Who needs GPS?`

"One of the things I have discovered with GPS is that I never know where I
am. I turn when it tells me, I go where it tells me, and when I get there I
have no idea of my location in relation to anyplace else.
My Garmin has a mind of its own -- it often takes me someplace one way and
takes me back another. It often goes the least convenient way ( when I know
the route but am trying out the GPS). But it gets me there! In Budapest and
Vienna and Rome etc. I will obey it slavishly.
Not much for walking around Venice, tho.
Bob

Following up to "bob fusillo" :

One of the things I have discovered with GPS is that I never know where I
am. I turn when it tells me, I go where it tells me, and when I get there I
have no idea of my location in relation to anyplace else.

Yep, I find that too.
--
Tim C.

Tim C. wrote:

Following up to "bob fusillo" :

One of the things I have discovered with GPS is that I never know where I
am. I turn when it tells me, I go where it tells me, and when I get there I
have no idea of my location in relation to anyplace else.

Yep, I find that too.

GPRS might work better then.

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

Following up to (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :

Tim C. wrote:

Following up to "bob fusillo" :

One of the things I have discovered with GPS is that I never know where I
am. I turn when it tells me, I go where it tells me, and when I get there I
have no idea of my location in relation to anyplace else.

Yep, I find that too.

GPRS might work better then.

"hello mum? I'm lost"
--
Tim C.

Tim C. wrote:

Following up to (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :

Tim C. wrote:

Following up to "bob fusillo" :

One of the things I have discovered with GPS is that I never know
where I am. I turn when it tells me, I go where it tells me, and when
I get there I have no idea of my location in relation to anyplace
else.

Yep, I find that too.

GPRS might work better then.

"hello mum? I'm lost"

Tut-tut, no- you'd use it to send an email! Are you working at Tesco?

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

Following up to (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :

Tim C. wrote:

Following up to (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :

Tim C. wrote:

Following up to "bob fusillo" :

One of the things I have discovered with GPS is that I never know
where I am. I turn when it tells me, I go where it tells me, and when
I get there I have no idea of my location in relation to anyplace
else.

Yep, I find that too.

GPRS might work better then.

"hello mum? I'm lost"

Tut-tut, no- you'd use it to send an email! Are you working at Tesco?

lol!

--
Tim C.

Martin wrote:

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:54:21 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

The Reid wrote:

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:41:37 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

I don't need GPS,

because you are a townie? :-)

I suspect half the people using it are driving around town showing off
to their mates with it!

Driving into the back of stationery cars.

With matching envelopes?

Now, you can give me a slap for the rare occasion I make fun of
spelling!

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

Following up to Martin :

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:35:30 +0200, Tim C. wrote:

Following up to "bob fusillo" :

One of the things I have discovered with GPS is that I never know where I
am. I turn when it tells me, I go where it tells me, and when I get there I
have no idea of my location in relation to anyplace else.

Yep, I find that too.

Tried using one in conjunction with a map/chart?

I find the map tends to work pretty well on its own.
--
Tim C.

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:30:12 +0200, Tim C.
wrote:

Who want s to know the way off a ridge in a blizzard?

That's the easy bit.

what's the hard bit? The right way?
--
Mike Reid
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Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:26:04 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

Now, you can give me a slap for the rare occasion I make fun of
spelling!

what, like andalucia and sevilla? :-)
--
Mike Reid
UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"