tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post1262605405486040378..comments2024-03-22T18:15:57.909-04:00Comments on A Haven for Vee: The GPS Adventure from HellVeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-55391552000814043392010-09-01T16:04:24.540-04:002010-09-01T16:04:24.540-04:00Oh my! You should write a letter of complaint to...Oh my! You should write a letter of complaint to the GPS manufacturer!<br /><br /> We had a rental car in California and my husband bought a brand new GPS to use on the trip because the old one we had would often send us down dirt roads like yours did , Vee. He charged it up when we got it and in the middle of a 6 lane freeway on our way back from Yosemite National Park to San Francisco it died..kaput! It seems the Impala we were driving did not have a working power source and the GPS battery finally died out. Thank goodness we had a back up plan and had gotten a map from AAA I had to plot a course on three different freeways to get us to out hotel...a very complicated part of the trip. We found out when we got home the GPS was fine --it powered up in our car easily.<br /><br />When I got home my daughter also reminded me I have a GPS on my phone..I could have turned it on and followed it's directions...lol..I just wasn't thinking.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-40514841472991341942010-09-01T12:15:41.317-04:002010-09-01T12:15:41.317-04:00OMG Vee,
What an unbelievable adventure. Thank Go...OMG Vee,<br />What an unbelievable adventure. Thank God you weren't alone...lions and tigers and bears Oh My.<br /><br />Thank God you could turn around. I never use the GPS, that woman tells me when to turn just too late for me. I like good old fashioned maps. This way I can plot alternate routes on a dime. <br /><br />Glad it worked out okay, can you imagine?<br /><br />KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487481759201796912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-89644760112168431332010-08-31T23:44:36.404-04:002010-08-31T23:44:36.404-04:00What a horror story! I can only imagine the frustr...What a horror story! I can only imagine the frustration. We don't have a GPS but we do use google maps. We have found ourselves out in the middle of no where several time. My brother keeps saying get a GPS. Ha! I can't wait to share your story with him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-806496717193614162010-08-31T23:17:46.561-04:002010-08-31T23:17:46.561-04:00We borrowed a GPS for our recent trip to Tennessee...We borrowed a GPS for our recent trip to Tennessee because we were making some side trips and were take a new route. NEVER AGAIN!!! NEVER. What a stinkin' mess it was. My sister and I were praying for a old fashioned paper and ink atlas. Seriously. <br /><br />For one thing, if you punch the address in it will not tell you.... this trip will be 29 miles. That information (easily discernible by looking at a map) would have changed our decision to head out for that location. That's just the tip of the GPS iceberg. <br /><br />And the worst thing is..... the stupid GPS won't stop and ask for directions!!!!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-51834500636426137882010-08-31T20:22:34.038-04:002010-08-31T20:22:34.038-04:00I know they can give a round about way to reach a ...I know they can give a round about way to reach a destination...but your experience really is scary! I'm glad you were able to turn around and get back...and that you were not alone! Hugs to all three of you! ♥~Lavender Dreamer~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298191144517740164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-47958262456099464422010-08-31T17:37:11.051-04:002010-08-31T17:37:11.051-04:00Oh my, that sounds like a wild ride. Glad it all ...Oh my, that sounds like a wild ride. Glad it all worked out in the end.<br />I am well acquainted with that British accent. I recall one time when we were in Tennessee trying to find a restaurant and the dear lady sent us right into the back entrance of Dollywood. That called for a definte "route recalculation".Happy@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748146424809856063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-58327651692285516022010-08-31T16:22:05.055-04:002010-08-31T16:22:05.055-04:00Vee. Am I allowed to laugh, I thought adventures l...Vee. Am I allowed to laugh, I thought adventures like this only happened to us. I am glad that through it all that everyone was safe and sound. loved all of the pictures of John directing the driver. priceless!<br /><br />I also enjoyed your previous post, enjoyed the mosaics. I am so glad that everything turned out well, and that you all had fun.THanks for sharing.<br />You have such a way with words, I felt as though I was there with you.<br />Hugs,<br />SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949983164111997270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-85347807351008376802010-08-31T16:12:09.423-04:002010-08-31T16:12:09.423-04:00Had similar experiences but have to admit I turned...Had similar experiences but have to admit I turned around quickly! Most fun with a GPS was setting the language to Finnish when my dad was in the car and pretending it was speaking in English. Took him a minute to catch onto my joke-he was raised in Finland and spoke fluent Finnish (but not often). For a minute he thought his brain was playing tricks but no, it was ME!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000398857513752852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-28906609741557058602010-08-31T15:20:00.240-04:002010-08-31T15:20:00.240-04:00We had one last week in Pittsburgh, that basically...We had one last week in Pittsburgh, that basically resulted in Mister arguing with the GPS the whole way because he knows his way around Pittsburgh. (so why use the GPS? I know.) Anyway, he sometimes yells when driving which always startles and upsets me since he is such a gentle man, so I was stressing, he was arguing with the GPS, and the GPS just kept saying..."Recalculating route."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-590278204216874022010-08-31T14:52:11.986-04:002010-08-31T14:52:11.986-04:00I think that is so funny! One time we tried to fi...I think that is so funny! One time we tried to find a McDonalds, I forget what state we were in, and it had us going up over a mountain on a dirt road. We decided not to go with her directions though and as there are so many McDonalds around we just found one on our own.happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-78543729944805949622010-08-31T14:39:05.211-04:002010-08-31T14:39:05.211-04:00BWAAHHAA! Glad you lived to tell the tale.
Oh yea...BWAAHHAA! Glad you lived to tell the tale.<br /><br />Oh yeah, we have those adventures a lot around here, but ours usually involve our GPS telling us to turn right...RIGHT INTO THE WATER! Seems friendly GPS systems do not know that you cannot cross a body of water without a ferry around here :-)Melissa @ The Inspired Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711494549892860307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-5542267000506383942010-08-31T12:40:22.391-04:002010-08-31T12:40:22.391-04:00Oh my goodness.... what an adventure.. We set our ...Oh my goodness.... what an adventure.. We set our GPS one time that took us through a not so friendly neck of the woods...where you dare not unlock or get out of your car...a very seedy area...I was scared to death....of course after we found our way out of that bad neighborhood we laughed about it, but it was not funny at the time..Another time while on vacation we set the GPS that led us to a bridge that was closed down for construction, we had to back track 2 hours...<br />Your photo's were great!!!!<br />Have a sweet day, big hugs-ElizabethElizabeth and Gary https://www.blogger.com/profile/15849231608931954395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-69957534669930407312010-08-31T12:19:24.052-04:002010-08-31T12:19:24.052-04:00Hi Vee, Yep that is one funny story and I do have ...Hi Vee, Yep that is one funny story and I do have one too. My daughter and I and the kiddos were going to Canandaigua NY and the GPS took us on every counrty road it could find giving us directions like, turn left, then turn right, and then a little later, turn right, then turn left! We swear we went in circles and saw every Amish and Mennonite farm in 3 counties!<br /><br />But we laughed our way through it and we finally got to our destination. Since then I've found a better route.....LOL....what's up with these things.Debra from Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539362962804034595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-67006912388628977162010-08-31T12:17:54.764-04:002010-08-31T12:17:54.764-04:00I had Onstar's GPS send us the wrong way on a ...I had Onstar's GPS send us the wrong way on a recent trip, but I had printed out the Google instructions beforehand and since the highway signs matched up with Google, I ignored Onstar. Of course the GPS wasn't happy and told us for well over 100 miles that we had veered off of the planned course. As it happened, while taking a leisurely drive through Omaha, we made a turn that took us directly to the spot that Onstar had wanted us to reach and the GPS quit yelling at us.<br /><br />Now that I've read your GPS horror story, I wonder which cornfield in Nebraska Onstar was trying to make us drive through.Single and Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088040256596780195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-51539240700395159742010-08-31T10:45:12.284-04:002010-08-31T10:45:12.284-04:00ha ha! i have had too many of those
recalculating...ha ha! i have had too many of those<br />recalculating moments in LA traffic.<br /><br /><br />but i never got a hilarious story out of<br />it. thanks!<br /><br />glad you're home, safe and sound.myletterstoemilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555607498974287844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-62775281770710371102010-08-31T10:24:58.474-04:002010-08-31T10:24:58.474-04:00Great post Vee....and what an adventure!!!Great post Vee....and what an adventure!!!From A Creative Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06693587169866665666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-37024500199387356492010-08-31T10:03:32.487-04:002010-08-31T10:03:32.487-04:00This my husband must read! Ha - we have had simil...This my husband must read! Ha - we have had similar stories but could never top this one! Oh my! Your writing of it...well, it takes us along with you in the backseat! Excellent! Love it, love it! Sorry you had to experience that for our reading enjoyment! Love ya!Gwendolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223125509850426320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-18914073333947387192010-08-31T09:57:18.439-04:002010-08-31T09:57:18.439-04:00Oh my Vee! Sounds like you went on an adventure. G...Oh my Vee! Sounds like you went on an adventure. Glad you made it out O.K. and before dark!<br />hugs,<br />taraTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548067312851612313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-39131371945341825462010-08-31T08:52:04.560-04:002010-08-31T08:52:04.560-04:00There are signs on our interstate that flash and s...There are signs on our interstate that flash and say "GPS unreliable" whenever there is a detour.<br /><br />I heard a story about a year or so ago, when a young couple with a baby followed there GPS onto summer only camp road and got stuck in snow for 2 or 3 days!<br /><br />Glad you made it home safely.<br />Hugs,<br />PennyPenny from Enjoying The Simple Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480355122441712250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-81132775662675866612010-08-31T08:51:49.094-04:002010-08-31T08:51:49.094-04:00Wow..thank goodness it was still light out! Glad y...Wow..thank goodness it was still light out! Glad you can laugh about it now..you are laughing right?? Well, we sorta are..sorry..but it IS funny...sad..but funny!Colleen - the AmAzINg Mrs. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230264141748182037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-48391546184249277082010-08-31T08:42:47.224-04:002010-08-31T08:42:47.224-04:00I'm sure I would have had been very tense abou...I'm sure I would have had been very tense about the whole thing. We don't have a GPS but I have heard of other people ending up stranded because of their GPS.<br /><br />ManuelaManuela@A Cultivated Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282273791971364124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-24734144074250842752010-08-31T08:25:31.794-04:002010-08-31T08:25:31.794-04:00-chuckle- Makes one feel glad they do not have ne...-chuckle- Makes one feel glad they do not have new-fangled stuff like GPS. -giggggles-Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-88239156651776529552010-08-31T07:57:55.682-04:002010-08-31T07:57:55.682-04:00What a cute story! You have surely made a memory....What a cute story! You have surely made a memory....LOL, sometimes you just have to make the lady recalculate!Lisa~A Cottage To Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292883666058375974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-81267316144842657692010-08-31T07:54:45.678-04:002010-08-31T07:54:45.678-04:00Last summer my husband took a trip with an old Arm...Last summer my husband took a trip with an old Army buddy who idolizes his GPS.<br /><br />Hubby said he KNEW there were better ways to get them to North Carolina and that they got lost more than once but his friend still used that GPS instead of the map.<br /><br />It was so frustrating, they were hardly speaking to each other when his friend brought him home.<br /><br />So, you can imagine how hubby felt when he gave his friend directions to get to the Interstate from our place, starting with... turn RIGHT onto the county road.<br /><br />He saw his friend stop at the end of the travel lane, look at his GPS, and proceed to turn LEFT which takes you through corn fields and completely away from the Interstate (at least the easiest way to it).Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-17532516736543805682010-08-31T07:53:53.382-04:002010-08-31T07:53:53.382-04:00We have a similar story, outside of Lancaster Pa, ...We have a similar story, outside of Lancaster Pa, only we ended up in a new industrial area with roads still being constructed, and they would just......suddenly.....end.<br />Added at least an hour on to our trip home!Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943301163903634325noreply@blogger.com