I’m glad to use a cellphone for that as I have great difficulties to translate the words left and right or east and west to the actual directions. I don’t mistake the actual directions, just the opposite words that go with them.
Got lost going to an event yesterday. So I tried the two gps programs in my phone. I had not used them in a while. Now they require the car’s center console screen. I had to relearn how to use them with all the new updates. Never made it to the event.
Husband and I, until Covid started, took basically the same trips every year for over 40 years. Most of the places he had been to (and driven) with his parents before we met.
I know how to get to just about every place we have been. He uses two GPS devices to go on any of these trips. The darn things always sound like they are arguing with each other and often send him on varying routes. We had a situation a few years ago that we had to take our RV and leave it at the dealer in PA from Long Island, NY. This meant he had to drive alone as we had to also bring our van to drive home in. He drove the van and I drove the RV as he was too scared to drive the RV alone. He insisted on running the GPS in the RV for me – I really DID NOT need it – but it made him feel better. Most of the major roads we were on do not allow trucks (RV is a Chevy van conversion so can go where vans can go). he was terrified of our losing each other and him getting lost. I pointed out to him that on about 85% of the trip we would be about the biggest things on the road and would see each other over the cars. In addition to our cell phones being setup for us to use if needed, we had walkie talkies. He followed me. I got him there with no trouble. Then a month later we had to do this reverse – I kept telling that was even easier as he knew the roads on the Island back to when he was a boy.
unfair.de about 2 years ago
I’m glad to use a cellphone for that as I have great difficulties to translate the words left and right or east and west to the actual directions. I don’t mistake the actual directions, just the opposite words that go with them.
donut reply about 2 years ago
Got lost going to an event yesterday. So I tried the two gps programs in my phone. I had not used them in a while. Now they require the car’s center console screen. I had to relearn how to use them with all the new updates. Never made it to the event.
cuzinron47 about 2 years ago
Yeah, I skipped right over his directions.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 2 years ago
With the same amount of effort they could have searched for breakfast places.
Thehag about 2 years ago
They didn’t ask for directions, just a recommendation.
But if you don’t offer directions they will be the kind who don’t use maps.
raybarb44 about 2 years ago
or was that Jefferson’s on Sunrise?….
Taracinablue about 2 years ago
I work at a popular candy/country store in a tourist town. It’s astounding the number of people who treat us like an information booth.
mafastore about 2 years ago
Husband and I, until Covid started, took basically the same trips every year for over 40 years. Most of the places he had been to (and driven) with his parents before we met.
I know how to get to just about every place we have been. He uses two GPS devices to go on any of these trips. The darn things always sound like they are arguing with each other and often send him on varying routes. We had a situation a few years ago that we had to take our RV and leave it at the dealer in PA from Long Island, NY. This meant he had to drive alone as we had to also bring our van to drive home in. He drove the van and I drove the RV as he was too scared to drive the RV alone. He insisted on running the GPS in the RV for me – I really DID NOT need it – but it made him feel better. Most of the major roads we were on do not allow trucks (RV is a Chevy van conversion so can go where vans can go). he was terrified of our losing each other and him getting lost. I pointed out to him that on about 85% of the trip we would be about the biggest things on the road and would see each other over the cars. In addition to our cell phones being setup for us to use if needed, we had walkie talkies. He followed me. I got him there with no trouble. Then a month later we had to do this reverse – I kept telling that was even easier as he knew the roads on the Island back to when he was a boy.
Amazing how people have trouble with directions.