On 1/26/2012, The Real Bev posted:
> On 01/24/2012 04:41 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

>> On 1/24/2012, The Real Bev posted:
>>> Every once in a while I think about reorganizing stuff and actually do
>>> some of it before I have to lie down in a dark room with a wet cloth on
>>> my forehead...
>>
>> How well does that work? Ibuprofen and acetaminophen aren't all that
>> helpful in my case :-)

> NOTHING works. Except maybe chocolate, which at least makes it bearable!
> There are times when it might be an advantage to be a drinker who doesn't
> throw up before the pleasant effects, if any, kick in.

Yes, it seems like chocolate is a good cure for reorganizing :-)

And much else...

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 19-Jan-2012, The Real Bev <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message <jfb35i$ihm$(E-Mail Removed)>:

> On 01/05/2012 11:25 AM, Jim Heckman wrote:
>
> > On 4-Jan-2012, The Real Bev<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> Today, instead of telling me to continue west on I-60 (the obvious
> >> thing
> >> to do) it told me to head south on Highway 57 and then to head west on
> >> 60. Had I followed the instructions to the letter I would have gotten
> >> off the freeway and then back on OR I would have been heading 90
> >> degrees from my intended direction.
> >
> > Huh? The westbound 60 and southbound 57 merge into one freeway for
> > a couple of miles, then split again. Following your GPS' directions
> > would have made no difference. As you approach the 57 from the east
> > on the 60, all of the lanes are labeled both "60 west" and "57
> > south", then a little later you get into the lanes on the right

Oops, make that "on the left."

> > labeled "60 west" only. (The "57 south" lanes are on the left.)

And that should be "on the right."

> > You
> > never get off the freeway, though I think you do have to change
> > lanes at least once.

So it turns out you might not even have to change lanes at all. In
which case the whole process would be completely transparent; you
could ignore the 57 altogether.

> > And the freeway does indeed turn southwest
> > (not south, so not 90 degrees off) for a short while before the 60
> > splits off to the west again.
>
> It definitely wanted me to get off on the ramp on the right and then get
> back on again. I assume that by "ramp" it means an actual ramp, not
> just the rightmost lane(s).

Weird. The only reason you should have to get off on a ramp to the
right is if you want the 57 *north*, not south. And certainly not
if all you're doing is continuing west on the 60.

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Jim Heckman

On 01/27/2012 02:05 AM, Jim Heckman wrote:

> The Real Bev<(E-Mail Removed)>
>
>> It definitely wanted me to get off on the ramp on the right and then get
>> back on again. I assume that by "ramp" it means an actual ramp, not
>> just the rightmost lane(s).
>
> Weird. The only reason you should have to get off on a ramp to the
> right is if you want the 57 *north*, not south. And certainly not
> if all you're doing is continuing west on the 60.

Exactly!

The Garmin guy hasn't got back to me since I gave him the start and end
points so he could simulate the road where I was routed over the edge.
You don't suppose he tried it for real, do you?

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Cheers, Bev
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