My father always said I could get lost in a phone booth. I realize that expression dates me but he wasn’t far from wrong. I’m good at a lot of things but finding my way isn’t one of them. That is until the GPS came out. I have one mounted on my dash at all times, and with it I can go anywhere I want.
If I see an interesting road sign, I will gladly head that way, knowing that if I get turned around all I have to do is hit the “Go Home” button.
For me that’s freedom.
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Always assuming home is still there when you take really interesting turnings
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That’s another road we could go down.
Thanks Neil.
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Dear Dawn,
I love it. Get lost in a phone booth? Hilarious. I think my parents said something to that effect about me. GPS…gotta love it. Love your anecdotal piece as well. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It is anecdotal, right? I could be assuming too much. 😉
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Yes (hangs her head in embarrassment) I’m afraid so. That is the first thing I saw in that image, though, the GPS on the dash. lol
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I navigate about as well as you. Need a gps. Instead, I just stick to roads I know. Last time I tried to use my phone, I ended up in an accident.
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Awww..be careful out there!
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GPS is a saviour for many.
Hope drivers don’t distracted by it while driving.
Reaching safe is important- GPS or otherwise…
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So true. Thank you.
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I like that, Satnav becoming a friend. Well done.
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Thank you.
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You’re welcome!
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They have definitely made it easier to go for a detour.
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Indeed!
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A great perspective! Freedom to wander and not get lost! Love it!
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Me too! 🙂
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My first encounter with a GPS my daughter was driving. Damn thing told her to turn right, then right, then right again – we were going round in circles till I spotted an old-fashioned road sign that pointed us where we wanted to go!
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Haha..yes…been on that road!
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I love my gps too–especially when it talks to me 🙂 Enjoyed your post, Dawn.
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Thank you.
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Just like my wife. She would get lost in a silo.
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LOL
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Dawn they do make traveling so much more stress free don’t they.
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They really do.
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I like my GPS too, it almost feels sometimes that it’s waiting for me to reply…sometimes I do. 🙂
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Oh I talk to mine all the time! lol
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I say thank you, if it doesn’t get me lost lol
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Mine has an odd sense of humour and loves to send me down very narrow lanes and dusty tracks! I forgive her though.
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Once, when my grandson was about 12, we were coming home from a family member who was 3 hours away. Now I try to avoid the interstate if I can. and often complain that the drivers on said roads are trying to kill me. I set the GPS but it kept trying to get me on the interstate so for the long car ride home, we imagined a story of a possessed GPS that was trying to kill us. I sure miss him being that little. 😦
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What a good idea, I bet you do!!!
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Nicely done, Dawn. I prefer to call it “directionally challenged.” GPS can be confusing and must be updated, but I know people who use them driving home from work. 🙂
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Ha ha..I tell people I am “geographically challenged”.
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for one who has no sense of direction like me, the gps is heaven-sent. :).
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Wow, I thought I was the only one!
Thanks.
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Love the phone booth comment and am right there with you. I also can’t read a map so gps is awesome! Nice slice of life!
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I can read a map but it takes way more concentration than i can usually muster, especially if I’m frazzled. So cool to see so many people are just like me. Thanks!
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I wish I trusted my GPS that much. Well done read.
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Thank you
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You tell your story fluently and entertainingly!
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Thank you Penny.
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LOL, yeah, I know about a little girl who got lost in a phone booth. Well, at least she wanted to! 🙂 (and hurray to GPS!)
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🙂
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Yes, GPS can be fun. I deliberately take the opposite turning just to annoy the voice on my in car navigator. He, he.
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Lol
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Awww, lovely story.
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Thank you.
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Nice. I am 100% a Satnav driver… love the reassurance!
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Yup! Me too!
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As long as that thing doesn’t lead you into a lake… no, seriously, well done. The story perfectly demonstrates the freedom some devices can give to people who can’t take things for granted.
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Thank you 🙂
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