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 .
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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Two weekends in a row
To visit our son in college. Both times the 1490T issued false alarms about traffic on the route somewhere on I80, but then cleared up. Strange.
Yes...
To visit our son in college. Both times the 1490T issued false alarms about traffic on the route somewhere on I80, but then cleared up. Strange.
these things do some strange things. I might have mentioned this earlier but, mine took me on a beautiful "side trip" through Santa Barbara on my way back down to San Diego from Redding CA. Not that it wasn't beautiful, or we didn't have the time, just a surprise...still love'em though. They're still more right than wrong!
"Backward, turn backward, oh time in your flight, make me a child again, just for tonight."
Hooray
I'm about to give my nuvi a rare chance to show me "traffic" reports since I'm about to drive through Phoenix and Tucson. It's so rare that I get the chance to experience traffic. Then again, I'll also give the nuvi's new map a chance to offer me any new Junction Views as well as to test out the latest Factory's Rest Areas, Redlight camera locations, etc., etc. in my 4.5-hr drive today.
Just Checking In
Just checking in.
RT
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Nice to see you RT
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RT
I love it when you check in. I always miss you when you are gone;)
Miss POI
San Antonio
Had a business trip to San Antonio last week, where I got to try out my updated maps. (Several interchanges had been upgraded in the past five years, especially near the airport.)
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clearwaterbeach
John_nuvi_
Today's Trip
Just a Sunday drive around town. My 265WT came in handy!
Weekend trip to
Montreal, PQ
Happy Monday
...!!!!!
Thanx BiLL Solomon
Baltimore and Back
Did a I-96 south and back north run over the weekend. Used the Nuvi 760 and the Google Navigator Android app simultaneously as a comparison. Data reception was good on the cell and I had no issues (all travel was on or within 10 miles of I-95). No traffic issues were encountered, so I could not compare that functionality, but the directions and earlier notification of upcoming turns was close between the systems. Overall, I was pleased with both. Will continue the side-by-side comparisons where possible.
tracking speed cameras
using the GPS to track cameras in my commute.
Garmin Nüvi 265W
Illinois
Glenview today - Lincolnwood tomorrow
Always on the Road Knowing where I've Been
pizzAA
found Totos pizzeria in San Bruno
Took a
trip over to Plymouth, Indiana, last weekend
2597 Sometimes I wonder..."Why is that Frisbee getting bigger?"...and then, it hits me.
What's on your mind today..?
Personally..? Not Much!!
Thanx BiLL Solomon
Weekly Rugby Update
CAL now 18-0
Cal played their Soph-Fresh players and won 35-7.
More better nothing. Commutative score now stands at 1129-58
nowhere and nothing
just enjoying the nearly spring day.
non-native nutmegger
Hagerstown, MD
drove to Hagerstown without a glitch.
Garmin Nüvi 265W
Finally Moved In
We're finally moved in and I got all of our GPSr units set with the new home location - it's a good feeling to be out of the apt.
JRoz -- DriveSmart 55 & Traffic
Keeping the Windmill Alive - Where was your last trip with your
Starting in Fla, southern route to Cal then north to Vancouver BC and back to the Catskill Mtns of NY. Stopped at all the national parks and various other poi.
Minor nav problems but nothing major.
Love my Zumo 550.
Restaurant
Tried a new Italian Restaurant. The food and the directions were great.
to/from Delaware
Took a trip to the in-laws in Delaware.
To the local casino and back
Luckily I broke even.
Garmin Drive 61, nuvi 2597MT, too many really.
Geneva New York
From Westminster Maryland to Geneva New York to see my brother
Pacific Storm
I would have gone to Nor-Cal for the weekend to visit some relatives, but because of the nasty storm, might as well put it off.
Drove across the Golden Gate
Drove across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. Too bad is was so windy last night!
setting up my 760
preparing for a long trip next weekend
-Garmin Nuvi 760 & 765T-
Spring training
Got us to the Dodger game no problem!
Cleveland again.
Cleveland again.
Garmin c340, Nuvi 350, Nuvi 765T, Nuvi 2360LMT
Hunting For GPS good deals
I am waiting to find good deals on Garmin new 3000 series, particularly the the 3790LMT with 800 x 480 pixels
Thanx BiLL Solomon
This Week
Let's see....Oswego, Naperville, Cicero, Skokie, Park Ridge, Glenview, Joliet, South Holland, and that was just Monday......
Always on the Road Knowing where I've Been
droid X
using new free droid x app for golf... swing by swing golf gps... nice....
Roanoke, VA
And probably around Spring next year, maybe Florida.
With God, all things are possible. ——State motto of the Great State of Ohio
RUGBY, RUGBY, and more RUGBY
CAL now 19-0. Defeated University of British Columbia 54-18, to win 5th straight World Cup.
Cumulative score now stands at 1183-76
To the island...
Leaving to go to Harsens Island, Mich in about an hour.....
getround - Nuvi 750 - Nuvi 3597LMTHD
RUGBY, RUGBY, and more RUGBY
Cal now 20-0. Defeated Central Washington 44-14.
Cumulative score now at 1227-90.
Just around town but...
already planning big drive back east this fall. Do not plan on taking any paper maps either
Happy Monday
Hope all got a nice weekend. We had scattered flurries over the DC Metro area.
Thanx BiLL Solomon
HotPot
Little Sheep Mongolian HotPot in Union City, CA. Unfortunately, I had new Nuvi that had U turns avoidance... took us thru a very indirect route..
speed traps
Keep using GPS to track local speed traps.
Garmin Nüvi 265W
First Trip
About to depart on my first trip depending on my new Nuvi 1450. It will be San Antonio to Miami. Wish me luck!!
Up North
I just got back from a trip to Northern California last week to visit my 2-year-old grandchild Lexie who was in the ICU for viral encephalitis which started as stomach flu. She's doing better now but still in the ICU for a few more days I suppose. I hope and pray she fully recovers as soon as possible.
Don't need a GPS
About to depart on my first trip depending on my new Nuvi 1450. It will be San Antonio to Miami. Wish me luck!!
Take I-10 east, turn right at the FL Turnpike.
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Honeymoon Poi
Still in the process of building my honeymoon poi for southern California.
Drivesmart 66, Nuvi 2595LMT (Died), Nuvi 1490T (Died), Nuvi 260 (Died), GPSMAP 195
Congrats
Still in the process of building my honeymoon poi for southern California.
Thats an easy one. There should only be 1 poi on that. LOL
Nuvi 2460LMT.
Missing a step
About to depart on my first trip depending on my new Nuvi 1450. It will be San Antonio to Miami. Wish me luck!!
Take I-10 east, turn right at the FL Turnpike.
I-10 East to I-75 South to Fl Tpk South
1388 Miles ( + or - a few)
MrKenFL- "Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery." NUVI 260, Nuvi 1490LMT & Nuvi 2595LMT all with 2014.4 maps !
Used ours to go from MA to CA
Worked like a charm! Got us through places we definitely would have made a wrong turn or two.
Went on I-10 much of the way.
Originator of Keeping Your Windmill Alive. Live in MA & have a cooking website. 6 yr. member. http://kitchentoysmakecookingfun.blogspot.com/
Trip
From Balto, Md to The Villages, FL
nuvi' 2450
RUGBY, RUGBY, and more RUGBY
CAL now 21-0. Defeated their cousins in LA (UCLA) 100-0.
Cumulative now stands at 1337-90.
Next, Claremont Colleges tomorrow.