Comments on: More Technological Doohickeydom http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/ The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Madgebaby http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5847 Madgebaby Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:49:45 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5847 I get lost all the time--My son says, please, mommy, don't take a "longcut" this time. we have one of these things and it is wonderful! The voices are fun to play with, too. I get lost all the time–My son says, please, mommy, don’t take a “longcut” this time. we have one of these things and it is wonderful! The voices are fun to play with, too.

]]> By: BJ http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5843 BJ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:36:54 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5843 I occasionally carpool into San Francisco with a couple who have a GPS in their new vehicle. It was a safety consideration for them - she does not prefer to drive and unfortunately cannot read maps in the car without getting carsick. They purchased a GPS so he wouldn't have to read the map while diriving. It also has a secondary benefit in that corrections when one is off course are delivered in a plain non-judgemental voice without a preferatory "Why did you...." and the rather icy "YOU were SUPPOSED to...". Probably is helpful to maintain marital harmony. I occasionally carpool into San Francisco with a couple who have a GPS in their new vehicle. It was a safety consideration for them - she does not prefer to drive and unfortunately cannot read maps in the car without getting carsick. They purchased a GPS so he wouldn’t have to read the map while diriving.

It also has a secondary benefit in that corrections when one is off course are delivered in a plain non-judgemental voice without a preferatory “Why did you….” and the rather icy “YOU were SUPPOSED to…”. Probably is helpful to maintain marital harmony.

]]> By: h sofia http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5839 h sofia Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:10:35 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5839 I'm with you on <i>all</i> that. I am also really, really prone to getting "turned around" (I don't usually consider myself ever lost). I recently experienced the wonders of a GPS device during my trip to Atlanta, Pensacola and New Orleans. Wow. It came with the car rental for an extra $7 a day. Worth it!! My friend and I didn't even have to THINK about losing our way. We could pull over and get something to eat without having to worry about going off course or interpreting our printed maps backwards. I thought it would be distracting to have a device on the dashboard, but no - it's awesome! By the way, I think mapsonus.com is the best online mapping system. Google maps is a close 2nd. Mapquest is horrible. Not that you need to worry about that anymore. I’m with you on all that. I am also really, really prone to getting “turned around” (I don’t usually consider myself ever lost). I recently experienced the wonders of a GPS device during my trip to Atlanta, Pensacola and New Orleans. Wow. It came with the car rental for an extra $7 a day. Worth it!! My friend and I didn’t even have to THINK about losing our way. We could pull over and get something to eat without having to worry about going off course or interpreting our printed maps backwards.

I thought it would be distracting to have a device on the dashboard, but no - it’s awesome!

By the way, I think mapsonus.com is the best online mapping system. Google maps is a close 2nd. Mapquest is horrible. Not that you need to worry about that anymore.

]]> By: RevElz http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5838 RevElz Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:52:33 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5838 It has long been my contention that when New England really wants to get serious about global warming, they will insist on marking the streets and upcoming intersections with more clarity. All our time getting lost is hard on the planet and its air quality. So congrats on doing your share with the GPS! It has long been my contention that when New England really wants to get serious about global warming, they will insist on marking the streets and upcoming intersections with more clarity. All our time getting lost is hard on the planet and its air quality. So congrats on doing your share with the GPS!

]]> By: Leslie http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5837 Leslie Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:34:03 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5837 I am about to start my first pastorate (yipee!), and seriously, I have such a bad sense of direction that I included a GPS in my terms of call. I also can read a map, but have no innate sense of direction, so I perceive these systems as a gift from God. Have fun with yours as I intend to with mine! Blessings, Leslie I am about to start my first pastorate (yipee!), and seriously, I have such a bad sense of direction that I included a GPS in my terms of call. I also can read a map, but have no innate sense of direction, so I perceive these systems as a gift from God. Have fun with yours as I intend to with mine!

Blessings,
Leslie

]]> By: StevenR http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5835 StevenR Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:23:09 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5835 We have a GPS in the laptop, and one day we were driving home from Asheville NC on a sunday morning.As we approached Spartanburg SC, I put "unitarian universalist" in the search, found where the church was, and we drove up for Sunday service (yes luckily the church hadn't moved or met at an off-time). We have a GPS in the laptop, and one day we were driving home from Asheville NC on a sunday morning.As we approached Spartanburg SC, I put “unitarian universalist” in the search, found where the church was, and we drove up for Sunday service (yes luckily the church hadn’t moved or met at an off-time).

]]> By: Comrade Kevin http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5834 Comrade Kevin Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:43:06 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5834 I need to get me one of them nifty GPS things. Along with near-sightedness I also inherited a genetic defect that gives me absolutely no sense of direction whatsoever. Funny that someone so smart in so many areas can routinely get lost in parking lots. It's a humbling experience. I need to get me one of them nifty GPS things. Along with near-sightedness I also inherited a genetic defect that gives me absolutely no sense of direction whatsoever.

Funny that someone so smart in so many areas can routinely get lost in parking lots. It’s a humbling experience.

]]> By: uuMomma http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5833 uuMomma Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:59:02 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5833 I bought one for my husband for Christmas after a Thanksgiving trip to CA where the rental car came with one standard. By the end of the trip he was calling 'her' "Maggie" and caressing 'her' in a very creepy way. But, must say, it (I should say, 'she' and this one is named Ellen) got us to and from Portland, helped with alternate routes and only seemed to get stressed out twice: once in Seattle where the buildings were too high and once in a city I don't remember where the hotel address had not yet been plotted so we ended up in front of someone's house. (Boy would THEY have been surprised!) I bought one for my husband for Christmas after a Thanksgiving trip to CA where the rental car came with one standard. By the end of the trip he was calling ‘her’ “Maggie” and caressing ‘her’ in a very creepy way.

But, must say, it (I should say, ’she’ and this one is named Ellen) got us to and from Portland, helped with alternate routes and only seemed to get stressed out twice: once in Seattle where the buildings were too high and once in a city I don’t remember where the hotel address had not yet been plotted so we ended up in front of someone’s house. (Boy would THEY have been surprised!)

]]> By: Susan http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5830 Susan Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:54:02 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2007/08/30/more-technological-doohickeydom/#comment-5830 I am thrilled to hear that you have added GPS to help you get to your destinations safely. By the way - have you discovered that you can program your system to talk to you in the GENDER AND ACCENT OF YOUR CHOICE?? Antonio Banderas can tell you to "turn right at the light". It adds a whole new dimension to driving alone. I am thrilled to hear that you have added GPS to help you get to your destinations safely. By the way - have you discovered that you can program your system to talk to you in the GENDER AND ACCENT OF YOUR CHOICE?? Antonio Banderas can tell you to “turn right at the light”. It adds a whole new dimension to driving alone.

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