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01-06-2013, 06:05 PM
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INSANITY CENTRAL
1986 32' Excella
Airstream Funeral Coach
Citrus Heights
, California
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,108
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NAGigator rides in the drink holder, on the shotgun side.
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01-06-2013, 06:11 PM
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Contributing Member
2018 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Austin (Hays County)
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,164
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My Magellan in the truck is "Maggie."
The GPS in my Genesis sedan is "Gennie."
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2018 Interstate GT, "Sabre-Dog V"
WBCCI #9632
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01-06-2013, 08:10 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,378
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveH
I actually have the "voice" turned off in my GPS most of the time. Now if there was a way to turn off the other voice in the vehicle......
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Hi, I had to turn down Georgette's volumn, she was getting too demanding at times. I have no control over my Nagi-gator for reasons that I need not explain.
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Bob 2005 Safari 25-B
"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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01-06-2013, 08:40 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Hendersonville, NC
, North Carolina
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 125
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We called ours "Jill" after the voice selection in the Garmin. Until we got an update she would pronounce "Heritage Highway" Heritid Highway. We gave her away to the daughter in favor of our iPhone.
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01-07-2013, 07:55 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Oracle
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,174
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kokopat
We called ours "Jill" after the voice selection in the Garmin. Until we got an update she would pronounce "Heritage Highway" Heritid Highway. We gave her away to the daughter in favor of our iPhone.
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Yup, we too dumped the Garmin and now use our IPhone5 exclusively.
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01-07-2013, 08:02 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream - Other
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Bosque Farms
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,030
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Here's my gps, and I love it!
Lynn
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ACI Big Red Number 21043
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01-07-2013, 08:12 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eubank
Here's my gps, and I love it!
Lynn
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At least you don't need to recharge it!
But I've found, as a solo traveler, that trying to drive and read a map is dangerous; I prefer a GPS that talks to me, so I can keep my eyes on the road.
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I thought getting old would take longer!
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01-07-2013, 08:30 AM
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Rivet Master
1982 34' Limited
Brunswick
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,084
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I have seen where you can download "Mr. T" for the tom tom voice now!
"I pity da foo!"
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1982 34' Limited
2000 Excursion V10 4x4
WBCCI #3321
TAC #GA-24
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01-07-2013, 09:16 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,280
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Fun thread! I call ours María Caldera Beatriz Barbosa -- Ferdinand Magellan's wife. María for short.
My name has been changed to protect the innocent...
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01-07-2013, 09:55 AM
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Rivet Master
Port Orchard
, Washington
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 4,463
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We call ours "the GPS"
However we also call our trailer, "the trailer" and our truck, "the trucK".
I save my imagination for making trips to fun places.
Ken
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01-07-2013, 10:15 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,669
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Protagonist
At least you don't need to recharge it!
But I've found, as a solo traveler, that trying to drive and read a map is dangerous; I prefer a GPS that talks to me, so I can keep my eyes on the road.
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Yes, and in strange places you don't have to take eyes off road to hunt for street signs and addresses. This became sooooooooooo clear to me last summer in Ireland and Scotland. Between driving on the left side of the road, sitting in the right seat and shifting with my left had (first time for me) and learning clockwise roundabouts and other traffic patterns....the GPS with voice was INVALUABLE!!!!!!
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"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green
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01-07-2013, 01:00 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 30' International
1997 25' Safari
1967 20' Globetrotter
Burlington
, Ontario
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,499
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We called ours Simon after you know who for a while since he seemed to know everthing. But after I found myself argueing wth him way too frequently, we changed him into a nice British lady and since I'm well trained, I keep my mouth shut and do as I'm told. Works better. Less stress.
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01-07-2013, 01:27 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1971 23' Safari
Marietta
, Georgia
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 218
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My wife called our old Garmin GPS "The Crack Whore." The directions it provided were questionable at best....
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1971 23' Airstream Safari - "Moe"
2017 Ford F350 4x4 6.7 CCLB - Silver/Black - "Max"
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01-07-2013, 01:30 PM
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Rivet Master
1981 27' Excella II
mays landing
, South Jersey
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,179
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pickerdd
My wife called our old Garmin GPS "The Crack Whore." The directions it provided were questionable at best....
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Must have been my ex daughter-in-law. Sal
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Sal & Nora
Let us live so that when we die even the undertaker will be sorry. Mark Twain
AIR 42483
TAC N.J. 17
WBCCI 24740
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01-07-2013, 01:35 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 30' Classic
Burlington
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,743
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Ours is plain old "Mrs. Garmin" or sometimes "Mrs G!"
The latest model we bought is the type that accepts spoken instructions and so the first command I programmed in was to change the message that triggers voice recognition
to be "Wake up Mrs Garmin!"
Brian
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Brian & Connie Mitchell
2005 Classic 30'
Hensley Arrow / Centramatics
2008 GMC Sierra SLT 2500HD,4x4,Crew Cab, Diesel, Leer cap.
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01-07-2013, 03:41 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
Lexington
, Minnesota
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,991
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Bubbles, because one of my sisters had already named hers' Buffy. Bubbles does fairly well, although she always takes exception to the route we take around Chicago. Bubbles vioce is almost always off, unless I'm alone and trying to find someplace I've never been to before. More often than not, we use paper maps.
Chris
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09-11-2015, 05:43 PM
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#37
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,378
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Update.
Hi, when I retired my Lincoln from towing duty, Georgette stayed with my Lincoln. For our new F-150 I bought another Garmin. This time a 760 RV GPS. We named her Caroline because she was shipped from a GPS store in South Carolina. My wife thought that Caroline was sweet, so her name became Sweet Caroline. Caroline is much smarter than Georgette and she is working hard right now on our cross country trip. She still makes silly mistakes, but overall she's been great.
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Bob 2005 Safari 25-B
"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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09-11-2015, 06:03 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1988 32' Excella
Ojai
, California
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 275
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiHoAgRV
Our TomTom is named B!tchin Betty....she is usually telling us to 'turn around when possible'
The iphones are usually in use at that point also
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Exactly!
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Dave & MJ
1988 32' Excella 1000 (Beauty)
1999 White Dodge SLT Laramie 3500 Dually, 4x4, 5spd, 5.9 CTD 300k+ (The Beast)
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09-12-2015, 09:47 AM
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#39
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Living Riveted since 2013
2016 Interstate Lounge Ext
Green Cove Springs
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 8,210
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Does your GPS have a name?
Fun to wake up old threads like this one.
Gertrude. We're considering "Constance" though because it's constantly wrong about something.
"Make a U-turn 300 feet ahead" Gertrude, have you seen Rocinante back there? U-turns are out of the question. Give it up, girl!
"The speed limit is 35 miles per hour." - just as we're passing a sign that says 45.
"Turn right in 500 feet." Gertrude, seriously? It's a muddy dirt track with a chain across it!
And our personal favorite: "Exit right in 500 feet." So we did, only to find that Gertrude had taken us off the road we needed so we could drive into "downtown" Bremerton, WA, just as everyone was leaving work at the Navy base. Guess how many good ways there are to get out of Bremerton. *One.* Worse: as we sighed at having followed another of Gertrude's now clearly incorrect instructions, we noted a car literally flipped on it's side and fully involved in flames on the other side of the road, with every car in Bremerton stuck behind it as they all tried to head home from work. Not one of Gertrude's better days. Oh, and yes, Gertrude has full traffic data so she clearly knew about the mess she was about to get us involved in. Maybe it's time to call her "HAL."
"Give us the fastest route to the campground, HAL." "I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that."
Queue up that scene from "The Office" where Michael drives into a lake because the GPS told him to turn right.
More often than not Gertrude is right, but when she's wrong, she's spectacularly so.
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Rocinante Piccolo is our new-to-us 2016 Interstate Lounge 3500 EXT
(Named for John Steinbeck's camper from "Travels With Charley")
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09-12-2015, 10:48 AM
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Rivet Master
2002 30' Classic S/O
Fleming Island
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 4,673
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We called our Garmin "Judy". You have to be our age to get it.
Al
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“You cannot reason someone out of a position they have not been reasoned into"
Al, K5TAN and Missy, N4RGO WBCCI 1322
2002 Classic 30 Slideout -S/OS #004
2013 Dodge 2500 Laramie 4x4 Megacab Cummins
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