Nancy,

NB>Both of those are truly horrifying... as well as dangerous/lethal
NB>mistakes...  I heard of people ending up in fields.... and one couple
NB>found themselves at a gated community where they weren't welcome....
NB>Barry's been wondering about what might happen when GPSs that don't know
NB>about that major bridge rebuild near him try to direct people onto the
NB>old non-existant bridge... and hence right into the river....

  If you're depending on an alternate device, rather than your own
resources and common sense, you're asking for trouble. If I was
traveling and driving, I'd go through AAA, and let their Trip Planning
Service map out the route for me, with places to see, stay at, etc.

  However, since I prefer to travel by train (Amtrak), I map out the
route, and am content to "let someone else do the driving".

NB>That wasn't what she thought you should be doing...  I don't use the
NB>things myself... nor do I intend to, ever....  

  I don't care to, either...and my car (formerly my Mom's) doesn't have
it in there. Plus, if you have one of those in plain sight, you're
asking to get your vehicle vandalized for it.

NB>Was the GPS for the train, then...?  Or were you in a car (not a train
NB>car) when you were using it....?

  I was in the Conductors Cabin (akin to where the Conductor used to be
on a freight train, when they had cabooses)...and it was awfully cramped
in there. We were "rolling down the high iron", and during my
conversation (QSO), you heard the train sound the horn for an upcoming
highway railroad crossing.

Daryl

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