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Buns_of_Fire

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14. I have a GPS in my camper. It's only as reliable as the maps loaded into it.

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 07:46 PM

Mar 2015

And even then, the manufacturer of my GPS (and probably all manufacturers) make it very clear that if it tells you to do something that just doesn't make sense (or is dangerous), you should ignore the directions it gives you.

More than once, mine has told me to take a certain exit, when I know that the next exit is better for my purposes. It pouts for a while and stops talking, but soon it's recalculated whatever it has to and comes to terms with the fact that I'm the one driving, and my decisions take precedence. (I tend to talk back to it as I'm driving.)

Like you said, it's a tool.

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