"The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife as everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. Seems I have to take my hearing aid out to use it and I got a little loud.
I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-ul-ating" You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then when I would make a right turn instead, it was not good. "
Dear friends recently visited us and brought their GPS. We had so much fun with the "Re-calc-ul-ating". Gave it a real work out by refusing to turn where it told us. It insisted we turn around. We knew a more scenic route. After several hours it came back to life and said "Re-calc-ul-ating" again.
What did we do without all the technology. DH and I finally joined the 21st century recently by buying cell phones. A handy little gadget.