GPS fail...

[Duck]

It knows the road is closed.

Get that?

It. Knows. The. Road. Is. Closed.



So why the hell did it still route me that way?



That's the westbound ramp from 80 to 80 in Lake Station that's been closed for like a year.

It's nothing but pylons.

Good thing it at least told me it's closed. Because all of those orange signs saying "bridge out" and the saw horse barricades, well those mean nothing because the GPS is never wrong.

I coulda made it. Just floor it like Sandra Bullock did with the bus in Speed.

 

[Southern Fried]

I swear that all these "computer things" are designed with "female logic". Hell, even their "voices" are generally female. Just watch, if you don't follow it's "directions" repeatedly it'll get all moody and refuse to answer you.

 

[Injun]

I swear that all these "computer things" are designed with "female logic". Hell, even their "voices" are generally female. Just watch, if you don't follow it's "directions" repeatedly it'll get all moody and refuse to answer you.

Since computer science and engineering is dominated by men at 74% of the workforce, and men are constantly saying they don't understand female logic, I have to disagree.

From 1993 to 2008 women's share of computer and mathematical scientists dropped from 31% to 26%, making the sex disparity here even greater than in physical science occupations. The declining share of women in the computer and mathematical science occupations reflects increasing disparities in participation among those whose highest degree is at the bachelor's degree level. Among those with a doctoral degree, women's share of workers in computer science occupations increased from 13% to 18% over this period.

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c3/c3s4.htm

The reason it's usually a female voice is male design. Men prefer female voices to male and call most mechanical and electronic objects by female pronouns and expletives.

Your statement is invalid.

 

[Southern Fried]

Yep, but it is funny.

 

[DubbleD]

How's that a fail?

The GPS alerted you to a situation and you likely have the "auto-rerouting" feature turned off.

I see it as a win .... For the GPS and you.

 

[Duck]

How's that a fail?

The GPS alerted you to a situation and you likely have the "auto-rerouting" feature turned off.

I see it as a win .... For the GPS and you.

 

[DubbleD]

I'm gonna pin your feathers!

 

[Duck]

I'm gonna pin your feathers!

 

[krelithous]

It knows the road is closed.

Get that?

It. Knows. The. Road. Is. Closed.

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So why the hell did it still route me that way?

holy crap she knew the road was closed . why did she route you that way you kow how some women are they tend to get bossy at times DUH. where in the hell have you been

 

[krelithous]

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yea the first one in line is the worst one to pick your feathers MRS duck

 

[Duck]

holy crap she knew the road was closed . why did she route you that way you kow how some women are they tend to get bossy at times DUH. where in the hell have you been

I never have the audio turned on.

A GPS says "in 7.3 miles, continue straight onto the road you're already on..."

It's just annoying. I only use it to log mileage between fuel stops. And to always have an ETA to where I'm going,assuming it's not routing me all stupid.

 

[mndriver]

assuming it's not routing me all stupid.

Been able to knock 15-50 miles off most trips and on the really long ones, as much as 300 miles compared to the GPS. All using big roads and just "exploring."

 

[DubbleD]

Sometimes you gotta use the old fashioned method....

 

[THBatMan8]

People put women voices in GPS's because....... Well.......





























Don't most of us take orders from women anyway?

 

[DubbleD]

People put women voices in GPS's because....... Well.......





























Don't most of us take orders from women anyway?

Maybe in your world, Cliff.

 

[Duck]

Don't most of us take orders from women anyway?

um.. No.

I certainly don't..

Maybe in your world, Cliff.

LMAO.
He might be too young to get that reference.
Call him Newman instead. Everybody gets Seinfeld references.

 

[krelithous]

I never have the audio turned on.

A GPS says "in 7.3 miles, continue straight onto the road you're already on..."

It's just annoying. I only use it to log mileage between fuel stops. And to always have an ETA to where I'm going,assuming it's not routing me all stupid.

well atleast you won't wind up in a park somewhere

 

[Rigjockey]

It knows the road is closed.

Get that?

It. Knows. The. Road. Is. Closed.

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So why the hell did it still route me that way?

Are you sure it routed you that way? I mean the built in GPS on the truck will tell me no trucks in 1.2 miles but it is routing me to turn before that in addition to telling me if I miss the turn I will be fucked.

Also I should add that the built in GPS is a P.O.S.

 

[Duck]

Are you sure it routed you that way? I mean the built in GPS on the truck will tell me no trucks in 1.2 miles but it is routing me to turn before that in addition to telling me if I miss the turn I will be ****ed.

Also I should add that the built in GPS is a P.O.S.

You must be talking about a PACCAR product. Yeah,.. Van Wyk drivers used those things just for a flat surface to put their suction cup mounts on for their own GPS. Every one of those Kenworths I drove had big circles on the screens.

I f***ed up one of those GPS's once.
I was parked in a dock picking up a load of beef jerky & was bored so I programmed it to route me to some random address in Honolulu just to see what it would do.

It froze up & quit working at all until I was at the yard a week or so later & they replaced the batteries and it must've reset itself while the batteries were disconnected.

But no DubbleD's Garmin was actually routing me across that flyover transitional ramp from toll 80 west to non-toll 80/94 in Lake Station that was torn down a long time ago.

I whipped into that last service plaza just to take that picture.

 

[Rigjockey]

You must be talking about a PACCAR product. Yeah,.. Van Wyk drivers used those things just for a flat surface to put their suction cup mounts on for their own GPS. Every one of those Kenworths I drove had big circles on the screens.

I f***ed up one of those GPS's once.
I was parked in a dock picking up a load of beef jerky & was bored so I programmed it to route me to some random address in Honolulu just to see what it would do.

It froze up & quit working at all until I was at the yard a week or so later & they replaced the batteries and it must've reset itself while the batteries were disconnected.

But no DubbleD's Garmin was actually routing me across that flyover transitional ramp from toll 80 west to non-toll 80/94 in Lake Station that was torn down a long time ago.

I whipped into that last service plaza just to take that picture.