BlueSkiesKel 0 #1 May 9, 2007 so after a car ride with a coworker last week, and with a few others who also have a TOMTOM, they convinced me to get one, which is also not a bad idea considering i'm the most directionally challenged person in the universe, (i get lost in my own backyard) AND I have to say, TOMTOM is AWESOME.. i know have an Australian man named Ken giving me directions while i can see perfectly where i'm at on the screen.. its TOTALLY coolthis is going to be way too much fun driving around now, (and i thought my friends were crazy when they said they talked to tomtom in the car.. BUT now i can see the amusement in it all ... haha) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites squirrel 0 #2 May 10, 2007 I used to work at a company, Navtech, that makes the navigational databases...so if you get bad directions...its my fault. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BlueSkiesKel 0 #3 May 10, 2007 lol.. its all good so far Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #4 May 10, 2007 I thought you just bought some drumsDrums are cool You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Bones 0 #5 May 10, 2007 I recently bought and love a Garmin Nuvi 350, but regret not getting a Tom Tom if only for the option of having John Cleese's voice give me directions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #6 May 10, 2007 Quote I used to work at a company, Navtech, that makes the navigational databases...so if you get bad directions...its my fault. So it's YOUR fault??? My Jeep has an Alpine-built unit that uses a Navtech DVD, and I get tired of it always telling to do a 45-degree left turn at an intersection 3 miles from here, which would send me across the median strip and across the path of oncoming traffic into the ditch on the far side of the road. What it should be telling me is to go straight at that intersection."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #7 May 10, 2007 Quote Quote I used to work at a company, Navtech, that makes the navigational databases...so if you get bad directions...its my fault. So it's YOUR fault??? My Jeep has an Alpine-built unit that uses a Navtech DVD, and I get tired of it always telling to do a 45-degree left turn at an intersection 3 miles from here, which would send me across the median strip and across the path of oncoming traffic into the ditch on the far side of the road. What it should be telling me is to go straight at that intersection. Well obviously it's not Dude friendly, and would like to see the Dude in harms wayYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #8 May 10, 2007 Quote Well obviously it's not Dude friendly, and would like to see the Dude in harms way Doh! Why didn't I think of that? We need The Dudes voice as another option for GPS voices! I would LOVE to get a different voice for my unit. That bland female voice has gotten old after 18 months. Or maybe Walters voice: "YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS??? YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON"T TURN WHERE I TELL YOU???""There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites stitch 0 #9 May 10, 2007 I have some bongos in storage. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #10 May 10, 2007 Quote Quote Or maybe Walters voice: "YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS??? YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON"T TURN WHERE I TELL YOU???" I'd crash from laughing toom uchYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #11 May 10, 2007 I totally thought this was about drums! Now I'm going to have to google this other meaning.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #12 May 10, 2007 Message from a GPS with The Dude's voice: "Recalculating route; New shit has come to light." "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Beerlight 0 #13 May 10, 2007 Quote which is also not a bad idea considering i'm the most directionally challenged person in the universe Quote i thought they taught that direction thingy stuff in coastie school! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BlueSkiesKel 0 #14 May 10, 2007 Quote i thought they taught that direction thingy stuff in coastie school! lol.. actually i can navigate quite well.. AT SEA.. but tell me to get from here to the mission district in SF and i'll give you a blank stare.. i get so lost in cities =( this TOMTOM is so great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Armour666 0 #15 May 10, 2007 one of my friend had one he kept take these odd routes and getting lost with it go figuer. I'll stick with a paper maps and a good route rece and I'll gett where I need to go no problem. SO this one time at band camp..... "Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rick 67 #16 May 10, 2007 What is it with the Ausie accent. I bought my wife a Tom Tom a couple weeks ago and she really loves it. But I was just wondering why out of all the voices she went with the Australian accent you thik she has something going on with Ken You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites squirrel 0 #17 May 10, 2007 Quote one of my friend had one he kept take these odd routes and getting lost with it go figuer. I'll stick with a paper maps and a good route rece and I'll gett where I need to go no problem. actually, paper maps, such at "thomas guides" have built in errors. this is to prove copy right violations if another company simply copies the map information. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lauras 0 #18 May 10, 2007 Oren loves his tomtom, mostly because lauralaura sucks at navigating. I think it's a little annoying..."turn left in 500 ft, turn left in 400 ft, turn left in 300 ft, turn left in 200 ft, turn left in 100 ft, turn left." Oh. My. God. Shut up already! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Scoop 0 #19 May 10, 2007 I got rid of mine as I was almost using it as my personal rally co-driver. I set the map to zoom in so I could use it to read what the road was like ahead and on what I thought was a gentle kink in the road I kept it nailed and the road actually developed into quite a harsh corner and I somehow avoided crashing. They are good tools, I do think they are a bit of a distraction though. As if modern cars don't have enough distractions already. Now I just work out the route before I go and write it down. One advantage of where I live is no matter where in the UK you are there will almost always be a sign pointing you to London which will get me on the right motorway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Fozz 0 #20 May 10, 2007 Kell You're not that bad, after all, I found my way to SNOT last weekhave fun with the new toy Quote considering i'm the most directionally challenged person in the universe, (i get lost in my own backyard) John Fosgate "In the end, its always best to choose the hard right over the easy wrong." LouDiamond MB 4310 www.N3Racing.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BlueSkiesKel 0 #21 May 10, 2007 Quote What is it with the Ausie accent. I bought my wife a Tom Tom a couple weeks ago and she really loves it. But I was just wondering why out of all the voices she went with the Australian accent you thik she has something going on with Ken LOL.. i chose KEN as my voice too... I wonder if its the popular choice for the women? all my friends who have one from work are guys and i have to sit and listen to them gloat about 'mandy" as if they were in love with her.. its pretty funny actually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BlueSkiesKel 0 #22 May 10, 2007 Quote Oren loves his tomtom, mostly because lauralaura sucks at navigating. I think it's a little annoying..."turn left in 500 ft, turn left in 400 ft, turn left in 300 ft, turn left in 200 ft, turn left in 100 ft, turn left." Oh. My. God. Shut up already! aww laura... you can turn off the sound too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 2fat2fly 0 #23 May 10, 2007 I had to pop the extra so that I can get instructions from Sylvia http://navtones.com/tomtom.phpI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #24 May 10, 2007 QuoteOh. My. God. Shut up already! Got one of the Garmin Street Pilots that can be sort of annoying...but it doesn't do NEAR that many alerts!! Have had very few "false tracks" with it as well...usually with stuff like being on a frontage road but it thinks it's actually the highway.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Scoop 0 #25 May 10, 2007 QuoteI had to pop the extra so that I can get instructions from Sylvia http://navtones.com/tomtom.php LMAO - This thread reminded me of a funny sketch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY6ylPZcNpk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
squirrel 0 #2 May 10, 2007 I used to work at a company, Navtech, that makes the navigational databases...so if you get bad directions...its my fault. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueSkiesKel 0 #3 May 10, 2007 lol.. its all good so far Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #4 May 10, 2007 I thought you just bought some drumsDrums are cool You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bones 0 #5 May 10, 2007 I recently bought and love a Garmin Nuvi 350, but regret not getting a Tom Tom if only for the option of having John Cleese's voice give me directions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #6 May 10, 2007 Quote I used to work at a company, Navtech, that makes the navigational databases...so if you get bad directions...its my fault. So it's YOUR fault??? My Jeep has an Alpine-built unit that uses a Navtech DVD, and I get tired of it always telling to do a 45-degree left turn at an intersection 3 miles from here, which would send me across the median strip and across the path of oncoming traffic into the ditch on the far side of the road. What it should be telling me is to go straight at that intersection."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #7 May 10, 2007 Quote Quote I used to work at a company, Navtech, that makes the navigational databases...so if you get bad directions...its my fault. So it's YOUR fault??? My Jeep has an Alpine-built unit that uses a Navtech DVD, and I get tired of it always telling to do a 45-degree left turn at an intersection 3 miles from here, which would send me across the median strip and across the path of oncoming traffic into the ditch on the far side of the road. What it should be telling me is to go straight at that intersection. Well obviously it's not Dude friendly, and would like to see the Dude in harms wayYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 May 10, 2007 Quote Well obviously it's not Dude friendly, and would like to see the Dude in harms way Doh! Why didn't I think of that? We need The Dudes voice as another option for GPS voices! I would LOVE to get a different voice for my unit. That bland female voice has gotten old after 18 months. Or maybe Walters voice: "YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS??? YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON"T TURN WHERE I TELL YOU???""There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #9 May 10, 2007 I have some bongos in storage. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #10 May 10, 2007 Quote Quote Or maybe Walters voice: "YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS??? YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON"T TURN WHERE I TELL YOU???" I'd crash from laughing toom uchYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #11 May 10, 2007 I totally thought this was about drums! Now I'm going to have to google this other meaning.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #12 May 10, 2007 Message from a GPS with The Dude's voice: "Recalculating route; New shit has come to light." "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #13 May 10, 2007 Quote which is also not a bad idea considering i'm the most directionally challenged person in the universe Quote i thought they taught that direction thingy stuff in coastie school! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueSkiesKel 0 #14 May 10, 2007 Quote i thought they taught that direction thingy stuff in coastie school! lol.. actually i can navigate quite well.. AT SEA.. but tell me to get from here to the mission district in SF and i'll give you a blank stare.. i get so lost in cities =( this TOMTOM is so great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armour666 0 #15 May 10, 2007 one of my friend had one he kept take these odd routes and getting lost with it go figuer. I'll stick with a paper maps and a good route rece and I'll gett where I need to go no problem. SO this one time at band camp..... "Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #16 May 10, 2007 What is it with the Ausie accent. I bought my wife a Tom Tom a couple weeks ago and she really loves it. But I was just wondering why out of all the voices she went with the Australian accent you thik she has something going on with Ken You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #17 May 10, 2007 Quote one of my friend had one he kept take these odd routes and getting lost with it go figuer. I'll stick with a paper maps and a good route rece and I'll gett where I need to go no problem. actually, paper maps, such at "thomas guides" have built in errors. this is to prove copy right violations if another company simply copies the map information. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauras 0 #18 May 10, 2007 Oren loves his tomtom, mostly because lauralaura sucks at navigating. I think it's a little annoying..."turn left in 500 ft, turn left in 400 ft, turn left in 300 ft, turn left in 200 ft, turn left in 100 ft, turn left." Oh. My. God. Shut up already! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #19 May 10, 2007 I got rid of mine as I was almost using it as my personal rally co-driver. I set the map to zoom in so I could use it to read what the road was like ahead and on what I thought was a gentle kink in the road I kept it nailed and the road actually developed into quite a harsh corner and I somehow avoided crashing. They are good tools, I do think they are a bit of a distraction though. As if modern cars don't have enough distractions already. Now I just work out the route before I go and write it down. One advantage of where I live is no matter where in the UK you are there will almost always be a sign pointing you to London which will get me on the right motorway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fozz 0 #20 May 10, 2007 Kell You're not that bad, after all, I found my way to SNOT last weekhave fun with the new toy Quote considering i'm the most directionally challenged person in the universe, (i get lost in my own backyard) John Fosgate "In the end, its always best to choose the hard right over the easy wrong." LouDiamond MB 4310 www.N3Racing.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueSkiesKel 0 #21 May 10, 2007 Quote What is it with the Ausie accent. I bought my wife a Tom Tom a couple weeks ago and she really loves it. But I was just wondering why out of all the voices she went with the Australian accent you thik she has something going on with Ken LOL.. i chose KEN as my voice too... I wonder if its the popular choice for the women? all my friends who have one from work are guys and i have to sit and listen to them gloat about 'mandy" as if they were in love with her.. its pretty funny actually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueSkiesKel 0 #22 May 10, 2007 Quote Oren loves his tomtom, mostly because lauralaura sucks at navigating. I think it's a little annoying..."turn left in 500 ft, turn left in 400 ft, turn left in 300 ft, turn left in 200 ft, turn left in 100 ft, turn left." Oh. My. God. Shut up already! aww laura... you can turn off the sound too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #23 May 10, 2007 I had to pop the extra so that I can get instructions from Sylvia http://navtones.com/tomtom.phpI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #24 May 10, 2007 QuoteOh. My. God. Shut up already! Got one of the Garmin Street Pilots that can be sort of annoying...but it doesn't do NEAR that many alerts!! Have had very few "false tracks" with it as well...usually with stuff like being on a frontage road but it thinks it's actually the highway.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoop 0 #25 May 10, 2007 QuoteI had to pop the extra so that I can get instructions from Sylvia http://navtones.com/tomtom.php LMAO - This thread reminded me of a funny sketch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY6ylPZcNpk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
