My GPS screwed me today
November 14th, 2011 at 11:49:19 AM
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I had an interview at the Cosmopolitan today, their career center is off site on Badura Avenue. I put in the address on my phone which uses google maps. The GPS took me to a vacant field.
I called and the lady said it happens all the time and rescheduled me for tomorrow and told me where the place was exactly. This is my gripe of the day so far- technology has failed me!
Here is where I ended up, if you use the street view you can see a nice piece of desert.
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I called and the lady said it happens all the time and rescheduled me for tomorrow and told me where the place was exactly. This is my gripe of the day so far- technology has failed me!
Here is where I ended up, if you use the street view you can see a nice piece of desert.
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November 14th, 2011 at 12:00:59 PM
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Just a few days ago, using Google Maps, the directions to a restaurant said to get on the ramp to the highway and then drive over some grass and up a hill to get to the restaurant. I am horrible with directions, but my minute amount of driving instinct told me to find another way.
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November 14th, 2011 at 1:37:55 PM
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When going to new places I like using the satellite view so that I can get an idea of what the building looks like, where to find driveways, and where to park.
November 14th, 2011 at 1:44:26 PM
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Wow. Scroll around, and you'll see that W Badura Ave is broken into FIVE pieces - and that E Bandura Ave is in two pieces. Also note that they are spelled differently, but appear to be, more or less, along the same line.
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November 14th, 2011 at 1:59:36 PM
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Sorry about the GPS mix-up, but how far away was the random field from the actual place?
November 14th, 2011 at 2:10:56 PM
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Oh... and good luck with the interview tomorrow.
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November 14th, 2011 at 2:14:18 PM
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Quote: sunrise089Sorry about the GPS mix-up, but how far away was the random field from the actual place?
Across the patch of desert was a business park, they told me on the phone to take Decatur to 215 and it is near there. It is kind of annoying because I am a few blocks from Decatur, ugh....
November 15th, 2011 at 8:14:27 AM
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One of my favorite GPS errors. Meeting my girlfriend-at-the-time at a restaurant I had never been to. This is not out of the way, but in a very urban area. Anyway, I had put the address into the GPS and driving along. The GPS says "Take the ramp for exit 37, then". And that's all it says. Usually it says to stay right or left or something, but it just ends with "then". So, I get on the off-ramp, and about half-way down the ramp the GPS says "You have arrived at your destination." And, obviously, there are no restaurants half-way down a freeway off-ramp.
The most interesting part to me is the first GPS message, because you would think it would have said "Take the ramp for exit 37, then you will arrive at your destination" or "your destination will be on the right". But for it to just stop at "then" really made me giggle.
The most interesting part to me is the first GPS message, because you would think it would have said "Take the ramp for exit 37, then you will arrive at your destination" or "your destination will be on the right". But for it to just stop at "then" really made me giggle.
November 15th, 2011 at 8:42:40 AM
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Long funny story, but the short version is, the GPS sent me down the wrong road. On the screen, the road ended, although it actually went further.
Once I got past the 'end' of the road, she told me to make a U-Turn. Why did she send me down that road to begin with?
Once I got past the 'end' of the road, she told me to make a U-Turn. Why did she send me down that road to begin with?
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November 15th, 2011 at 8:45:16 AM
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My favorite is "Turn Left" and there is a median there.
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November 15th, 2011 at 9:03:49 AM
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Quote: ncfatcatMy favorite is "Turn Left" and there is a median there.
Twice I have been in Saint John, New Brunswick and had a GPS instruct me to turn left onto the road that was on the bridge 25 feet above my car. I didn't.
November 15th, 2011 at 9:33:20 AM
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Some twelve wheeled trucks have been sent down a road and then across a bridge that is a pedestrian footbridge. In Utah some GPS instructions send two-wheel drive vehicles into sand or off cliffs or onto roads of dubious sense for those not equipped with survival gear. Some GPS units lose a precise understanding of where they are if their batteries get low. Many routes that are safe in Summer tend to be deserted in Winter but somehow a GPS unit may not know this. One GPS unit suggested a road be taken on which a noted Internet Techie perished the previous year when his vehicle got stuck in snow for several days.
I've heard of a GPS unit directing the driver to drive across the Atlantic Ocean but it was probably a joke.
I've heard of a GPS unit directing the driver to drive across the Atlantic Ocean but it was probably a joke.
November 15th, 2011 at 9:50:46 AM
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Google Maps used to do that. NYC to London included a step that was swimming for over 3,000 miles.Quote: FleaStiffI've heard of a GPS unit directing the driver to drive across the Atlantic Ocean but it was probably a joke.
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November 15th, 2011 at 9:54:02 AM
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The one time I used a GPS was last Christmas as my girlfriend wanted to see all of the houses in town that had BIG Christmas lights displays. I was driving from one city to another and apparently ended up driving over a new overpass that had just been constructed. The view on the GPS was interesting as it showed my virtual vehicle "floating" over streets and it showed my speed as well over 100kph (I was only doing about 50).
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November 15th, 2011 at 10:08:13 AM
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On a side note, bringing my GPS to Vegas - and having it pre-loaded with my planned destinations as favorites - was one of the best decisions I made.
To avoid any problems, when pre-loading it, I compared the locations to Google Maps and verified the StreetView.
The only time the GPS "freaked out" was when I was at the traffic light on Flamingo, under the monorail. I was stopped at a red light, but the GPS thought I was still moving, and speeding up! Once I got out of the area, it corrected itself.
Interestingly, the in-flight magazine listed a GPS as an acceptable electronic device except during take-off and landing. I had my GPS in my carry-on, so I pulled it out to see where we were. After a minute or two of no signal, it asked me if I was in a building.
To avoid any problems, when pre-loading it, I compared the locations to Google Maps and verified the StreetView.
The only time the GPS "freaked out" was when I was at the traffic light on Flamingo, under the monorail. I was stopped at a red light, but the GPS thought I was still moving, and speeding up! Once I got out of the area, it corrected itself.
Interestingly, the in-flight magazine listed a GPS as an acceptable electronic device except during take-off and landing. I had my GPS in my carry-on, so I pulled it out to see where we were. After a minute or two of no signal, it asked me if I was in a building.
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November 15th, 2011 at 10:39:28 AM
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Quote: FleaStiffSome twelve wheeled trucks have been sent down a road and then across a bridge that is a pedestrian footbridge. In Utah some GPS instructions send two-wheel drive vehicles into sand or off cliffs or onto roads of dubious sense for those not equipped with survival gear. Some GPS units lose a precise understanding of where they are if their batteries get low. Many routes that are safe in Summer tend to be deserted in Winter but somehow a GPS unit may not know this. One GPS unit suggested a road be taken on which a noted Internet Techie perished the previous year when his vehicle got stuck in snow for several days.
I've heard of a GPS unit directing the driver to drive across the Atlantic Ocean but it was probably a joke.
A couple from BC got stuck in Northern Nevada after following GPS directions. The husband went out to get help and has not been seen since. The wife was found barely alive 30 days later.
I use GPS when travelling around, but I like to have a map to back it up as well. And I'll go with the map over the GPS.... google maps on an ipad is a good way to navigate in most cases, plus I don't have to reprogram anything if we decide to take a detour, or want to know what that town over there is....
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November 15th, 2011 at 11:36:44 AM
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Most GPS units are not equipped to detect interference be it from other electronic devices or be it from intentionally spurious signals. You can mislead any GPS by simply broadcasting a locally powerful signal since so few units are rugged or programmed to be doubtful of jamming signals.
One Search And Rescue unit on a training mission discovered just how far "off" a position signal can be if the battery is low. It was the SAR team leader's own personal unit but it showed him almost two miles from where he actually was.
One Search And Rescue unit on a training mission discovered just how far "off" a position signal can be if the battery is low. It was the SAR team leader's own personal unit but it showed him almost two miles from where he actually was.
November 15th, 2011 at 1:11:24 PM
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My GPS story... about 4 years ago my buddy brings his Garmin along as we are driving about 40 miles to a movie theater. It puts me on a toll road (strike one) and after about 10 miles tells me to exit. I pay the toll when I exit, maybe $1.50 or so, then it instructs me to continue straight...which puts me back on the fricking toll road.
Our joke was "Garmin...sponsored by the North Texas toll road commitee"
Our joke was "Garmin...sponsored by the North Texas toll road commitee"
November 16th, 2011 at 10:48:20 AM
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Quote: NicksGamingStuffI had an interview at the Cosmopolitan today, their career center is off site on Badura Avenue. I put in the address on my phone which uses google maps. The GPS took me to a vacant field.
By now, I assume you know that the Career Center is on West Badura on the opposite side of South Decatur. It's one of those broken roads.
36° 3'52.61"N
115°12'37.06"W
I fail to see how in this day and age, they just don't post lat and long for directions along with street addresses. It's not like GPS and computer based maps are a brand new thing. It would save a lot of trouble.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:02:59 AM
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I drive by that career center all the time, since it is on the way to my friend's condo here. Badura provides a useful shortcut to Warm Springs from the 215 exit. That whole area is new, including the underpass under the railroad tracks on Warm Springs. It is very hard to drive around the area since so many roads are unfinished. For example, to get to Blue Diamond and the Silverton which is due south, you have to drive north, then east to Decatur or Dean Martin, and then south again.
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November 16th, 2011 at 11:21:06 AM
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Seriously? You expect them to know the coordinates or how to use them?Quote: pacomartinBy now, I assume you know that the Career Center is on West Badura on the opposite side of South Decatur. It's one of those broken roads.
36° 3'52.61"N
115°12'37.06"W
I fail to see how in this day and age, they just don't post lat and long for directions along with street addresses. It's not like GPS and computer based maps are a brand new thing. It would save a lot of trouble.
A few months back, Anthony Curtis' LV Advisor news reported that Flamingo / Margaritaville was having a job fair, but neither Caesars nor LVA knew where the job center was located.
I started a thread about it here:
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/general/6381-margaritaville-casino-is-hiring/
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November 16th, 2011 at 6:03:11 PM
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They had a little segment on 'Top Gear' about these things, asking for veiwers to send in their worst examples. One lady requested to get to somewhere without taking the M5 (UK). It ended up giving her a route easily 20 times longer than the distance from A to B, complete with a ferry ride across the channel and a return trip via the Chunnel. The detour for her 50 mile jaunt would've took her through 3 different countries lol.
First time I went to my best friends house I did it totally on the fly. No GPS, no map, I just wanted to intuit the 1,000ish mile journey from Buffalo, NY to Cape Carteret, NC. MapQuest later said it was a 16hr trip, I made it by the seat of my pants in 17.5, plus got to see some side road sights. Now I try to do every trip in this manner.
First time I went to my best friends house I did it totally on the fly. No GPS, no map, I just wanted to intuit the 1,000ish mile journey from Buffalo, NY to Cape Carteret, NC. MapQuest later said it was a 16hr trip, I made it by the seat of my pants in 17.5, plus got to see some side road sights. Now I try to do every trip in this manner.
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November 16th, 2011 at 7:48:02 PM
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I keep my GPS in my center storage compartment when I'm in Minneapolis. I almost never take it out, but it's plugged in. I chuckle every day when I'm 40 minutes into my 15 mile all-freeway commute and the GPS says "Traffic ahead!" from inside the armrest.
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