<VV> GPS in a Corvair

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Smitty,
    Yeah, I had to go to a funeral ceremony yesterday  and I used the GPS 
"just in case".  Well, I kept running into road detours  due to downed trees 
blocking the roads I would normally take.  With the GPS  activated, I just 
turned off the blocked road, listened to the nice British  "lady" say 
"recalculating" and kept going to "her" new directions and finally  arrived.
    There are times when GPS units won't function  properly.  I found out a 
few years ago when I went to a wedding ceremony in  NYC.  The GPS kept 
losing the signal because of the presence of all those  tall skyscrapers and it 
took me a lot longer to get out of the city than it  should have.
    Also, since roads are constantly being  changed, it's important to 
periodically upgrade the mapping software in  your GPS.
    But all in all, they are a very useful device  especially if you drive 
SOLO or at night when it's tough to see many  of the street signs.
    Frank Burkhard
    Boonton, NJ 
 
 
In a message dated 11/9/2012 12:36:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
vairologist at cox.net writes:

Smitty  Says;  Being one of the generation that still can read maps I  don't
have much use for a GPS, except as Frank describes.  Looking for  a
campground to spend the night and going down country roads following  the
signs to a campground is usually no problem.  Coming out the next  morning
though and trying to get back to the highway through 8 miles of  twists and
turns where all the signs are arranged to get you there, not to  get you
back, can be a problem at times.  The GPS is a real asset  then.  A word of
warning about listening to the other one.  Don't  forget which one you are
listening to.  It is poorly received when you  tell the wrong one to shut up
or I'll pull your battery out.

Did  have a problem with our 10 year old Magellan one time though.  We  were
in Fla and on a little country road when she piped up with the advise  that
we should turn left in 1,208 miles.  

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