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keith
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      01-19-2012, 10:21 PM
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:19:35 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>>>>> That should be handy for when get old(er) :-) "Wheres the
>>>>> bathroom?!!"
>>>> At least that's one place where I don't find myself thinking "Now
>>>> what did I come in here for..."!

>
> Of course you'd know that for the bathroom. I shaved three times today.


You can't be that bad if you remembered! 8-)

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      01-30-2012, 06:49 PM
On Jan 17, 5:10*pm, "Mike Coon" <Mike@@mjcoon.+.com> wrote:
> Dave wrote:
> > On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:21:46 -0800, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

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> >> [2] I can usually tell what part of the house I'm in, and it's not a
> >> big house.

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> > That should be handy for when get old(er) :-)
> > "Wheres the bathroom?!!"

>
> At least that's one place where I don't find myself thinking "Now what did I
> come in here for..."!
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> Mike.
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      03-01-2012, 08:17 AM
In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed)d says...
> On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:40:15 -0500, "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123>
> wrote:
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> >FWIW: on morning show this morning ( Today show ? GMA ? I wasn't paying
> >attention) they had a consumer reporter talking about trends. She said for
> >GPS's they'll drop quickly and come with FREE map updates.
> >She said with smartphones and their built in GPS features no one has a need
> >to PURCHASE a standalone GPS and the manufacturers will be/ are now
> >discounting / updating features just to sell them.

>
> This past November I had an opportunity to use my son's smart phone
> with GPS app (we were in his vehicle) rather than my Garmin Nuvi 760
> (which was in my vehicle). About the kindest thing I could say about
> the situation is that I won't be getting rid of the Garmin anytime
> soon. I'd sooner go back to a big old folded paper map than use his
> GPS app on his smart phone. It was that bad.


And I haven't used my Garmin since I go my HTC EVO 4G!! :-)
 
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      03-03-2012, 12:12 AM
On 3/1/2012 4:17 AM, Cy Burnot wrote:
> In article<(E-Mail Removed) >,
> (E-Mail Removed)d says...
>> On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:40:15 -0500, "- Bobb -"<bobb@noemail.123>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> FWIW: on morning show this morning ( Today show ? GMA ? I wasn't paying
>>> attention) they had a consumer reporter talking about trends. She said for
>>> GPS's they'll drop quickly and come with FREE map updates.
>>> She said with smartphones and their built in GPS features no one has a need
>>> to PURCHASE a standalone GPS and the manufacturers will be/ are now
>>> discounting / updating features just to sell them.

>>
>> This past November I had an opportunity to use my son's smart phone
>> with GPS app (we were in his vehicle) rather than my Garmin Nuvi 760
>> (which was in my vehicle). About the kindest thing I could say about
>> the situation is that I won't be getting rid of the Garmin anytime
>> soon. I'd sooner go back to a big old folded paper map than use his
>> GPS app on his smart phone. It was that bad.

>
> And I haven't used my Garmin since I go my HTC EVO 4G!! :-)


Where your monthly charge would get you a new Nuvi
 
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