mitchell.iris•1mo ago

Mixing up meeting spots was a classic date fail before GPS.

Now, with maps on our phones, we only have ourselves to blame for being late.

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oscar_lopez1mo ago

Ever have GPS lead you somewhere slower than just asking a person?

the_kevin1mo ago

The part about GPS making us only blame ourselves for being late is spot on. A friend of mine last week trusted his phone to find a new cafe downtown. It took him on a route with so many back streets and turns that he arrived 20 minutes late. That's exactly what oscar_lopez meant about GPS sometimes being slower than asking a person. He missed the first part of his meeting, and everyone was already there. It's frustrating how we rely on technology that can still lead us astray.

christopher_baker9128d ago

Yeah when you said it took him on back streets, that hit home. I mean last month my GPS tried to send me behind a strip mall to find some new brewery, total dead end. Now I always check the map view first to see if the route looks normal, and if it's looking weird I'll just ask someone outside a gas station or something. Idk maybe it's just me but that old school ask-a-person move still saves me sometimes.