Today is Good Friday. A public holiday for all most and the start of a 4 day weekend. Something about some bunnies and religious hoodoo voodoo as well but that’s not important. What is important is the discovery I made while driving through my local stomping grounds, The Royal National Park.
Each Saturday or Sunday, and sometimes both, I get up early and go for a relaxing drive through the park. It’s a gorgeous b road fit for a quick run or leisurely roll. I have my GPS with me that never drops a signal through the park. Today it dropped 3 times with the dire warning sung by the nice GPS lady, ‘Lost satellite connection’. She repeats it a couple of times and seems to lose interest, no doubt going back to playing checkers – or whatever the GPS people like to do while no one is paying attention to them.
It bugged me so I got to thinking and thought so hard that I think I have a theory. Some of the satellites overhead have decided, ‘screw this, it’s a public holiday and I’m taking the day off too’. Why else would I drop a connection 3 times in a wide open area where it never ever happens? And why shouldn’t they take a day off? Machines have feelings after all and they are prone to depression if overworked. I for one applaud them and support their rights.
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Comments ( 4 )
by Jack Chauvel on 05 Apr 10 at 12:09 amHey George,
Love the blog just came across it, I also love to go for a drive.. and a shoot.
Perhaps we should combine? :)
by ccc on 05 Apr 10 at 7:46 amSounds like a good idea Jack. Maybe I can take you for a sunrise run through the Natio at the end of which is some nice scenery for a shoot.
by Tones on 05 Apr 10 at 12:03 pmI use the builtin GPS of my Nokia N95. I discovered Trapster here on CCC but I’ve also used Route66 navigation and Racechrono laptimer. Nice site btw
by ccc on 05 Apr 10 at 12:34 pmAhh, cheers Tones. I see you’ve just re-skinned your blog. Looking great mate.