Going to the car repair place

[indigo_rose99]

Me: <GPS on, address programmed>  Droid, take me to the car repair place!

Droid2: OK!

Me, driving: Um... Why aren't you talking?

Droid2: I can't find satellites.

Me, trying to only look at Droid2 while at a light: But you found it earlier!  You said you were ready to go!

Droid2: I lied.

Me, now making the first serious turn: Um, I need directions on what to do next...

Droid2: BUZZ

Me: What does "buzz" mean?

Droid2: <rebooting>

Me: How can you be rebooting at a time like this?!  Well, crap.  I hope this next light takes a while....

Droid2: Ok, I'm back!

Me, frantically opening up maps and address again while at light: Take me to the car repair place, as previously specified!

Droid2: OK!

Me, driving: Why aren't you talking?

Droid2: You know that turn back there?  You turned left.  You should have turned right.

Me, still driving: Yes, I know.  I didn't want to take the interestate. I wanted to take the back road.  So, recalculate already and tell me what to do next.

Droid2: You should have turned right.

Me, looking frantically for another light or a place to pull over: I didn't WANT to turn right!  I'm here now, what do I do?

Droid2: You should have turned right.

Me: Yes, but what NOW!?!

Droid2: Go back to the light and turn right this time.

Me: Where am I?  What do I do at this light?

Droid2: Fine.  You are not going to do what I say?  I'm turning off now. <black screen>

Me: I hate you.  Do I still have a paper map in this car?

Comments

People Rule, Machines are out to get us.

[pamwheatfree.livejournal.com]

I once did better by calling a reference librarian friend on the cell phone while driving and asking where the nearest place was to me. She found it in seconds and gave me directions on the phone while I drove. People are so much better than machines.

Re: People Rule, Machines are out to get us.

[reedrover]

I do that for my people whenever they call. I even do that when *I* am the one driving. I once pulled over on the parkway, pulled out my paper map, and talked someone to a destination because it was STILL FASTER than him dealing with his GPS.