GPS Devices

I am beginning to suspect that my GPS unit (I call "her" Alice) is out to get me. I've always treated her with dignity & respect; even bought her some "extras", like a visor to keep the sun off her face. I always keep her zipped up in a nice leather case when she's not on duty. You'd THINK she would show more appreciation!

I first noticed something screwy when I visited a nearby community on business. I KNOW the route, but thought I'd take Alice out of the case & let her feel useful. After my business was concluded, I put Alice back on her "perch". When she asked "Where to?" I pressed "HOME".

Alice immediately calculated the route. I questioned her displayed route, but thought I'd give her the benefit of the doubt. She & I were fairly new acquaintances, so, rather than argue with her, I decided it was a nice day for a scenic drive & we set out according to her directions.

Home should have been only 25 mins away. I KNOW WHERE I LIVE! By the time Alice got us there, an entire HOUR had passed. When I finally got home, I unplugged Alice & rechecked her settings. Perhaps I had confused her with my selections, so I reset some things & zipped her back into her case.

I had occasion to need Alice's help again, recently. Since my daughter moved to the new place, I've been there only a couple of times. Each time, Alice takes me a different route...but we manage to eventually get there.
This time, I felt confident that Alice could SURELY get me there. I pulled up the "saved location"; pressed "GO", and we were on our way. Alice indicated the trip should take us just under 2 hrs. I was OK with that.

Well, we're traveling right along & things seem to be going fine. We were a little past the allotted time frame, but I understand that there are variances to be considered, such as speed, traffic, detours, etc. Once we passed the 2 1/2 hr. mark, I'm beginning to get somewhat concerned. NOTHING looked familiar, yet I knew we HAD to be close to my daughter's place. I could see Alice's little checkered flag on the screen, indicating my desired destination!

I made every turn, precisely the way Alice indicated. I kept ending up in the WRONG housing subdivision. It was completely surrounded by wooden privacy fencing. Alice kept telling me that my daughter's place was just the other side of the fence. BUT HOW THE HELL DO I GET THERE????

The place was a maze! I backtracked, u-turned, retraced, and did all I could think of, to get to where I needed to be. I finally had to call my daughter to come FIND me, and guide me to her driveway!!

I swear, I think Alice was laughing, but can't prove it since I had the VOICE option set to OFF!