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dixiegrrrrl

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11. Wonder which GPS company is going to get sued?

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 07:22 PM

Mar 2015

I will warn folks of this: do not trust Google maps, esp. in small towns.
The map people made no effort for accuracy, and can be miles off, at least in our town and several nearby.

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Stupid, Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #1

That would have made a killer opening to Six Feet Under! KamaAina Mar 2015 #2

The first link just has a stock photo caraher Mar 2015 #3

Good grief. How can a person be so dumb? mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #4

I see it all the time gratuitous Mar 2015 #5

Heads up. Pay attention. I do not use GPS. mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #8

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Why does god hate Indiana so much? KamaAina Mar 2015 #9

I have friends that way over rely on GPS. It is a good tool but not infallible. alphafemale Mar 2015 #10

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I got a frantic phone call once from someone trying to get to the place where I worked Cal Carpenter Apr 2015 #17

Wonder which GPS company is going to get sued? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #11

There's a warning every time it's turned on jberryhill Mar 2015 #12

Not on some of the older models.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #13

Hmmm... jberryhill Mar 2015 #15

Arecibo is very cool, we went there back before civilian GPS became common, used maps.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #16