Do you have a GPS for your car?  

Hi ravinskye. Well, it seems that your Garmin Nuvi got you where you needed to go in North Carolina. I have such a feeling of freedom with the GPS in the car. I don't ever worry about getting lost.

Oh, I know what you mean about the "recalculating" efforts of the GPS. Her voice is just so robotlike, or something. My favorite is when she says, "Turn left and then turn right". You KNOW it's messed up then. It doesn't say street names when it does that. I always assume it wants me to make a uturn when it says that.

Thanks, ravinskye for your reply. And by the way, congrats on your huge number of myLot posts. Wow!

Hey sunnflr.
Yeah, I just love that feeling that even though I don't know my way around the town, I won't get lost. It's real freedom, in my opinion. Our GPS only has gotten "confused" one time, and it was when a road was actually extended and didn't dead end anymore. We kept driving and it eventually "recalculated." Glad to hear yours is a Garmin and you love it also!

Ours hasn't done it much, and it recalculates also. It's mainly that my husband knows a better way from driving it before the GPS. He won't use little streets with lots of lights if he can help it, even if the GPS says to..lol.

That's cool that you got your husband a gift he really wanted. We keep saying we are going to take a bunch of "day trips" out and about in FL and use the GPS to get around. We did take a trip or 2 over to Ft. Myers shopping for lighting for our newly remodeled kitchen. And the Garmin Nuvi came in very handy then. I love feeling like I don't ever have to worry about getting lost again in an unfamiliar town/city.

Yes, he is very hard to shop for but this year I got lucky.

I have been to Ft. Meyers back in the 1980's. My company was moving a part of the business there because the owner wanted to move there. I went down to train my replacement. I worked a lot of hours so I didn't even get to see the beach. I really regret that.

Hello jillhill. I don't keep the GPS in either vehicle unless we are going to be driving out of town. Then, it is just so handy. Shopping, restaurants, whatever. You never, ever have to worry about getting lost. It's a very freeing experience, at least for me. Hope you get to experiment with one someday. They are fantastic. Yes, if you wait until you are lost to get one, that might be a little late. :>

Hi luiscpatag.
Bet that pocket pc for car navigation is very cool. I've not seen those before. I do think Garmin is a good brand of GPS though. My Garmin came with a cigarette lighter adapter. It has maps on it also. I've not heard of an "etrex". Thanks for joining in this conversation.

well nowadays, most cellphones has built-in gps receivers.. my ipaq was said to be the first one to include this feature & is the reason why i bought it in the forst place..
yes, i do agree garmin is a good gps brand. i have already 2 units from them..it is durable and quite accurate.. i just hope they release more maps especially in asia where i have a permanent home..

Those PDA Phones with GPS are pretty neat. Those would be nice to have when taking vacations where you explore a city alot on foot. That would sure be handy. I don't leave our GPS in the car unless we are on a trip. It's portable so I only take it when I think we're going to need the directions to get somewhere. Thanks and take care.

If you don't own a car, you are lucky as the price of gas is off the charts these days. The GPS is great because I can just drive to any town and find my way as long as I've got street addresses to the places I want to go.

Getting lost can be fun, but in the U.S., it can be dangerous to get lost in certain neighborhoods. At least, with a GPS, I could find my way out. It must be wonderful to not have to worry about your safety in the event you get lost. Thanks and take care.