Wow, that is like a bad dream. I have had many of those, and even though I only have a Trekker, I really try to consider it as valuable as a cell phone. Thanks for sending that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 3:14 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] shame on me
It is rare that I don't have the GPS on my person, even in my own town. Boy, did I ever wish I hadn't put it in my bag when taking a taxi from the CSUN Hyatt hotel to the San Diego Airport on Saturday.The trip was only 2 miles and should have taken 10 minutes. I had my dog partially in my lap so I decided foolishly to leave my BrailleNote in my computer bag in the trunk.There was horrible traffic as soon as we left the hotel with our Algerian driver. Sheila and Alena were in the back, me in the front. Our driver also had his own GPS running.After about 40 minutes, we finally got near the airport only to find out the road was closed. As our driver tried to figure out what to do, the guys in the taxi in front of us jumped out. Since there was no airport in sight, we figured it was too far to walk, especially since I had a box on top of my rolling luggage. A cop banged on our trunk and told us to move along, which we did.The driver said there was another way into the airport and we figured he must know what he was talking about. It was driving me crazy because each time his GPS recalculated, he proceeded right past the turn it told him to make. All the time, the count down to our flight was ticking, much faster than the traffic was moving.We completely circled the airport and started going past places we had already been. When I asked if he had a plan, he would say something like, "What do you want me to do? Do you have a solution?" The GPS would say right and he would turn left. It was killing me not to have my GPS going. I could have known when we were close enough to hoof it.Finally, we came back to the intersection where the policeman banged on the trunk. We pulled into a gas station and happily parted ways. The fare was up over $60. He offered to take no pay but I gave him $40 anyway. Even though he was incompetent, he tried.Still, I wished I had the GPS so I would know how far our walk was. We finally learned that there was a major water main break and only one road into the airport was open. After a mile walk, we caught a shuttle and made it to the airport over 2 hours after we left the hotel. We missed our flight but everyone else was in the same fix so there were open seats on the next flight. This is an adventure I could have done without but mostly it is a reminder to never leave home or my hotel without my GPS.MikeTo change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode):http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htmAdditionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
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