tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post4275157653017627981..comments2024-03-15T00:15:04.424-07:00Comments on Marilyn's Musings: How Mrs. Magellan Saved My MarriageMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-80949652932071507502012-06-18T19:34:01.529-07:002012-06-18T19:34:01.529-07:00Oh, Shalanna, you made my day. It was great to rea...Oh, Shalanna, you made my day. It was great to read your comments about your GPS.<br /><br />We've had some not so great directions at times too, that's why I do both Mrs. Magellan and the GPS on my phone.<br /><br />Thank you!Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-85014634886692086832012-06-18T18:02:28.558-07:002012-06-18T18:02:28.558-07:00Oh, gad, yes! My husband TOTALLY dismisses my sug...Oh, gad, yes! My husband TOTALLY dismisses my suggestions as we drive ("Maybe we should be in the other lane-EEEEEK!!! Oh my gosh, there was the exit. NO, I don't think you should go across the grass!") and relies on the GPS. This has, however, led to disasters. Often a GPS doesn't have any idea that a new road has been built, that there is construction, that the bridge is closed, or whatnot. PLUS ours is constantly whining, "At the next opportunity, make a U-turn." NO!! Just send me in the proper direction in the first place! Also, we have driven across gravel and mud until he has finally given up. Once in Sherman, Tx, near Oklahoma border, he stubbornly followed a road "to WalMart" that led up to a working oil well. I don't know whose it was, but anyhow, I made him go back to the interstate.<br /><br />There's a really cute photo I saved on my computer somewhere--a homemade sign in the headlights reading, "THIS IS A PRIVATE ROAD. A DEAD END. YOU CANNOT GO ANY FARTHER. YOUR GPS IS WRONG!! I GUARANTEE!"<br /><br />Near the coast, you have the ocean, and near mountains, you have the mountain range. My elderly mother can orient herself by the sun because she's from farmers. Never, however, take a highway called "Hwy 80" because it is ALWAYS a rural route that goes nowhere, not a highway! There must be some kind of rule!<br /><br />At least I don't have to try to re-fold maps now, which is impossible except for an origami expert. And the maps are always sodden with something that was spilled into the van door, so yuck. The GPS does beat that, even if it can't pronounce "Wichita." (Mine said, "We-CHEE-tuh.")Shalannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503978745207805622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-56065310614010339052012-06-12T19:51:41.754-07:002012-06-12T19:51:41.754-07:00I can still get around better in L.A. than other p...I can still get around better in L.A. than other places. You can always orient yourself by heading toward the mountains or the ocean. <br /><br />I have learned in the Central Valley if you're lost you can always find 99 if you head west, and I can find home if I head toward the Sierras. This works well--unles the Tule River Fog decise to come in. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Billie.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-37883581441153908522012-06-12T18:47:00.409-07:002012-06-12T18:47:00.409-07:00I have Ms. Garmon, and I am sure she thinks I am a...I have Ms. Garmon, and I am sure she thinks I am a total blockhead, but I don't care. She is my steadfast companion on every trip.<br /><br />Even though I lived in Los Angeles for almost 30 years, with a 9 year Milwaukee hiatus in the middle of that time, I find I get lost more often in Springfield IL. It is a very oddly laid out town and with an east side where the Lincoln shrines and state government is, and a west side where the malls and department stores are...and in the middle, for reasons I cannot grok, there are other towns! It is goofy. So, I never go there without Ms. Garmon...she is my pal!<br /><br />Billie<br />Oak Tree PressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com