[gps-talkusers] Re: Excited about my GPS Weekend

hi,
that's exciting, I remember my first time using gps in the car.
I went out with my better half and her mom.
Mom and daughter were in the front gabbing away and I was in the back
using my gps.
I had the restaurant set as a destination.
the distance was increasing so I told them they were going the wrong
way.
this was before we had maps back in version 1.0
Chris
On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:35:59 -0700, you wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I wanted to share my GPS weekend with all of you.  As a new user, 
>just about a week's experience, I set off on a train trip with a 
>friend, also blind.  We listened to my Sendero as it kept us 
>updated on the train speed, the points of interest, the towns we 
>passed and on and on.  How fun it was to know where we were along 
>our trip.
>
>When we reached the end of the run, we took a taxi to our 
>destination and I used the GPS with a route open between the 
>train station and the destination.  I told the driver that I was 
>practicing and he was impressed that I was able to tell him where 
>I thought we should turn.  I told him that I knew he knew his 
>way, but I was learning the new system.
>
>I was able to record some user POI's for the college campus where 
>I spent the weekend.  When it was time to go, one participant 
>wanted directions to the bus stop.  Knowing that I had lots of 
>bus information available, I found stops and she confirmed the 
>one she needed.  I also learned that the numbers that had seemed 
>irrevelent before turned out to be the bus numbers.  Never mind 
>that my search from our known location was only 313 feet, I found 
>what I thought should be the bus stop and, low and behold, there 
>sat the bus.  She would have missed it if she had waited where 
>others told her it should be.  It was already parked and the 
>driver soon came out from the building and boarded the bus.  He 
>would not have seen her waiting about 300 feet behind him.  I was 
>thrilled with my GPS.
>
>Later, after the return train trip, when my husband met and drove 
>us home, I set a route to my friend's house.  The Sendero told us 
>where to turn.  This was not news for my husband, but it was 
>certainly fun for me.
>
>I noticed that the WAAS satellite was intermittently available.  
>I wonder if it is turned on for brief periods or if it is 
>intermittent because of my GPS changing view of the sky.
>
>This coming weekend, my husband and I will be traveling to new 
>territory and I am hopeful that I will have enough experience to 
>help him with directions as we go.  Very excited,
>
>Joleen
>

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