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Just When I'm Trusting in My GPS...

By Debi Ernst

Real Estate Agent with St. Charles County, Missouri - Prudential Alliance Realtors

January 22, 2009 02:01 PM

I recently posted about how I navigate to places that I've never been. I said that I used my "trusty dusty GPS", Mapquest, etc...

Anyway, I stressed the importance of having many different tools at my disposal so that I wouldn't get lost.

Well, my GPS has been doing so well, lately, that I decided to depend upon it today...Oops! Bad decision! It took me right past the silly house for about a mile, saying: "Arriving at destination on right".

Not this time...No house, nothing. All right. It's time to start listening to my own advice... Be prepared! :)

Service you Expect from a Realtor you can Trust!

GRI, e-PRO

www.SelectMyHome.net 314-640-7061 (cell) Prudential Alliance, REALTORS 636-887-3554 (office)

Debi.Ernst@PrudentialAlliance.com

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Justin Ukaoma

Vizion KC - Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Real Estate Investments

I've had this happen to me a few times. Sometimes my GPS is great other times I have no idea what it's thinking.

Jan 22, 2009 02:33 PM

Harold "Hal" Place

A1 Connection Realty, Inc. - Sun City Center, FL

Morning Debi,

As they say..shi_ happens. Hope you were able to backtrack that mile and still be on time for your appointment.

Jan 22, 2009 10:58 PM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I wonder if it was some kind of conspiracy amongst GPS products...yesterday my GPS wanted me to follow a route way off track from where I was going. My destination was about 1/4 mile down the road on the left and it wanted me to take the next right and then go several more miles. Luckily, I knew better.

Jan 22, 2009 11:27 PM

Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

I think GPS's are great, but you do have to be careful sometimes. My system had me do a left turn one time into the wrong way of a one way street. On the whole though, I can't live without it.

Jan 23, 2009 12:55 AM

Debi Ernst

St. Charles County, Missouri - Prudential Alliance Realtors - O'Fallon, MO

GRI, e-PRO, Broker/Sales Associate

Justin - I really love my GPS. I just have to be careful about relying on it too much. :)

Hal - I wasn't late or anything, just a little flustered... :)

Sharon - LOL! That's good that you knew better. It would be nice if they were more accurate, though. :)

Michael - I can't live without mine, either. I just have to not trust it quite so much. :)

Jan 23, 2009 01:15 AM

Tom Braatz Waukesha County Real Estate 262-377-1459

Coldwell Banker - Oconomowoc, WI

Waukesha County Realtor Real Estate agent. SOLD!

Debi

Those GPS can make some mistakes at times.

Sincerely

Tom Braatz

Jan 23, 2009 01:47 AM

Tom - I have to keep reminding myself of that... :)

Jan 23, 2009 02:36 AM

Bob Southard

Atlas Realty Service, LLC - Kennesaw, GA

e-Pro - Cobb,Cherokee,NorthFulton,Paulding,Bartow

I'm so glad to know that its not just my GPS that does that. I argue with "Samantha" all the time. Yeah, she has a name. Samantha was programmed in to the unit. It is her factory given name. Usually I will call her Samanta. But sometime it's much more colorful....

Thanks for sharing

Jan 23, 2009 09:01 AM

Barbara S. Duncan

RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR

GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

They are overrated. That's why I used mine once or twice and then gave it away!

Jan 23, 2009 12:27 PM

Bob - Samantha? LOL! I don't have a name for mine, but my husband always answers, "Yes, maam," when she gives her orders. :)

Barbara - I wonder if some brands are more reliable than others? :)

Jan 24, 2009 06:40 AM

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