A Car GPS Is Great, But The Surveys Are Exasperating
By Roger Calfsman on Sep 21, 2009 in Cars
This writer once lived in the woods in England for over 3 years. Although I still listen to the radio from time to time, I tended to ignore the vast changes going on in the real world. I originally heard the alphabet soup term "GPS" while I was still living in America, but always in the area of an army or massive law enforcement or rescue agency. If I heard about a automotive GPS in a radio advertisements, I never knew what they were talking about, and did not care to find out.
Welcome (Back) To America
Moving back to America, I was in for a severe culture shock. I evaded watching television so long as I could, but my mum ( who took her wayward kid in ) loved it, so the TV was on all the time. I might practically pound my head against the floor just because I couldn't understand the commercials. My Mom had to help me understand what "bling" meant. That was a touch bit humbling.
At the time, I took PC lessons and attempted to get my head together. I definitely needed a automotive GPS to figure out what I was doing. As a lark, I joined many online survey groups. I started getting free samples, and learned what a car GPS was. I didn't have much of a choice I was getting 2 or three automotive GPS surveys a week.
Back In The Saddle Again
I found out that instead of being bothered by geeky lingo, auto GPS dashboard mounted devices were useful and easily comprehensible gizmos that might help improve the standard of life. Imagine if the kids of Israel had automobile GPS units strapped to their donkeys and camels.
They would not have wandered around in the desert for forty years. They would've found the best route to The promised Land before dinner.
People of my generation and younger get so easily lost because it is too dangerous to go anywhere. Whenever we plan a trip, we have to allow at least 3 hours to get lost and then find our way again. Think about the waste of gas.
But with an automobile GPS unit, you don't have to waste gas or time to get to your destination. I wonder how much gas is saved just by using auto GPS units.
If I return to the woods, I suspect I'll take a car GPS device with me. Perhaps then I could make better calls about my life.
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