Well, you do have to ignore the initial attemps...

Post #224,669 by a6l6e6x 9/13/05 10:48:07 PM Reply	Well, you do have to ignore the initial attemps... to return you to the interchange you've just exited. You do have a map to look at to make reasonable choices. If the destination is far away it does take a while for it re-calculate a route. Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #224,685 by tjsinclair 9/14/05 1:45:55 AM Reply	We usually have maps for the states through which we are travelling. However, for me, it's more of an emotional issue. The possibility of getting lost in an unfamiliar part of the country generates a lot of stress for me. Now some of you may consider me a wuss for this, but a lot of my anxiety is that I travel with my wife, who is disabled, and I don't want to put her into a position where we can't get assistance if we need it. Tom Sinclair "Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." -- (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)
Post #224,731 by a6l6e6x 9/14/05 11:29:21 AM Reply	No you don't. The maps you have are not likely to show streets, county roads, etc., that are available on a GPS system. You would need a book of detailed maps all along your path to match a GPS system. Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #224,737 by jbrabeck 9/14/05 12:42:35 PM Reply	Maps + local gas stations == cheap GPS A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #224,747 by a6l6e6x 9/14/05 1:13:34 PM Reply	Yes, when local gas stations present. :) Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #224,805 by tjsinclair 9/14/05 4:36:50 PM Reply	Point taken Which is why my usual process is to map out the route in detail before we leave home, using Internet resources. Tom Sinclair "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards because a refusal often offends, I read somewhere." -- (Terry Pratchett, Mort)
Post #224,886 by Ashton 9/15/05 6:59:46 PM Reply	Yep - that got me through some pretty arcane off-ramp "side roads" 'twixt Sonoma CA and the well twistificated locus in Flagstaff AZ: first try! (I did, however; pull off to peer closely at the Insets I'd had the good fortune to notice I'd Need! -- a few miles prior to 'town'.) I'll have to stay with this model, heartwarming as is the idea of Sophia Loren's sultry voice cooing, You're so Masterful.. get ready to turn off in 3.14159 miles.. Big Boy.. Besides - Use the little grey cells often and imaginitively.. or risk becoming regressively Repo-like; grey cells jelled into concrete.

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