Keeping the Windmill Alive - Where was your last trip with your GPS?
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If anyone is in danger of losing their windmill, maybe you can share with us the last place your GPS took you and if you encountered any problems, or if you use it to seek out special places to go. (Like Thai Food, ice cream shoppes, etc.) Anything to keep your windmill alive 
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This isn't my last trip, but I thought I'd share this.
My sister and her husband just got back from England and Scotland. Before they left they purchased a Nuvi 270. She said it saved their marriage.
With absolute accuracy, it took them down old dirt wagon roads and goat paths until they reached their destination - an old English cottage in the middle of no where that belonged to an old aunt. I saw the pictures of these four ft. wide dirt roads and was amazed that a GPS even knew they existed.
The GPS also was a big help in city driving as well.
After much debate, they were truly happy with their decision to buy it for this trip. She said the could have rented one for $20 a day out there and they stayed 20 days. Considering they paid $400 for it here in the US, it paid for itself. My sister said that if she never used it again, she got her monies worth!
(Being a golfer and a motorcycist, I'm sure she'll be using it again, and again.)
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Lassen National Park
My wife and I just took a 3 day camping trip with my son, his wife, and the grand kids. We went to Lassen National Park. It was a good trip but not as relaxing as most of our camping trips. Between hiking into Bumpass hell, hiking to Manzanita Lake and then hiking around the lake, hiking to the store a few times for ice cream, etc., hiking back to the lake so the kids could swim............ Wow. I'd forgotten how much work used to be when my kids were small. We did it a lot (it was cheap!) but these days our camping is usually a lot more relaxing!
It was well worth the effort. The only bad thing was getting home Sunday evening, unpacking from camping, and immediately packing to leave first thing this morning on a 4 day work trip.
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Just returned from SD...the presidents are still there.
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...And Back again!
Getting in the car, pushing the button to take me home, and the voice says to keep going south "for two hundred and sixty three miles" -- it's going to be a long drive!
It was a big help for the detours we took, and is always willing to provide an update on "are we there yet?"
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From Bryce Canyon UT to Las Vegas NV.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
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JRoz -- DriveSmart 55 & Traffic
Park Ridge
Rosemont, Park Ridge, Niles, Skokie Illinois
Always on the Road Knowing where I've Been
Heading out this weekend . . .
. . . camping in the Blue Ridge. I trust my nuvi to get us there and back.
Garmin nüvi 765T, nüvi 350
Using mine to get around in
Using mine to get around in Las Vegas for new areas.Did use my gps while walking around during the day to save locations of where the water shows would be at night.Came in handy when going back to find the right garage to park in at Las Vegas to cut down on some leg work.Especially good for getting in the correct lane to turn on.The traffic here is as bad as NY.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Trump National Golf Course, DC
Went up to see Trump's new golf course outside Washington, DC. This is the former Lowe's Island Golf Club which now will have an ornate fountain out front and a 40' waterfall.
Boston
Boston
Newport Beach
In the land of fruits, nuts, & flakes.
Illiterate? Write for free help.
San Jose to south shore of Lake Tahoe
My nuvi 760 came in really handy to find the house that we rented.
Nuvi 3597 LMT
Road Trippin'
Just spent the last few days loading and unloading my college students crap all over the state of Illinois. One of the most boring states to drive across....but at least I have a nice, quiet home to go to....YAY!!!
Almost as good as being empty nesters.
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camping
I went to Happy Jack, Blue ridge reservoir all with the help of my Nuvi 265wt
Sly
Visited Several Central Oregon Cities
I used my nuvi 265WT and visited hospitals in Madras, Redmond, Bend, Prineville and Klamath Falls, Oregon. The addresses and POI information were spot on.
John Feraud Sr. Elk Grove, California, USA
can't wait..
Can't wait for my next trip this fall to Yellow Stone NP. I just recently came back from Iowa and it was ironic that I left with an epidemic.
windmill
used it to find eagle lake near Sundridge,Ont.
The Home of BLUMARU HOUNDS
Last trip
Last trip was to Oklahoma City with my GPS.
trying to ...
find my around Thousand Oaks CA
Florida
Started out from NJ to Daytona and Orlando.
Nuvi360
765T
just getting better
I use to have an old magellan gps and as of now they just keep getting better and better
Helped out with a detour
Coming home Thursday night from the Boston area, we hit traffic back up from construction on Rt. 495. I turned the GPS on, went into Settings and hit the "Avoid highways". I recalculated and got us off at the next exit, took us on a secondary main road. When we saw a familiar highway sign for Rt. 290 we picked it up there. Turned off the GPS and got home without having to wait in all that traffic.
Originator of Keeping Your Windmill Alive. Live in MA & have a cooking website. 6 yr. member. http://kitchentoysmakecookingfun.blogspot.com/
grocery
I went to grocery
Val - Nuvi 785t and Streetpilot C340
Delaware Park
Delaware Park casino
Baltimore and Back
A good performance today from the Nuvi and TTN traffic. Got a warning of slow traffic on the southbound leg - fairly accurate - and stuck with I95. Weather, plus heavy traffic, made this a challenging drive, but for the most part, drivers exercised what passes for common sense.
On the northbound return trip, traffic again was heavy and I detoured to an alternate route. The weather had cleared and that made for a much more pleasant ride home.
All around town shopping...
and we didn't break the bank with purchases! It's an old 260 so we didn't get to save any gas $ using econo-routing
Still finding new places to
Still finding new places to see in Las Vegas thanks to Samantha.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
The 16th annual Woodward Dream Cruise
This past weekend in the Detroit area, where they proclaim it "The largest single day car event in the world". Claim that 40,000 cars and 1+ million people attend. My 3rd trip so I know the best spots to scope out, and of course, got the t-shirt.
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Lowe's Home Improvement
I use my 1490T to visit all the Lowe's stores in NJ. I have to go to each one once a month. I like the "multiple routing" feature on this GPS. I can select which stores I will be going to and it will tell me the best route from one to the next.
Garmin Nuvi 1490T
Actually been using the GPS
Actually been using the GPS less and less. Strange problem with slowdown after I updated my POI files. Now its a second GPS. Oh well, I better start researching this again.
I took mine to the
I took mine to the dealership for a transmission adjustment. Now the tech apparently owns a new Nuvi.
find car
(looks like I inadvertently answered someone’s post from 2007, but I'll leave my answer here anyway)
Not sure if it was my current Nuvi 765T, or my old 350 (probably the 350), but I did try to locate my car at Epcot a couple of years ago.
First I locked my cars location into my GPS when I parked. Then, when leaving Epcot, I believe I went into pedestrian mode before routing back to my car's location. I'm not sure what the map details were, but it gave me a straight line back to my car. The thing I didn't like was that the line was fixed on the screen, and when I had to detour around an obstacle, the line sometimes went off the screen.
Boy is it hot in AZ 65
Boy is it hot in AZ 65 degree dew point and 29% hummidity 107 degrees at 12:30
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104 in Las Vegas the last
104 in Las Vegas the last time I stuck my head out of the Casino door.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Going to a new hair stylist
Got me to the intersection. The actual location was half a small block away. When I parked at the nearest parking and looked up, there it was.
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Berekeley Springs WV
Made it from DC and back. Lots of uncharted territory in rural WV.
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It's good to be home.
Dog Parks
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Nuvi 765T, Nuvi 2350LMT
Left Las Vegas and checked
Left Las Vegas and checked out Hoover Dam then on to the Grand Canyon.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Tall Ships Festival
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South Boston, VA
South Boston, VA
Heading home!
Been in Pune India the last week - off to Xian China next week.
China was great, I recommend it to anyone who has a chance to visit. - heading home tomorrow
JRoz -- DriveSmart 55 & Traffic
tried to avoid traffic in
tried to avoid traffic in vacavill with alternate route... didnt work too well
Made it from the Grand
Made it from the Grand Canyon to Amarillo TX.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Last GPS trip... Oak Lawn IL
Last GPS trip...
Oak Lawn IL for a car show.
(Took 2nd place...lost 1st by .02 of a point!!!)
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From Amarillo, Tx to Poteau,
From Amarillo, Tx to Poteau, OK so far.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Eat Real festival in
Eat Real festival in Oakland! Yummy!