A voice said, “Take the next left.” We took the next left. “Now turn right.” Hmmm. There was no right. We were in the middle of a graveyard. There was only a circle drive that went around the hill and back again. We got out of there! When we got back to the road the voice said, “Route (pronounced root) recalculation.” We drove a short distance and followed her directions around and around the round-about. After spinning around a few times I managed to break loose and head straight down the road. We found our turn-off and followed her directions. “You have arrived at your destination.” What? It was not even the right address! A man walking his dog confirmed our suspicions that the GPS girl was out to get us! We followed his directions and pulled right into the parking spot reserved for us. As soon as we got out of the car a sign warned, “Beware of bears!” Maybe the GPS girl was just steering us away from the bears.
Traveling with GPS as your guide can sometimes be dangerous. That girl that speaks through the car stereo will lead you astray. We’ve used her several times when we have roamed the back roads on our girl’s adventures. She has taken us miles from our destination and told us to turn where there was no road. We have stopped to try to figure out where we’re supposed to be and heard dueling banjos in “them thar hills.” The other day, we were on an outing and the GPS girl said, “Take the next left.” “Turn left now.” We were in the middle of a forest with a steep bank on the left. There was no road. There wasn’t even a deer trail. To top it off, it seems like every adventure we take, the GPS girl leads us to a graveyard. That’s very suspicious.
One weekend some of our family went to a wedding several hours away. Daddy was with us that trip. On the way home, my tall daughter turned on her GPS and gave us the directions home. Daddy piped up, “If you’ll turn left up here at the red light, go about 5 miles, turn right and drive awhile you’ll come back out on our road.” My tall daughter said, “We don’t need GPS when we have Granddad.” I commented, “We do have GPS – Granddad Positioning System.” He was the king of shortcuts, but he always said he knew where we were, “We’re right here.”
Where’s Granddad when you need him?