble is, it wouldn't work on MY system, and THEIR system was very expensive and had tiny coverage. No one is listening. *There are lots and lots and lots of people, I believe, that want just a bare bones cell phone without the 200 page instruction manual. *My daughter printed out her Blackberry manual, and it took about a ream of paper. Steve My cell phone is a Motorola V-197 it's been a tough little beast and it's about as bare bones as you can get. i wouldn't say that its really as bare bones as I let on, because you can get internet on it, I suppose. I've looked up NY Times and MSN for news on it, but it's slower than a dead dog. and it's not set up for text either. I dont' know how much the Cellular one service costs, because the wife takes care of all that. At least I'm not to the point where I feel like I'm naked if I dont' have the cell phone with me. |
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On Dec 22, 1:30*pm, No_Way wrote:
In article , naled24511 @mypacks.net says... On 12/22/09 12:39 PM, Tim wrote: On Dec 22, 11:09 am, *wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:27 -0600, Vic Smith *wrote: I still like it, but a man's got to know his GPS's limitations. True. You'll see better performance on distances much greater than 10 miles... and, as noted, the thing can't know everything. My route to work would *never* be chosen by the GPS, but it doesn't anticipate traffic like school busses and morning congestion.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. * -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage * http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 I can apreciate those thoughts, Gene. I don't feel that theres a need for me to have a Garmen at this time. They are cool though. My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. It's Garmin, guys...not Garmen. You're doing a VERY good job taking your little buddy's place as the school marm. -- WAFA is a cancer on society And you've done a great job becoming the King Asshole Spoofer. Are you still talking to your sock-puppets, " hotkey", or is it "whisper" today? |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Dec 22, 4:40 pm, "Steve B" wrote: "Tim" wrote My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. reply: The last time I lost my cell phone, I wanted just as basic a cell phone that they made. No camera, no movies, none of that falderal. I finally found one, think it was cricket, but not sure. A cell phone that looks like it was made by Fisher-Price. Ten numbers, on/off, and a couple of other buttons. Trouble is, it wouldn't work on MY system, and THEIR system was very expensive and had tiny coverage. No one is listening. There are lots and lots and lots of people, I believe, that want just a bare bones cell phone without the 200 page instruction manual. My daughter printed out her Blackberry manual, and it took about a ream of paper. Steve My cell phone is a Motorola V-197 it's been a tough little beast and it's about as bare bones as you can get. i wouldn't say that its really as bare bones as I let on, because you can get internet on it, I suppose. I've looked up NY Times and MSN for news on it, but it's slower than a dead dog. and it's not set up for text either. I dont' know how much the Cellular one service costs, because the wife takes care of all that. At least I'm not to the point where I feel like I'm naked if I dont' have the cell phone with me. Major problem with finding phones without cameras. Son in law works in a secure area, and they are supposed to not have a camera. |
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On Dec 22, 8:33*pm, "*e#c" wrote:
On Dec 22, 1:30*pm, No_Way wrote: In article , naled24511 @mypacks.net says... On 12/22/09 12:39 PM, Tim wrote: On Dec 22, 11:09 am, *wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:27 -0600, Vic Smith *wrote: I still like it, but a man's got to know his GPS's limitations. True. You'll see better performance on distances much greater than 10 miles... and, as noted, the thing can't know everything. My route to work would *never* be chosen by the GPS, but it doesn't anticipate traffic like school busses and morning congestion.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. * -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage * http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat..htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 I can apreciate those thoughts, Gene. I don't feel that theres a need for me to have a Garmen at this time. They are cool though. My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. It's Garmin, guys...not Garmen. You're doing a VERY good job taking your little buddy's place as the school marm. -- WAFA is a cancer on society And you've done a great job becoming the King Asshole Spoofer. Are you still talking to your sock-puppets, " hotkey", or is it "whisper" today?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Psssst. You're not on the right track there, but your (as usual) going completely insane IS fun!!! |
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says... In article 3abb4c77-5ec8-4dc4-9568-2e708b062630 @z41g2000yqz.googlegroups.com, says... On Dec 22, 8:33*pm, "*e#c" wrote: On Dec 22, 1:30*pm, No_Way wrote: In article , naled24511 @mypacks.net says... On 12/22/09 12:39 PM, Tim wrote: On Dec 22, 11:09 am, *wrote: On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:27 -0600, Vic Smith *wrote: I still like it, but a man's got to know his GPS's limitations. True. You'll see better performance on distances much greater than 10 miles... and, as noted, the thing can't know everything. My route to work would *never* be chosen by the GPS, but it doesn't anticipate traffic like school busses and morning congestion.... -- It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. * -Thomas Sowell Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage * http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Forté Agent 6.00 Build 1186 I can apreciate those thoughts, Gene. I don't feel that theres a need for me to have a Garmen at this time. They are cool though. My son has some kind of mac phne where youtouch the screen and yoyu can turn stuff topsy-turvy and the like. He has it on his phone and I marvel at all of it. But to me its too cmplicated. Like teaching my dad to work simple tasks on a computer. when he was 80. It's Garmin, guys...not Garmen. You're doing a VERY good job taking your little buddy's place as the school marm. -- WAFA is a cancer on society And you've done a great job becoming the King Asshole Spoofer. Are you still talking to your sock-puppets, " hotkey", or is it "whisper" today?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Psssst. You're not on the right track there, but your (as usual) going completely insane IS fun!!! It has been fun to watch him blame just about everyone depending on what day it is.. It's hard for him to think straight when he's going insane and acting like cat getting sprayed with a garden hose! |
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