I am the only person I know that still gets lost with a GPS.
A couple weeks ago, I thought it in my best interest to invest in a Garmin. (I get lost a lot.)
I don't have an internal compass or any innate sense of direction, and once I officially move to a new state, I can no longer call my dad with frantic questions and four letter words.
Today, as I traveled to my old nemesis, Indianapolis, I thought it a perfect time to test Lady Garmin and her know-how.
I don't know how many times I heard that computer-automated tramp say in her snotty, judgmental tone, "Recalculating directions".
In GPS-speak, that roughly translates to, "Try again, b*tch."
Finally, Louise and I (yes, I named that hussy Louise) came to an understanding.
She bossed me around, I ignored her out of spite, she gave me bogus directions until I apologized, I called her a slut and then I did what I was told.
Needless to say, I tacked on an extra 15 to 20 minutes on my journey.
I would refer to this as a moral victory.
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Very funny!
I get so nervous whenever I have to travel outside of a 30 mile radius of home. I will read, re-read directions and then drive at a turtle's pace to avoid getting lost. Can you believe I used to be a Domino's delivery driver? (I had blown up coies of the delivery area maps - they were very dog-eared after a year of service)
I have no sense of direction either and I absolutely hate looking at maps.
Louise sounds like a jerk.
yeeeahh. me and u should hang out. but we probably wouldn't find our way to each other. i ALWAYS get lost with the GPS. and what the heck is north??? just tell me up, down, left, or right....
Can I say simply, "I love you" without sounding lesbian?
It's hardly creepy at all.
My Garmin has a name too. She is Carmen the Garmin. She's usually pretty good to me, but I do have to turn her off every 28 days or so, if you know what I mean. Best wishes with Louise. Give her some time to get to know you.
my Garmin, Mabel, gets very mad when I ignore her and will direct me in circles until I apologize!
funny post. Just dropping by from SITS to say hi; hope you find time to do the same.
just so you feel better- i have a garmen. i use it religiously. it's only failed me once.
(this is where it gets good)
my grandparents have lived in the same house since god only knows- my life, my moms life, etc. i've been there oh... between 5-10 times a year for 23 years. i was ashamed to have to use my garmen, but no one had to know. no one had to know until it brought me to the wrong location (yes i used the right address). that was quite an easter....
and YES! about the 10things i hate about you. :)
lol....stopping by from SITS to say "hi". Im always getting lost but thats part of the fun of life....right?
I don't have a Garmin but my Sprint Instinct (iPhone imitation) has navigation. It gets you about halfway there, then says, "You are now off track." I've learned it's not dependable at all. So yes, I get lost with a GPS too!
Wouldn't it be awesome if you cold get the voice to sound like someone really awesome like, Rosanne or Lou Dobbs. At least then you'd have a legitimate reason to hate it.
LOLOL!
There is nothing worse than being lost and that since of panic and frustration. And it seems it always happens when you are running late.
The way you tell this is hilarious; I can't stop chuckling!
Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest!
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