[gps-talkusers] Re: A neat experience with the gps:
- From: Mary Ellen Earls <meearls@xxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:53:00 -0700
Dianna, I always feel better when i may get confused and the gps gets me out of
a fix rather than a human, simply because regardless of how well-meaning they
are, there is something so humiliating about having humans help you.
Especially when you can't get people to understand you want to do things
yourself and they just keep helping you.And then they turn right around and
acuse you of being ungreatful. Now that part just kills me.
Mary Ellen Earls
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Diane Garrett <dianegarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:20:12 -0500 (EST)
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: A neat experience with the gps:
>That sounds like it was a real special walk for you, Mary Ellen! Peg could
>have gotten you home sooner or later (probably later.) <lol> It's nice when
>you can do something for yourself, isn't it? It makes everything feel so good
>inside.
> Diane Garrett/Leader Daisy
>Email: dianegarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Phone: (918) 664-5731
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx
>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:13:04 -0700
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] A neat experience with the gps:
>>Hi folks!
>>Peg and I just gotback from one of the neatest experiences I have ever had
>>with my gps.
>>We didn't have to walk very far on the walking path which underneath is the
>>irrigation system for Scottsdale, Arizona.
>>There are many paths which branch in and out and so this morning, I decided
>>to take a different path than the one we use.
>>I set the gps to intersections and as we paralleled the streets we got
>>farther and farther away from houses and people. I stood out there and
>>pressed dot 4 on the pk and discovered that I had no points of interest
>>nearby. I decided to find out how many satellites were tracking us and found
>>to my delight that 10 satellites were tracking and we were at good.
>>I remember the day when using the Atlas Speaks on the laptop when we
>>received good 6 satellites and celebrated.
>>It was very windy and we stood on that path listening and feeling the wind
>>whip arouned, and I couldn't help reflecting that I would never have done
>>that were it not for my gps. I wouldn't have even attempted to come to
>>Arizona.
>>We turned around and I could feel Peg's disapointment. "We aren't going to
>>stop now, are we?" she seemed to be asking.
>>Ah yes life does go on and there are things domestic which have to be done,
>>so we came home using the destination I have set when we do our regular
>>exercise route just as a reference point.
>>So within probagbly 10 minutes, we were walking up the incline which lead to
>>the path on which is my building.
>>Happy traveling everyone!
>>Mary Ellen Earls
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