What's mildly amusing you today?

glatt · 10-14-2012, 08:05 PM

True.

Reminds me of a very recent story. Our new neighbor (young guy) was leaving his parents house in upstate New York, near Albany, after a trip to pick up some furniture, and decided to rely on their GPS to get him back to DC. It took him due north initially, and he thought that was curious but decided to follow the directions because he thought it might know a better route. After driving for two hours deep into Vermont, he decided to look at a real map, because it just seemed wrong. The GPS had taken him in basically the opposite direction and he had to retrace his route, adding 4 hours to his trip.

10-14-2012, 08:05 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	True. Reminds me of a very recent story. Our new neighbor (young guy) was leaving his parents house in upstate New York, near Albany, after a trip to pick up some furniture, and decided to rely on their GPS to get him back to DC. It took him due north initially, and he thought that was curious but decided to follow the directions because he thought it might know a better route. After driving for two hours deep into Vermont, he decided to look at a real map, because it just seemed wrong. The GPS had taken him in basically the opposite direction and he had to retrace his route, adding 4 hours to his trip.

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