"On The Road..Again!"

 Wow! I'm amazed by all the reaction to my
blog about our GPS!
  I thought I was the only person who
actually named the voice that so often screams
"Recalculating' to us as we're trying to find
out where we are and where we should be
going.
  But most of those who commented or
emailed me after the blog admit to
naming their electronic Indian guide!
  And most have also admitted to a sort of
love/hate relationship with their unit.
  I thought I'd share just a few of the
responses and comments.
  Sue, who named her GPS Sue, said she
just returned from a trip on which she used
the unit for the first time. She wrote..."Sue
kept yelling at me..I was so sick of it I put
it in the glove box."
  Bill calls his GPS "Dubya." He says
"It tells me to bear right. But then isn't
sure if it's a  black bear or a brown
bear."  (It's  probably a polar bear Bill.)
  Kathleen's unit is named  'Hilda."
  She wrote..."It tried to kill us last year.
Took us to the edge of a river and told us
to 'Proceed straight ahead!"  Thanks to
Kathleen's note we know she choose to
ignore those directions!
  Bill just calls his GPS "The Girlfriend."
  He says he continually tries to prove
her wrong .."but of course she always
wins."
  Maria writes..."I long for a Penelope"
(My name for our Garmin GPS). But, she
says her husband.."gives me many reasons
why he doesn't want one."
  My own wife and a close friend keep
reminding me about the time they used
a GPS to find their way home from a camp
in upstate New York. They found
themselves was on a dirt road that
seemed to go nowhere!
  Still, isn't it pleasant to hear that
soothing voice telling you to be
prepared for a right or left turn just
one half mile ahead?
  Maybe future units will include
improved directions and more voice
options to fit your situation.
  I can think of one that might have
helped Kathleen as she approached
a river....."DANGER, WILL
ROBINSON..DANGER!
 Thanks for all the responses.
 I hope "Sue, Dubya,Hilda, and the
Girlfriend" all know where you are
and where you're going and that all
your NEWS is good!