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What is a GPS
For those that do not know what GPS actually is... in a nut shell... a tracking system created by the U.S government for spying and tracking and finally in the 80s was opened up to the public to use.
It consists of three parts, satellites that orbit the Earth, Monitoring stations and the actual GPS unit. There are many providers for GPS units and two of the most recognized would be Garmin and Magellan
OK now here is what I really think about them
Every time I go out of my driveway with my GPS I know that it is ready and willing to take me to my final destination, eventually. But, also at this time I start to feel the added anxiety that the GPS has created in my life. Not only do I have the daily stresses of live, I now have the GPS to add even more to it. I shutter to think how smart these GPS really are and how much they are beginning to take over many peoples lives.
Having the opportunity to almost feel like you have been given your own crystal ball and you can see into the distance. Knowing what streets are coming up gives you some kind of superpower. It makes me wonder what our forever getting lost parents were actually missing. Although some seniors do have GPS (most were given by there tech driven kids) most seniors still believe that they ‘got by before and sure don’t need any direction gizmo now’ or ‘I’m getting too old to have to learn something new’ either way both may be correct.
Can you imagine if our parents would have had GPS when we were growing up? “Pull over and ask someone” my mom would say or “look there’s a gas station! Stop!” or even better “we could have been there if you would have only stopped a half hour ago to ask someone”, all of us kids always fully agreed with mom. It might be the actual reason we would start out at the house and ask “are we there yet?” had we had GPS we could know that Dad was not just getting us lost… again.
I remember a time when my parents had purchased a new cottage about an hour and half from our home and invited all of us up there to see their new place and have Thanksgiving dinner. We headed out with the instructions given by my parents. Somehow we got lost and my now ex husband insisted that he would find the way there, even though he had never been in that area but his psychic ability would lead the way.
It unfortunately was long before GPS and cell phones existed. It took almost 8 hours and past dinner time before he would finally give in and get proper directions, ok yes I am still a little bitter about that one. More for the fact the kids in the back kept saying “are we almost there”, and he would answer ….Soon!
The best part of having a GPS is you
