Monday, September 14, 2009

Automotive GPS Is Great, But The Surveys Are Exasperating

By Roger Calfsman

This writer once lived in the woods in Britain for over 3 years. Although I still listen to the radio from time to time, I tended to ignore the massive changes occurring 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 large law enforcement or rescue agency. If I heard about a automotive GPS in a radio adverts, 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 grim culture shock. I avoided watching TV so long as I could, but my mum ( who took her wayward child in ) loved it, so the TV was on all of the time. I might practically pound my head against the floor just because I couldn't understand the commercials. My mother had to help me understand what "bling" meant. That was a tad bit humbling.

At the time, I took computer lessons and tried to get my head together. I definitely needed a car 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 an automotive GPS was. I did not have much of a choice I was getting 2 or three auto GPS surveys a week.

Back In The Saddle Again

I found out that instead of being bothered by geeky jargon, automotive GPS dashboard mounted devices were helpful and simply understandable gadgetry that might help improve the quality of life. Imagine if the children of Israel had automobile GPS units strapped to their mules and camels.

They wouldn't 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 just too dangerous to go anywhere. Whenever we plan a trip, we have to permit at least three hours to get lost and then find our way again. Think of the waste of gas.

But with an automobile GPS unit, you do not have to waste gas or time to get to your destination. I'm wondering how much gas is saved by using automobile GPS units.

If I ever go back to the woods, I think I'll take an automotive GPS device with me. Perhaps then I could make better choices about my life. - 2368

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