Is GPS your best bud or worst nightmare?
@1creekgirl (41445)
United States
March 6, 2018 1:35pm CST
I've always been geographically challenged. Never could read those maps.
When we got GPS, then used the one that comes with our cell phone, I thought, "Great! Now someone other than my husband can tell me where to go and how to get there."
Just kidding about the husband, he's a sweetie although he is rather bossy.
I usually can do fairly well when the GPS voice (or Jean as we call her, short for genius) tells me where to turn, etc.
But one time I was driving in a large city (the decision was made in a moment of insanity and has never been repeated) when Jean announced, "Go south."
Go south??!! I shouted, "If I knew where south was, I wouldn't need you!!!"
We finally found south and made it home safely.
I haven't trusted Jean since.
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@1creekgirl (41445)
• United States
7 Mar 18
Maybe, or she thinks I'm smarter than I am.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
6 Mar 18
Mines always said left or right never South or the others. So never had that problem, thankfully. But would be very stressed and in tears if it did.
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@1creekgirl (41445)
• United States
6 Mar 18
That's how I felt. I really was so stressed trying to drive in a large city, but never again. Not by choice anyway.
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@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Mar 18
I am very poor at direction. I depend on GPS and it is quite useful for me. However, sometimes I also have the confusion like you. I don't understand why doesn't the GPS tell me left or right, forward or backward. I feel very lost when it tells me go to south, north, west or east
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
6 Mar 18
I'm really terrible with directions as well! I would have had trouble knowing where South was too. Lol2 people like this
@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
8 Mar 18
@1creekgirl Yes, I have seen people getting stuck in roads without an exist following their GPS.
@1creekgirl (41445)
• United States
7 Mar 18
It can sure get you in some scary situations.
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
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7 Mar 18
I do like the GPS. But the constant chattering of directions does drive me a bit crazy!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
6 Mar 18
I use Waze which is a very good app for directions.
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@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
6 Mar 18
My daughter uses her GPS all the time but I never use one cause I basically drive locally
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@1creekgirl (41445)
• United States
6 Mar 18
I don't use it either around here, just if we go farther away.
