ok, so I'm happy I've made a contribution. *smile* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:41 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Situation 8, forcing the BN to avoid a road closure > Vince, > > One can already reroute once you are off course. Just press RV and you will > be asked if you want to save the old route if you haven't already. > Otherwise, it calculates a new route from your current position. It is best > if you pull over and wait for the new route. It was very nice on the PK > that these new route calculations only took a few seconds. > > What we can put on the wish list is the ability to flag a road and > intersection as impassable. That would be handy. > > Mike > > > At 04:34 AM 12/12/2004, you wrote: > > also had a good chuckle from your story. I had my wife read it. We > >actually had something like this happen to us recently. Is automatic > >re-routing on the wish list? The program "Iguidance" that my wife uses > >re-routes after you go off course. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jeffrey Bohrman" <jbohrman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 7:28 AM > >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Situation 8, forcing the BN to avoid a road > >closure > > > > > > > Mike: > > > > > > Your story is quite helpful! I know driving with our wives can be > > > challenging at times especially in unfamiliar areas. > > > > > > Although I've not quite started to use my GPS - I am getting there - your > > > story is one good suggestion if I can't simply find an alternative route > > > from where one is standing to the destination. Actually, I've navigated > >my > > > wife to a certain point that I'd be familiar with and then go from there. > > > > > > Jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:14 AM > > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Situation 8, forcing the BN to avoid a road > >closure > > > > > > > > > > Situation 8 > > > > We are driving to a Society for the Blind Christmas function at the > > > > Sacramento Yacht Club. It is very foggy and there is lots of traffic. I > >am > > > > in charge of directions with my BrailleNote GPS route guiding us along. > > > > > > > > The tension in the car is palpable as we creep across a bridge over the > > > > Sacramento River. The BN reports 2.1 miles to our destination. I can't > > > wait > > > > for a warm fire and glass of wine. > > > > > > > > We arrive at an intersection where the BN instructs us to continue > > > straight > > > > but flashing lights and police cars across the road force us to turn > > > right. > > > > It turns out that a gas main ruptured and the route we needed was > > > > completely blocked. > > > > > > > > Question 8 > > > > What now? We are in a completely unfamiliar area, it is residential and > > > > there is nobody to ask directions of. We are already very late. How do I > > > > get us to the event and keep my hide intact at the same time? > > > > > > > > Answer8 > > > > My wife wanted me to call the Yacht Club, which I of course did. I told > > > the > > > > bar tender where we were and she gave me very complicated directions for > > > > two possible alternate routes and at the same time, my wife is talking > >to > > > > me. I hang up, more confused than ever. > > > > > > > > I told her to pull over and take a deep breath while I find us a route. > >I > > > > went into Explore mode and reversed the route so I can understand the > > > route > > > > coming from the destination toward me. This gave me a chance to see each > > > of > > > > the cross streets that might provide an alternate access and which might > > > > clarify what the bar tender told me. > > > > > > > > I found another road that intersected Highway 80 and set it as my > > > > destination. I then calculated a route from where we were to this > >interim > > > > destination. While we were driving there, I then calculated a second > >route > > > > from the freeway intersection to the Yacht Club. In other words, I > >picked > > > > an interim point that created a triangle around the road closure. This > > > > means of using two routes to complete an entire trip is a good strategy > > > for > > > > forcing the BN to route you the way you want to go rather than the way > >it > > > > tells you to go. > > > > > > > > My wife was about ready to tell me where to go as well. It turns out > >that > > > > everyone was delayed by the road closure so relatively speaking, we > > > weren't > > > > late. It was wonderful to step out of the car and fog into the embrace > >of > > > > the holiday cheer, great folks and good food. Thank goodness the return > > > > trip home was uneventful. I am also grateful for the fact that I could > >be > > > > the navigator. I don't know quite what we would have done if I didn't > >have > > > > my GPS and ingenuity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >