I just got a new GPS receiver, a Garmin GPS-V
http://www.garmin.com/products/gps5/. If you're reading this in the BBQ NG,
and you aren't familiar with GPS, it's a little handheld device that
receives signals from satellites and tells you where you are.

One slick feature in this model is that you can upload to the GPS
street-level detail and what Garmin calls "points of interest". Then,
wherever you are, you can choose Menu => Find => Points of Interest =>
Nearest => Food & Drink => Barbecue, and the little guy lights up the screen
with a list of BBQ joints in order of distance from where you are. Choose
one, click on Go To, and it tells you how to get there. It follows you
along the way, and even pops up messages on the screen like "Left on Main St
200 ft".

Is that cool, or what? And there's more. After you eat and get back on the
road, you can choose Find => Exits => Nearest => Rest Area, and it will tell
you how far it is to the next public convenience.

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Louis Cohen
Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"

Bah! Humbug!

Louis Cohen wrote:

> Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"

I guess these aren't necessarily your posting coordinates anymore...

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In article <q2REb.404640$Dw6.1261165@attbi_s02>,
says...
> I just got a new GPS receiver, a Garmin GPS-V
> http://www.garmin.com/products/gps5/. If you're reading this in the BBQ NG,
> and you aren't familiar with GPS, it's a little handheld device that
> receives signals from satellites and tells you where you are.
>

I've got a wife that does that for me and she doesn't even
use satellites... < "There you are," she'll say, " sitting
on your arse again." > And if you press one of her buttons
she'll even tell you where to go and where to get off at.

Bill

"Louis Cohen" > wrote in message
news:q2REb.404640$Dw6.1261165@attbi_s02...
> I just got a new GPS receiver, a Garmin GPS-V
> http://www.garmin.com/products/gps5/. If you're reading this in the BBQ
NG,
> and you aren't familiar with GPS, it's a little handheld device that
> receives signals from satellites and tells you where you are.
>
> One slick feature in this model is that you can upload to the GPS
> street-level detail and what Garmin calls "points of interest". Then,
> wherever you are, you can choose Menu => Find => Points of Interest =>
> Nearest => Food & Drink => Barbecue, and the little guy lights up the
screen
> with a list of BBQ joints in order of distance from where you are. Choose
> one, click on Go To, and it tells you how to get there. It follows you
> along the way, and even pops up messages on the screen like "Left on Main
St
> 200 ft".
>
> Is that cool, or what? And there's more. After you eat and get back on
the
> road, you can choose Find => Exits => Nearest => Rest Area, and it will
tell
> you how far it is to the next public convenience.
>

I suppose a routine like 'barrooms in NYC' would overload that puppy....

Jack - been surveying with GPS since '88

"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> In article <q2REb.404640$Dw6.1261165@attbi_s02>,
> says...
> > I just got a new GPS receiver, a Garmin GPS-V
> > http://www.garmin.com/products/gps5/. If you're reading this in the BBQ
NG,
> > and you aren't familiar with GPS, it's a little handheld device that
> > receives signals from satellites and tells you where you are.
> >
>
> I've got a wife that does that for me and she doesn't even
> use satellites... < "There you are," she'll say, " sitting
> on your arse again." > And if you press one of her buttons
> she'll even tell you where to go and where to get off at.

You mean, "Bitch, get me a beer!" is not good enough?

Sheesh, I feel for you!

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In article >,
says...
>
> "Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article <q2REb.404640$Dw6.1261165@attbi_s02>,
> > says...
> > > I just got a new GPS receiver, a Garmin GPS-V
> > > http://www.garmin.com/products/gps5/. If you're reading this in the BBQ
> NG,
> > > and you aren't familiar with GPS, it's a little handheld device that
> > > receives signals from satellites and tells you where you are.
> > >
<snip>
> >
> > I've got a wife that does that for me and she doesn't even
> > use satellites... < "There you are," she'll say, " sitting
> > on your arse again." > And if you press one of her buttons
> > she'll even tell you where to go and where to get off at.
>
> You mean, "Bitch, get me a beer!" is not good enough?
>
> Sheesh, I feel for you!
>
>

Not recommended with a woman that has a wall full of air
rifle/rimfire/pistol/high power marksmanship trophies. Some
days I regret teaching her how to shoot.

Bill

"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> <newsgroups truncated>
>
> In article >,
> says...

> <snip>
> > >
> > > I've got a wife that does that for me and she doesn't even
> > > use satellites... < "There you are," she'll say, " sitting
> > > on your arse again." > And if you press one of her buttons
> > > she'll even tell you where to go and where to get off at.
> >
> > You mean, "Bitch, get me a beer!" is not good enough?
> >
> > Sheesh, I feel for you!
> >
> >
>
> Not recommended with a woman that has a wall full of air
> rifle/rimfire/pistol/high power marksmanship trophies. Some
> days I regret teaching her how to shoot.

Umm...never mind.

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